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Woman who sold fentanyl that killed Templeton man gets seven years in prison

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Friday sentenced a woman to seven years in prison for selling the fentanyl that killed a Templeton man.  On Oct. 27, 2022, a caller reported finding a body behind the... (Continue reading)

Court stops closure of homeless parking site amid infestation at San Luis Obispo shelter

Written on 30 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge on Friday extended a temporary restraining order that blocks the closure of a safe parking site off Highway 1 after receiving reports of a lice infestation at the 40 Prado Homeless Services Center in San... (Continue reading)

Naked woman leads officers on chase through San Luis Obispo County

Written on 29 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A naked 31-year-old woman in a stolen vehicle led law enforcement on mutiple chases through San Luis Obispo County before deputies arrested her in Morro Bay on Thursday evening. On Thursday morning, a Los Osos resident reported... (Continue reading)

Vehicle catches on fire in Pismo Beach

Written on 29 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire in Pismo Beach Thursday afternoon. A black vehicle caught on fire at approximately 2:28 p.m. on Price Street by Hinds Avenue, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to... (Continue reading)

Driver flees crash in Paso Robles, passenger hides in bushes

Written on 29 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police are looking for an alleged drunk driver who crashed a black SUV near the intersection of Caballo Place and Calle Chorro on Thursday evening and then fled the scene. Officers found a female passenger... (Continue reading)

Lompoc student arrested for having loaded gun on campus

Written on 29 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy arrested an 18-year-old student at Cabrillo High School in Lompoc on Thursday for having a loaded gun on campus. School Resource Deputy Dunn conducted a probation search on Jesus BarajasLemus in... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man convicted of hit-and-run resulting in death

Written on 28 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury on Wednesday convicted a Paso Robles man of felony hit-and-run resulting in death for running over a pedestrian whom another vehicle had already struck and then fleeing the scene. On July... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors argue over Diablo Canyon extension

Written on 28 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday for a resolution that supports a 20-year extension of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant following a heated discussion in which supervisors Bruce Gibson and Dawn Ortiz-Legg took shots... (Continue reading)

Jury deliberating in Paso Robles man’s trial over pedestrian death

Written on 27 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A jury is deliberating in the hit-and-run trial of a Paso Robles man who allegedly fled the scene after running over a pedestrian whom another vehicle had already struck. [Tribune] On July 3, 2021, shortly before 2... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man killed in single car collision

Written on 27 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A 37-year-0ld Nipomo man was killed in a single vehicle collision on Orchard Road near Faith Drive in Nipomo on Wednesday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly after 7 a.m., a witness reported he saw a 2003... (Continue reading)