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Paul Flores allegedly said he knew what happened to Kristin Smart’s body

Written on 22 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The suspect in the murder of Kristin Smart attempted to make a plea deal in 2003. Paul Flores would lead San Luis Obispo County law enforcement to her body in exchange for a minor sentence, according to... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed and killed in Santa Maria

Written on 22 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A unknown suspect stabbed and killed a man in Santa Maria late Tuesday night. Just before midnight, a caller reported an assault in the 700 block of E. Betteravia Road, according to the Santa Maria Police Department.... (Continue reading)

State planning to promote low-cost housing development in Atascadero

Written on 22 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California has selected a site near Atascadero State Hospital as one of five locations for new affordable housing developments. As part of an effort to build more than 1 million units of affordable housing... (Continue reading)

San Simeon directors refuse to pay attorney, want to see bills

Written on 21 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE At a San Simeon Community Services District meeting on Tuesday, the directors voted unanimously not to pay their attorney firm because attorney Jeffrey Minnery is refusing to provide them unredacted bills. During the past two monthly meetings,... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man accused of pepper spraying protesters in Templeton

Written on 21 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Arroyo Grande man who pepper sprayed a group of demonstrators on a Highway 101 overpass in Templeton Tuesday morning. [Tribune] At about 9 a.m., a group of six to... (Continue reading)

Blood evidence, an alleged confession, and the prosecution rests

Written on 21 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE Witnesses in the Kristin Smart murder trial testified this week about human blood found under a defendant’s home and an alleged confession, before the prosecution rested its case on Tuesday. The defense will call... (Continue reading)

Cleanup started after gasoline spill at station in Paso Robles

Written on 20 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles firefighters are working to clean up 50 gallons of gasoline after a hose on a truck removing gas from a station in Paso Robles broke on Tuesday evening. At about 7 p.m., a truck from... (Continue reading)

Judge sentences Santa Barbara man to 45 years in prison for fatal crash

Written on 20 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A judge on Monday sentenced a Santa Barbara man to 45 years in prison for driving into oncoming traffic on Highway 154 and killing a mother and her two young children in 2019. Several months after John... (Continue reading)

SLO County power outages continue, 2,305 customers without electricity

Written on 20 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,300 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo are without power on Tuesday morning as power outages are becoming common events. In an area northwest of Paso Robles, 2,106 customers lost power at 10:31 a.m. The... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices up slightly, find the lowest prices

Written on 19 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE While gas prices continue to fall in most of the country, prices in California are still inching back up. During the past week, the average price of gas in San Luis Obispo County increase one cent to... (Continue reading)