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Former Gala Pride and Diversity Center director guilty of embezzlement

Written on 22 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The former director of the San Luis Obispo Gala Pride and Diversity Center pleaded guilty to embezzlement on Friday. Prosecutors initially charged 46-year-old Dustin Robert Colyerworth with four counts of grand theft by embezzlement. He pleaded guilty... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police holding DUI checkpoint Saturday night

Written on 22 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the South County city at an undisclosed location on Saturday evening from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Officers select the DUI checkpoint location based on a history... (Continue reading)

Man accused of committing 2023 Lompoc shooting

Written on 22 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Nearly three years after a shooting in Lompoc, detectives have named the alleged shooter, a man who is already in custody. Shortly before 7 a.m. on July 10, 2023, a caller reported a shooting in the 100... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes vehicle recreation area reopens after temporary closure

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE After a more than two month closure because of the endangered snowy plover, the Oceano Dunes State Vehicle Recreation Area reopened on Thursday morning. Snowy plovers are thriving at the Oceano Dunes because of the off-highway vehicle... (Continue reading)

Mowing eguipment ignites fire in Paso Robles

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Mowing equipment ignited a brush fire that scorched nearly 23 acres in Paso Robles on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning on a hillside east of Golden Hill Road near Kapareil... (Continue reading)

Allegedly intoxicated driver rams parked truck in San Luis Obispo

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a suspect who allegedly rammed a vehicle multiple times while driving intoxicated Tuesday night. Shortly before p.m., witnesses reported a male causing a disturbance in the neighborhood near Capistrano Court and... (Continue reading)

Train collides with pickup truck near Goleta

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck west of Goleta on Wednesday, leaving one woman with minor injuries with minor injuries. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the train crashed in the 120 block of Hollister Ranch Road,... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist struck and killed in Edna Valley

Written on 20 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a bicyclist in the Edna Valley area on Wednesday. Shortly after noon, a caller reported the crash at the intersection of Orcutt and Tiffany Ranch roads, according to the CHP.  Emergency personnel... (Continue reading)

Fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach backs up traffic

Written on 20 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach backed up traffic in South County on Wednesday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., a Mini Cooper crashed and caught on fire on northbound Highway 101 near Wadsworth Avenue,... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested for arson near Goleta

Written on 20 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old man whose use of fireworks allegedly ignited a blaze that burned an acre of vegetation near Goleta on Tuesday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., deputies responded to the area... (Continue reading)