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August, 2023

Fire in northern Santa Barbara County burns more than 5,000 acres

Written on 20 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The vegetation fire scorching an area in northern Santa Barbara County has burned 5,464 acres and is 5% contained as of Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, a caller reported the... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver arrested for hit-and-run in SLO

Written on 19 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A 33-year-old man is facing charges of drunk driving, hit-and-run and resisting arrest after he led police on a chase through the Irish Hills area of San Luis Obispo on Friday. During the late afternoon, Nicholas Puhek... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores moved to prison in Fresno County

Written on 19 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Corrections officials have transferred convicted Kristin Smart killer Paul Flores from a prison in Kern County to another Central Valley facility, Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga.  Following his April 2021 arrest for Smart’s murder, Flores spent... (Continue reading)

Skimming devices located inside two Paso Robles ATMs

Written on 19 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers are attempting to determine who inserted skimming devices inside ATMs at local branches of CoastHills Federal Credit Union and Premier Valley Bank, which workers discovered on Friday. Shortly before 10 a.m., the CoastHills... (Continue reading)

SLO police holding DUI checkpoint on Friday night

Written on 18 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Friday evening from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. The department selects the location based on a history of... (Continue reading)

Misinformation incites outrage at Atascadero school board meeting

Written on 18 Aug, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Dozens of people attended an Atascadero Unified School District meeting on Tuesday to support a teacher who was allegedly facing disciplinary action over a Pride flag she displayed in the classroom, concerns based on misinformation. The inaccurate... (Continue reading)

Shooter in SLO County crime spree identified, details released

Written on 18 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The man who allegedly shot two people during a crime spree in San Luis Obispo County on Thursday has been identified as 41-year-old Joshua Arnold of Visalia, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Arnold’s crime spree... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay group submits signatures for initiative blocking industrialization

Written on 17 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Morro Bay citizens group has submitted the signatures needed to put an initiative on a future ballot to stop the industrialization of the city’s waterfront.  Citizens for Estero Bay Preservation, a group of Morro Bay residents... (Continue reading)

Man shoots clerk in Grover Beach, another person in SLO

Written on 17 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police arrested a man on Thursday who shot two people during a crime spree that started in Grover Beach and ended in San Luis Obispo. At about 1 p.m., the gunman shot a clerk... (Continue reading)

Hurricane Hilary could bring rain to California’s Central Coast

Written on 17 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A hurricane traveling up the coastline of Mexico could bring rain to the Central Coast this weekend. Early Thursday morning, Tropical Storm Hilary became Hurricane Hilary. It is projected to become a Category 3 hurricane before it... (Continue reading)