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SLO County gas prices fall 3 cents, find the lowest prices

Written on 5 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Despite an increase in demand, gas prices in San Luis Obispo County continue to decline. During the past week, the average price of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped three cents to $5.61 a gallon, according... (Continue reading)

SUV crashes into pool at Paso Robles trailer park

Written on 5 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed an SUV into a pool at a Paso Robles mobile home park Sunday evening, fully submerging the vehicle. The driver crashed a red Mitsubishi Montero into the pool at Paso Robles Mobile Village, located... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach woman arrested for assault, child endangerment

Written on 4 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 49-year-old Pismo Beach woman is in jail after she allegedly rammed her car into a vehicle with a child inside in Cayucos on Friday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Department. Shortly before 4... (Continue reading)

Another woman accuses Paul Flores of rape, jurors cry

Written on 3 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE A woman who was allegedly roofied and raped in 2011 by Paul Flores, the man on trial for the murder of Kristin Smart, testified Friday against her alleged attacker. For the second time in less than a... (Continue reading)

Fire engulfs garage in Paso Robles

Written on 3 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire engulfed an attached garage at a home in Paso Robles on Friday night. Shortly before 10 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at 923 Running Stag Way. Firefighters arrived to find the garage fully... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police arrest three for drugs after traffic stop

Written on 3 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers found a stash of drugs inside a vehicle that was being driven on Thursday with two men dangling out both sides of the car while holding up an unsecured television on the roof, according to the... (Continue reading)

Judge tosses 34 counts of manslaughter against Santa Barbara ship captain

Written on 2 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge on Friday tossed an indictment for 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter against the captain of the Santa Barbara-based dive boat that burst into flames in 2019, killing 33 passengers and one crew member. Jerry... (Continue reading)

Jurors cry over photos of a possible burial site of Kristin Smart

Written on 2 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Multiple jurors cried in court during the Kristin Smart murder trial on Thursday, as a result of testimony and photos of staining underneath the deck in the backyard of Ruben Flores’s home. [KSBY] Paul Flores, Ruben Flores’s... (Continue reading)

Appellate Court ignored the factual record

Written on 2 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

Opinion by District Attorney Dan Dow First, let me be clear I have deep respect for the judicial process and the judges and appellate justices who are called to make difficult decisions. With that in mind, I respectfully and firmly... (Continue reading)

Appellate ruling on SLO County prosecutors rife with factual inaccuracies

Written on 2 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three appellate court judges ruled this week that San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow’s personal political opinions jeopardized seven Black Lives Matter defendants’ rights to a fair trial and that local prosecutors should be replaced... (Continue reading)