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CHP identifies Paso Robles couple killed in crash

Written on 1 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE CHP officers identified the Paso Robles couple killed in a crash on Highway 46 last month as 83-year-old Helmut Stich and 72-year-old Karen Stich. Shortly after midnight, Helmut Stich was driving a 2020 Hyundai westbound on Highway... (Continue reading)

Man flees deputies, engages in standoff at Montana de Oro

Written on 1 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 63-year-old man on Wednesday fled San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies through Los Osos and into Montana de Oro State Park, where he engaged in a multi-hour standoff with law enforcement prior to being arrested. At... (Continue reading)

Jury finds Paso Robles man guilty of assaulting Uber driver

Written on 31 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury today found Robi Al Nogo of Paso Robles guilty of one count of misdemeanor sexual battery against his female Uber driver. On Dec. 19, 2023, Nogo was riding in the front... (Continue reading)

Alleged Pismo Beach police officer’s assailant’s violent past

Written on 31 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments
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By KAREN VELIE The man accused of violently assaulting a Pismo Beach police officer was on probation at the time of the attack. A court had previously convicted him for strangling his girlfriend and he was also facing felony charges... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish blaze that threatened structures in rural San Miguel

Written on 31 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a blaze that threatened three structures southeast of San Miguel on Tuesday. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning in the 2500 block of Bald Eagle Way. Firefighters arrived at the scene... (Continue reading)

SLO-Paso Robles metro ranks 50th in U.S. for international tourists

Written on 31 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metro area ranked 50th in the United States for international tourists received in 2023, according to a report compiled by the online booking platform Luxury Link. A total of 110,000 international tourists... (Continue reading)

Running the bureaucratic gauntlet in San Simeon

Written on 30 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by HANK KRZCIUK Bob Hather, an individual property owner in San Simeon, has been trying to get a permit to build 15 lower-cost condominiums in San Simeon. In 2022, after years of trying, he took San Simeon Community Services... (Continue reading)

Nearly 2,000 PG&E customers lose power in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 30 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Nearly 1,939 PG&E customers lost power in San Luis Obispo County on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. At 11:30 p.m. on Monday, 218 PG&E customers lost power in rural Arroyo Grande near Lopez Lake. PG&E estimates the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police bust six people for drunk driving over weekend

Written on 29 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers busted six people for drunk driving over the weekend. Officers arrested one driver on Friday, two on Saturday and three on Sunday. All but one were arrested between 2 a.m. and 4... (Continue reading)

Car stolen, owner killed in Santa Maria

Written on 29 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE One man is dead and another is in jail following a fatal assault and car theft at a self-storage facility in Santa Maria on Sunday. Shortly before 7:40 p.m., a caller reported an assault at a storage... (Continue reading)