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Mail truck destroyed in crash with semi near Guadalupe

Written on 6 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck collided with a U.S. Postal Service vehicle near Guadalupe on Monday, destroying the truck and scattering mail. Shortly before 4 p.m., the two trucks collided in the 3500 block of West Main Street east of... (Continue reading)

Train hits and kills pedestrian in Grover Beach

Written on 5 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian at the Grover Beach station on Monday evening, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Shortly before 5 p.m., the Amtrak train hit and killed a male pedestrian. The... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into power pole near Los Osos, knocks out electricity

Written on 5 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed into a power pole on Los Osos Valley Road near Los Osos on Sunday, sparking a fire and knocking out electricity in the area. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported the single-car crash... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas price decline continues, find the lowest prices

Written on 4 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County plunged 21 cents during the past week to $5.24, as demand remains low and domestic gasoline stocks grow, according to figures from AAA. The... (Continue reading)

Rock slide closes Highway 1 from Ragged Point to Big Sur

Written on 4 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A rock slide discovered Friday has shut down Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to south of Big Sur in Monterey County, according to Caltrans. Rocks fell from a cliffside onto the northbound... (Continue reading)

Police release dramatic video of deadly altercation in Santa Maria

Written on 3 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police released wild video footage of an incident in October in which officers shot and killed a man armed with knives who had attempted to break into an apartment with a woman and child inside.... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police nab burglary suspect

Written on 3 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a burglary suspect early Friday morning in Atascadero. At approximately 12:53 a.m., an Atascadero officer stopped a man walking near several businesses in the 5900 block of El Camino Real. The officer recognized the... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores’ sentencing delayed, he remains in jail

Written on 2 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, whom a jury convicted last month of the murder of Kristin Smart, had his sentencing delayed three months, until March 10, a Monterey County judge ruled on Friday morning. Flores is being held without bail... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to prison for abduction and rape in Cambria

Written on 2 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced a 33-year-old Cambria man to 28 years to life in prison for kidnapping and raping a hiker. On June 27, 2021, Jesus Barajas Valdovinos grabbed a woman hiking on the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man dies following motorcycle crash

Written on 1 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motorcyclist died a couple days after a collision with a truck this week in Morro Bay. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, Michael Barrios, 69, was riding a motorcycle eastbound on Atascadero Road just east of... (Continue reading)