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August, 2024

Arroyo Grande police to hold DUI checkpoint Friday night

Written on 22 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second time this month, Arroyo Grande police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the South County city. Police will conduct the checkpoint at an undisclosed location from 8 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday.... (Continue reading)

Campaign sign defaced with anti-American flag rhetoric

Written on 22 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A vandal taped an American flag scrawled with hateful rhetoric on a Paso Robles school board member’s campaign sign earlier this week, prompting city staff to quickly remove the sign. Over the face of candidate Lauren McCoy,... (Continue reading)

Car fire north of San Luis Obispo on Highway 101 jams morning traffic

Written on 22 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An early morning car fire on the Cuesta Grade north of San Luis Obispo jammed Highway 101 traffic in both directions on Thursday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly after 7 a.m., a caller reported a grey... (Continue reading)

Two-car crash in San Luis Obispo shears fire hydrant

Written on 22 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two vehicles collided in San Luis Obispo Wednesday night, resulting in the shearing of a fire hydrant and water flooding Higuera Street. Shortly before 10 p.m., a black pickup truck collided with a white sedan. A fire... (Continue reading)

Central Coast coach sentenced to more than 72 years for child sex crimes

Written on 22 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County judge this week sentenced a former Central Coast coach and yearbook distributor to more than 72 years in prison for dozens of child sex crimes. In 2019, responding to a tip from a... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County employee sentenced to six years prison

Written on 21 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge on Wednesday sentenced a former county employee to six years in state prison. Norman Hibble pleaded no contest in July to seven embezzlement counts. He also admitted to the sentencing enhancement... (Continue reading)

Do San Luis Obispo County family court judges know the law?

Written on 21 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse, where families’ futures hang in the balance, several judges entrusted with the power to shape the lives of parents and children either did not fully understand or did not feel... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisor blocks plan to take property by eminent domain

Written on 21 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Debbie Arnold voted Tuesday against taking a man’s property by eminent domain in order to complete the Bob Jones Trail from the Octagon Barn off South Higuera Street to Avila Beach. A... (Continue reading)

Los Alamos mail theft victim sets trap, catches thieves

Written on 20 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two people are in a Santa Barbara County Jail after a mail theft victim in Los Alamos set a trap that led to their Aug. 19 arrests. After discovering items missing from her box at the Los... (Continue reading)

Sea Lions take over beach in Monterey

Written on 20 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE City of Monterey officials announced last week a local beach is temporarily off limits to humans after a large number of sea lions took over the beach. Sea lions recently spread out along the popular San Carlos... (Continue reading)