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Grover Beach police seek help identifying car thief

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

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a man who stole a car from a residence Saturday morning, police said.  A video camera caught the alleged thief taking a 2013 black Toyota Rav... (Continue reading)

House fire near Highway 166 displaces resident

Written on 16 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A house fire in northeastern Santa Barbara County near Highway 166 displaced one resident Thursday night.  A caller reported the blaze at about 9:30 p.m. at a home in the 4800 block of Sisquoc Street in New... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man guilty of trafficking cannabis, gets probation

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

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles man on Thursday pleaded guilty to trafficking black market cannabis on Interstate 44 in Missouri and received five years supervised probation. Silvestre Avila Villanueva, 31, pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance in... (Continue reading)

Sin City beckoning? SLO airport to offer daily Vegas flights

Written on 15 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo gamblers and partygoers will soon be able to take advantage of daily flights to and from Las Vegas.  Alaska Airlines on Thursday announced it will launch daily nonstop flights between San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Vehicle crashed into tree near Paso Robles

Written on 15 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extricated the driver from a vehicle that slammed into a tree north of Paso Robles Thursday morning.  Shortly after 8 a.m., a caller reported the dark-colored vehicle crashed into a tree and rolled over near the... (Continue reading)

Police arrest felon with multiple weapons in Paso Robles

Written on 14 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police arrested a felon in possession of multiple weapons, a stab resistant vest, a back ski mask, a scanner on the police channel and duck tape early Wednesday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., a citizen... (Continue reading)

Person injured in Nipomo house fire

Written on 14 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire broke out at a house in Nipomo Tuesday evening, resulting in one person suffering burns.  A caller reported the blaze shortly after 5 p.m. at a home near the 300 block of W. Tefft... (Continue reading)

Dolphins, seals and sea lions found dead on Central Coast beaches

Written on 14 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Members of the public are finding numerous sick or deceased marine mammals on Central Coast beaches, raising concerns about ocean water quality and a harmful algae bloom. [KCOY] Since mid-May, the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police use drone to catch auto theft suspect

Written on 14 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid a surge in stolen vehicle cases, Grover Beach police officers used an infrared drone to track down an auto theft suspect who was hiding out overnight last weekend. Grover Beach officers have recovered three stolen vehicles... (Continue reading)

SLO police cite 15 people during bicycle and pedestrian safety operation

Written on 13 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department issued 15 citations to drivers for a variety of violations during a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation on June 8. These violations include: Stop sign violation, failing to take the bike... (Continue reading)