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April, 2023

Find great deals on dining and more in SLO County

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Sales and deals | No comments

Find great local deals on dining, entertainment, legal services, automotive, landscaping and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Shin’s Sushi restaurant in San Luis Obispo Shin’s offers discounts on select rolls Sunday through Thursday.... (Continue reading)

Probation department deems Paul Flores medium risk for reoffending

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Prior to Paul Flores’s sentencing last month for the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart, the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department deemed the convicted killer a medium risk for reoffending. [KSBY] The probation department prepared a pre-sentencing report that found,... (Continue reading)

Four people nabbed in drug bust at SLO hotel

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff detectives arrested four people caught with a large cache of drugs in a hotel room in SLO on Wednesday afternoon. While conducting a surveillance operation at the Budget Inn Motel, detectives watched... (Continue reading)

SLO County businessman on the run, hearing set for his friend

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against two San Luis Obispo County businessmen, one of the men is suspected of fleeing the country while a preliminary hearing has been set for the second suspect. Last year, more... (Continue reading)

One person killed, one injured in crash on Highway 166

Written on 7 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person was killed and another critically injured in a single vehicle crash on Highway 166 near Rock Front Ranch on Friday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., a caller reported the collision in Santa Barbara County near... (Continue reading)

Developmentally disabled man missing from rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 6 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing developmentally disabled man who was last seen walking away from a residential care facility in rural Arroyo Grande. At about 6... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for robbery, assault in San Luis Obispo

Written on 6 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Police arrested a man accused of robbing and assaulting another homeless man off Marsh Street near the Toro Street Bridge on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after noon, a 21-year-old man was on the bank of... (Continue reading)

SLO, Paso Robles join settlements in national opioid case

Written on 6 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The cities of San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles decided on Tuesday to join a nationally negotiated settlement with pharmaceutical companies that will allow the local municipalities to receive funds for combating the opioid epidemic. [New Times]... (Continue reading)

Former Central Coast man allegedly threatened Planned Parenthood

Written on 6 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A former Central Coast man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly made repeated death and bomb threats last year, including to a Planned Parenthood office on the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its Roe v.... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man arrested for seeking teen boy for sex

Written on 5 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police detectives arrested a 58-year-old Nipomo man on Tuesday who allegedly attempted to meet a 14-year-old boy in order to engage in sex acts.  Richard Cavazos arranged on social media to meet with a person... (Continue reading)