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Santa Maria man busted selling cannabis to children

Written on 4 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Following a more than two month investigation, detectives arrested a Santa Maria man on Tuesday for selling cannabis to children. In January, a parent contacted the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office to report that her child had... (Continue reading)

Gus’s Grocery in San Luis Obispo shuts its doors

Written on 3 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Gus’s Grocery, a popular sandwich shop in San Luis Obispo, closed its doors last week  following more than three decades in business, which the owner blamed on bad press. The shop began having issues in Aug. 2024... (Continue reading)

Trump tags legislator as U.S. attorney for California Central District

Written on 2 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE President Donald Trump tagged Republican Assemblyman Bilal A. “Bill” Essayli to serve as the new U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. He resigned from the legislature on Tuesday. Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Unified School District selects new superintendent

Written on 2 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Tom Bennett to serve as the district’s new superintendent. Bennett starts the job on July 1 at a salary of $233,188. He is then... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police investigating body found in riverbed

Written on 2 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Salinas Riverbed on Sunday morning. In the morning, a caller reported a possible dead man in the riverbed near Highway... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest four people for armed robbery in Oxnard

Written on 1 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A federal grand jury indicted four people on Monday for their alleged involvement in a series of armed robberies in Oxnard earlier this year. The four suspects allegedly robbed a The Home Depot store on Jan. 4.... (Continue reading)

Scammers selling tickets to Deltopia parties in Isla Vista

Written on 1 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE As Deltopia weekend approaches, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is warning partygoers of a scam targeting those looking to join the festivities. Partygoers can buy prepaid tickets for parties in Isla Vista, though some of the... (Continue reading)

Outage leaves hundreds of Nipomo residents without power

Written on 1 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Nearly 900 PG&E customers lost power in Nipomo on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 7:30 a.m., 891 PG&E customers in southern Nipomo lost power. Power has since been restored to 203 PG&E customers. PG&E estimates the power will... (Continue reading)

A look at San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals, reservoir levels

Written on 31 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Rainfall totals in San Luis Obispo County are slightly below average in most areas of the county with totals running between 66% to 99% average yearly rainfall, according to SLO County. After several years of heavy rains,... (Continue reading)

Buellton woman stabs boyfriend repeatedly, lands in jail

Written on 31 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Buellton woman is facing an attempted murder charge after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend multiple times early Sunday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., a deputy spotted a man standing on Highway 246 at Valley Station Road... (Continue reading)