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Victim stabbed in Grover Beach, suspect arrested

Written on 25 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person is in the hospital and another is in jail following a stabbing early Tuesday morning in Grover Beach.  Shortly after 3 a.m., a 911 caller reported a stabbing in the 500 block of W. Grand... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police searching for missing man

Written on 24 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Grover Beach Police Department is asking the public for help locating a missing man. Police say Manuel Olivio was last seen at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Atlantic City Avenue. The police... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara News-Press shuts down following bankruptcy filing

Written on 24 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara News-Press, a newspaper that had been in circulation for more than 150 years, has shut down after its publisher filed for bankruptcy last week. [LA Times] Self-described as the oldest daily newspaper in Southern... (Continue reading)

Power outages impacting nearly 2,500 SLO County residents

Written on 24 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,400 PG&E customers lost power in northern San Luis Obispo County on Monday morning. Shortly after 5 a.m., 729 PG&E customers in the Lake Nacimiento area lost power. PG&E estimates the power will be restored... (Continue reading)

Offshore wind energy industry facing economic crisis

Written on 23 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid soaring costs, wind energy companies canceled two offshore projects in the United States and a third in Britain even as the demand for renewable energy soars. Iberdrola canceled a contract to sell power from a planned... (Continue reading)

Goodbye drought, California reservoirs bursting with water

Written on 23 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE After months of pounding rains and a cooler than usual June, California reservoirs are bursting with water leaving only 6% of the state currently in drought. A year ago, more than 99% of California was in drought,... (Continue reading)

Serial arsonist convicted of setting fire near SLO Elks Lodge

Written on 21 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo man and serial arsonist faces at least 25 years in prison after a jury on Friday convicted him of intentionally setting a fire that burned a homeless camp near the SLO Elks Lodge.... (Continue reading)

Three teens arrested for Santa Maria murder

Written on 21 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers this week arrested three alleged gang members over a murder last fall in which a gunman or gunmen shot a driver, whom officers found deceased inside a car that crashed into a building. ... (Continue reading)

June unemployment up in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 21 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County saw an uptick in unemployment in June with the number of unemployed residents rising from 4,200 to 5,000, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. While many business owners are still struggling to... (Continue reading)

Attorney Chris Peuvrelle named Outstanding Prosecutor of the Year

Written on 21 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former San Luis Obispo County Deputy District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle was named the 2022 Outstanding Prosecutor of the Year for rural and medium counties in California earlier this month. District Attorney Dan Dow nominated Peuvrelle based on... (Continue reading)