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San Luis Obispo police searching for wallet thief

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole a wallet inside a Bank of America branch last week. On Jan. 2, a person at the bank reported their wallet had been stolen. A... (Continue reading)

Gunshots lead to shelter-in-place at Paso Robles school

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Georgia Brown Elementary School in Paso Robles enacted a shelter-in-place order after multiple school staffers reported hearing gunshots fired on Tuesday morning. Officers responded and searched the area, but found no issues. In addition, no one made... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish Paso Robles urgent care bathroom blaze

Written on 9 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out inside a Paso Robles urgent care bathroom Monday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a fires at Carbon Health Urgent Care Paso Robles, located at 500 1st Street.... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach residents working on anti-water rate increase initiative

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A group of Grover Beach residents plan to overturn the City Council’s resolution to raise water rates by more than 100% through an anti-water rate increase initiative. Grover H2O filed a notice of intent to circulate the... (Continue reading)

Self-cleaning oven starts fire, Nipomo home destroyed

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A self-cleaning oven is the suspected cause of a house fire in Nipomo on Monday afternoon. The blaze destroyed the home. Shortly after 1 p.m., a resident of the home on the 800 block of Alejandro Way... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest wanted felon driving stolen car

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a wanted felon whom they allegedly found driving a stolen vehicle early Thursday morning with a ghost gun and ammunition inside.  Officer DJ Peck spotted a car without plates at a... (Continue reading)

Ambulance provider wins, Santa Barbara County loses latest legal battle

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County lost the latest legal battle over why it awarded its own fire department a contract. The recent ruling bars the county from taking over ambulance services, at least for now. For 50 years, American... (Continue reading)

Fire damages house in San Luis Obispo

Written on 7 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire in San Luis Obispo 0n Sunday morning. A caller reported the blaze shortly after 9 a.m. at a two-story home in the 1400 block of Oceanaire Drive. Firefighters extinguished the... (Continue reading)

Check out SLO County rainfall totals, reservoir levels

Written on 7 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals are well above average for this time of year with Paso Robles at 156% of normal. Local reservoir levels remain flat, though healthy. Climate scientists track rain from July 1 through... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police investigating multiple shots fired at residence

Written on 7 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles are investigating a shooting on Friday night in which multiple shots were fired at a residence on the north side of town. Shortly before midnight, a caller reporter hearing shots fired near the intersection of... (Continue reading)