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Central Coast DUI crash sends sheriff’s SUV airborne, lands next to ocean

Written on 18 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver slammed into a Ventura County Sheriff’s patrol SUV Saturday evening, resulting in the vehicle falling onto boulders beside the ocean.  Deputy Castaneda and his K-9, two-year-old Dutch Shepherd Danny, were responding to... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police seeking public’s help identifying counterfeiters

Written on 17 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police released photos on Sunday of two women who allegedly passed several counterfeit $20 bills at the Paso Robles Target Store, in hopes the public will help identify the alleged counterfeiters, according to police. On... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas falls below $5 gallon, find the lowest prices

Written on 17 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid tepid demand and low crude oil prices, the cost of gas is continuing to fall. The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped 13 cents during the past week to... (Continue reading)

California smugglers disguise drugs as spices, noodles

Written on 17 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal prosecutors announced on Friday they had filed charges against four California men who allegedly smuggled drugs disguised as noodles, spices and car parts to other countries. As part of a transnational drug trafficking organization, the suspects... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County pleads guilty to oil spill offenses

Written on 16 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County’s Water Resources Division pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts related to oil discharges at the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator. [KCOY] The discharges occurred between Jan. 2018 through July 2021 and in Jan.... (Continue reading)

Firefighters battling multiple fires in northern San Luis Obispo County

Written on 16 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters are battling multiple blazes in northern San Luis Obispo County from Paso Robles through rural Creston. Crews suspect a vehicle, possibly dragging a chain, is igniting the fires. Shortly before 2 p.m., a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero appoints David Fleishman as new city attorney

Written on 16 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero City Council voted Tuesday to select David Fleishman of Richards, Watson & Gershon to serve as the city’s attorney and Craig Steele as assistant city attorney. “The city is excited for the opportunity to work... (Continue reading)

Man gets 25 years to life for raping, impregnating teen in Nipomo

Written on 15 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced a man to 25 years to life in prison for raping a 17-year-old girl, whom he impregnated.  Florentino Marcelino Ramonsantiago, now 30, raped the victim on April 29, 2021 at... (Continue reading)

Officers plan DUI checkpoints in Paso Robles and Arroyo Grande

Written on 15 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande and Paso Robles police announced separate plans to conduct DUI checkpoints in their cities at undisclosed locations on Friday evening. From 6 p.m. to 1 p.m., Paso Robles police will hold a DUI checkpoint at... (Continue reading)

SLO awards $150,000 to nonprofits for DEI programs

Written on 14 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council last week awarded a combined total of $150,000 in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) grants to eight local nonprofits for programs the city says will contribute to a sense of belonging... (Continue reading)