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Bomb concerns temporarily closed Highway 101 near Los Alamos

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A Caltrans worker found what appeared to be a bomb on Friday morning near Los Alamos leading to the closure of a portion of Highway 101 for approximately three hours. Shortly after 10 a.m., the Caltrans worker... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay wind farm sites up for auction, proposed minimum $8 million bids

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to auction five offshore areas for wind development, including three in Morro Bay, with the auctions prices proposed to start at $8 million each. Last year, the federal Department of... (Continue reading)

SLO County District 3 Voters: Redeem Yourselves

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Remember the fruit of a poisoned tree. That poisoned tree was the late Adam Hill, the most corrupt locally elected official we’ve seen in decades. While San Luis Obispo County District 3 voters were responsible... (Continue reading)

Deputies investigating possible threat against Righetti High School

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies are investigation a possible threat against Reghetti High School in Santa Maria. [KSBY] The threatening Snapchat post, by a user with the account name “shootingRHSnext,” mentions “RHS,” which could stand for Reghetti... (Continue reading)

Nearly 10% of SLO County ballots returned

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County voters appear to be taking their time in returning their primary election ballots, with slightly under 10% returned as of Thursday. Of the 186,626 ballots sent to registered voters, 18,360 have been returned... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande developer arrested after probe uncovered fraud

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal agents arrested an Arroyo Grande real estate developer in Oregon on Wednesday for allegedly conducting a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A... (Continue reading)

Gun wielding Atascadero student sent threat over social media

Written on 26 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero High School student posted a threatening video of himself racking a shotgun on Wednesday, that led to the evacuation of the school campus on Thursday. The student posted the video on Snapchat, a social media... (Continue reading)

Man killed in crash on Highway 101 north of San Luis Obispo

Written on 26 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Coalinga man was killed in a single car collision early Thursday morning on Highway 101 north of San Luis Obispo. The 31-year-old man was headed southbound when he drove his 2012 Chevrolet into the guardrail on... (Continue reading)

Inmates riot at Santa Barbara County Jail

Written on 26 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Multiple inmates were involved in a large riot at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail on Sunday. [Independent] Many inmates were forced out into the yard at the jail and were ordered to lie on the ground,... (Continue reading)

Evacuation at Atascadero High School following threat

Written on 26 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Police are investigating a threat made against Atascadero High School that was discovered shortly before school was scheduled to start. While police search the campus, they are evacuating students. A community member first reported the alleged threat.... (Continue reading)