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2024

Paso Robles City Council’s decision will cost community millions

Written on 12 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE For three years, the British Royal Air Force conducted training exercises at the Paso Robles Municipal Airport, an activity that brought approximately $3 million annually to the local economy. Scheduled to return to the Central Coast in... (Continue reading)

Strike averted, staff get 14% raises at hospitals in San Luis Obispo, Templeton

Written on 12 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Averting a strike, approximately 400 healthcare workers at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton reached an agreement with Adventist this week. The agreement includes a 14% pay... (Continue reading)

Central Coast fishermen sue California Coastal Commission over wind energy

Written on 11 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Fishermen from Morro Bay and Port San Luis recently filed a legal challenge against the California Coastal Commission for not requiring wind energy companies to abide by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rules before providing permits for... (Continue reading)

Babysitter guilty of sex abuse against child in San Luis Obispo

Written on 11 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old babysitter to five-years in prison for committing multiple acts of sexual abuse against an 11-year-old girl he was watching in San Luis Obispo. After an eight-day trial, the jury determined... (Continue reading)

Why won’t Dawn Addis debate in Morro Bay?

Written on 11 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by NICOLE DORFMAN District 30 Assemblymember Dawn Addis refused an invitation by a local Central Coast grassroots group to participate in a debate with her challenger, Dalila Epperson, in Morro Bay hosted in concert with the League of Women... (Continue reading)

Some San Luis Obispo residents spot northern lights, video

Written on 11 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE People in parts of San Luis Obispo County were delighted to view the northern lights on Thursday, the result of a geomagnetic storm. If you missed the show, you will have another chance to view the aurora... (Continue reading)

Heater catches on fire at Morro Bay High School

Written on 11 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A heater at Morro Bay High School caught on fire on Thursday afternoon, but was quickly extinguished, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before 4 p.m., a caller reported a heater on fire in the school’s gymnasium. Seven... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying robbery suspect

Written on 11 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly robbed a gas station on Wednesday evening, according to police. Shortly after 10 p.m., a caller reported a man took beer from the... (Continue reading)

Three people injured in head-on crash in Paso Robles

Written on 10 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Three people were injured in a head-on crash on Creston Road in Paso Robles on Thursday evening that snarled traffic in both directions. Shortly after 8 p.m., a white sedan crashed head-on into a white pickup truck... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles arrest teen with a knife on school grounds

Written on 10 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 17-year-old boy is in San Luis Obispo Juvenile Hall after he allegedly brandished a knife during an altercation at Liberty High School in Paso Robles on Thursday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., the school resource officer... (Continue reading)