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SLO County sees unemployment rate drop

Written on 24 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Unemployment tumbled in San Luis Obispo County in December even though the region lost about 200 new jobs during the past month, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. A 700 person reduction in the workforce drove... (Continue reading)

Searchers find possessions, pause search for missing child

Written on 24 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Search crews have located items belonging to 5-year-old Kyle Doan, including a lunchbox and DVDs, but they have yet to find the missing boy, and they are now slowing the pace of the effort to locate him.... (Continue reading)

Plans to evacuate residents trapped between Highway 1 landslides

Written on 23 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Caltrans will lead convoys of vehicles this week evacuating residents trapped in areas impacted by landslides that closed a stretch of Highway 1 from Big Sur in Monterey County to northern San Luis Obispo County. Authorities closed... (Continue reading)

Cayucos man accused of holding a woman hostage, abuse

Written on 23 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 52-year-old Cayucos man is facing charges of domestic violence and false imprisonment after he allegedly held a woman hostage and repeatedly beat her, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors seeking more than 20% pay increase

Written on 22 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

BY KAREN VELIE Less than a year after refusing to give union represented staffers raises of more than 3% a year, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is set to raise their own salaries by 20.8% on Tuesday... (Continue reading)

Gas prices creeping up, find the lowest prices in SLO County

Written on 22 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Increase gas demand nationally has led to rising costs. The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased two cents during the past week to $4.84, according to figures from AAA. “Despite... (Continue reading)

Nearly 300 people searching near San Miguel for missing boy, photos

Written on 21 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A massive search is underway today near San Miguel for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday. Nearly 300 people from 10 counties in California are involved in the search, along... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police nab alleged car theives

Written on 21 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach police arrested two people they caught driving a stolen car through the south county city on Friday evening, police said. Shortly before 8 p.m., a patrol officers spotted a stolen vehicle traveling through the city.... (Continue reading)

Police identify woman killed by train in Grover Beach

Written on 21 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach police identified the woman killed in a collision with an passenger train last month as 54-year-old Karen Ayn Anderson. On the afternoon of Dec. 27, Anderson was walking on the tracks near the Monarch Butterfly... (Continue reading)

Firefighters battle house fire in Atascadero

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

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters battled a fire at a home in Atascadero on Friday morning, according to the Atascadero Fire Department. Shortly before 10 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a home at 7570 Balboa Road. The single occupant... (Continue reading)