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Wine grapes pass strawberries as SLO County’s top crop

Written on 25 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE After four years of strawberries being San Luis Obispo County’s most valuable crop, wine grapes moved back into the top slot in 2023 based on excellent growing conditions and steady prices. Combined, wine grapes and strawberries continue... (Continue reading)

FBI warns of increase in hoax threats against schools, public places

Written on 25 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Two Nipomo High Schools were locked down last week because of a threat deputies later deemed was not credible. Earlier in the year, Arroyo Grande High School was shut down over a threat that included a gun... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in crash in Nipomo, truck driver charged

Written on 24 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 37-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a green pickup truck in Nipomo on Tuesday afternoon. The truck driver who fled the scene is in jail. Shortly after 4 p.m., Genaro CortezBeltran, 36, was driving... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student advisor pleaded not guilty to attempted rape, burglary

Written on 24 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student advisor charged with attempted rape, assault and burglary pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. During the hearing, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Rita Federman increased 25-year-old Alexis Alejandro’s bail... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo again named best in the west

Written on 24 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has been named best overall master’s-level university in the west for both public and private institutions for the second year in a row in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best... (Continue reading)

More than 6,000 PG&E customers lose power in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 24 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 6,000 PG&E customers lost power early Tuesday morning in San Luis Obispo County as the electric company performs maintenance work. Shortly before 8 a.m., PG&E shut off the power of approximately 6,000 San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Man fondles three young girls at Orcutt Dollar Tree, arrested

Written on 23 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers arrested a Santa Maria man last week who allegedly grabbed the buttocks of three young girls at the Orcutt Dollar Tree in August and September. On Aug. 21, a caller reported a man had grabbed the... (Continue reading)

Couple attempts to rob farmworkers, shoots at the workers

Written on 23 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Maria man and woman are in jail after they allegedly attempting to rob several farmworkers near Buellton last week. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, a man and woman went to a field on the... (Continue reading)

Teen shoots, injures two men at beach in Goleta

Written on 23 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Two men are in the hospital and a teen is in custody following a shooting at a beach in Goleta on Sunday in what appears to be a random shooting. Shortly before 1 a.m., a caller reported... (Continue reading)

Lawmakers seek pause in offshore wind energy amid whale deaths

Written on 23 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE House lawmakers are seeking a pause in offshore wind energy projects amid a string of whale deaths along the coasts of Maryland, New York, New Jersey and Maine. [FoxNews] Last week, a deceased whale beached off Maryland’s... (Continue reading)