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SLO County restricts water use, promotes selling rights

Written on 14 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is considering giving farmers the choice between planting crops or selling their water rights. It’s a move that could pay off for a group of large, wealthy landowners. The... (Continue reading)

Central Coast umpire pay dispute may impact prep baseball games

Written on 13 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Central Coast baseball umpires and high school officials are engaged in a pay dispute that could result in teams primarily playing games on Saturdays this spring in order to accommodate out-of-area crews. [Tribune] On Friday, contentious talks... (Continue reading)

Highway 101 closed overnight in north Santa Barbara County

Written on 13 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Caltrans is shutting down a portion of Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County on Monday night for repair work, according to a press release. At 8 p.m., Highway 101 at the interchange with State Route 135 in... (Continue reading)

SLO police identify teen suspected of fatal hit-and-run

Written on 12 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police identified the teen driver who allegedly struck and killed a bicyclist Saturday night and then fled the scene as 19-year-old Jorge Eduardo Torres, according to police. After Torres fled, a second car also... (Continue reading)

Hit-and-run driver kills bicyclist in SLO

Written on 12 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a driver who allegedly struck and killed a bicyclist Saturday night and fled. Officers discovered a crumpled bicycle and a body lying on Higuera Street south of Prado Road. The... (Continue reading)

Man charged with two Central Coast cold-case murders

Written on 11 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man is in jail after DNA linked him to the 1981 murders of two Central Coast women, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. On Jan. 18, 1981, patrol deputies responded to the 700 block of... (Continue reading)

Shooting, stabbing during violent Friday night in Paso Robles

Written on 11 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A stabbing and a shooting in less than two hours kept Paso Robles police officers busy on Friday night. One person was stabbed near the Walmart on Niblick Road, with a suspect on the run. Across town... (Continue reading)

Three people injured in felony DUI crash in rural Santa Margarita

Written on 10 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three people were injured in a felony DUI crash on Highway 58 in rural Santa Margarita on Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 8 a.m., 19-year-old Luis Montesinos of Santa Maria was headed... (Continue reading)

SLO County Sheriff conducts aerial search for Kyle Doan

Written on 10 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an aerial search Friday in attempt to locate 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who has now been missing for more than a month after being swept away in storm waters.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles plans to double parking rates, eliminate free parking

Written on 10 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles wants to double its downtown parking rates to make up for money the city is losing on its parking program. In 2019, the city began charging $1 an hour for parking in the downtown area,... (Continue reading)