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San Miguel woman guilty of hit and run, insurance fraud

Written on 17 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Jury convicted a 46-year-old San Miguel woman on Thursday for felony hit and run causing injury, four felony counts of insurance fraud and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving. On March 23,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo doubling fines on Saint Patrick’s Day

Written on 17 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is doubling fines for rowdy parties and alcohol offenses on the evening of Saint Patrick’s Day. The city’s safety enhancement zone begins tonight at midnight and extends until 7 a.m. on... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach residents arrested over drugs and guns

Written on 17 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a pair of Grover Beach residents on Thursday for firearms offenses and allegedly selling drugs out of a home near an elementary school.  The Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit served a... (Continue reading)

Crews search Santa Maria water basin for missing man

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

By Josh Friedman Rescue crews are searching for a man who went missing after possibly entering a water catchment basin in Santa Maria Tuesday night. Shortly before 11 p.m., a 911 caller reported her acquaintance, 32-year-old David Navarro, could not... (Continue reading)

Central Coast reservoirs show remarkable recovery

Written on 16 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of critically low-levels at reservoirs, water storage levels throughout the Central Coast have show remarkable recoveries. In Nov. 2022, most of California was in moderate to extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. As... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man arrested for burglarizing storage units

Written on 16 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers arrested a 28-year-old man on Tuesday who rented a storage unit before allegedly burglarizing other units at the facility. After several people reported their storage lockers at a facility on Union Road had... (Continue reading)

Mudslide, downed trees close Highway 41 in Atascadero

Written on 15 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Highway 41 remains closed in both directions from San Gabriel Road to Los Altos Road in Atascadero because of slide activity, downed trees and electric wires. The section of road closed during the atmospheric river storm on... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to 142 years to life for sexually abusing two children

Written on 15 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Wednesday sentenced a San Jose man to more than 142 years to life in prison for molesting two children.  Marco Antonio Navabarrera, 47, committed the crimes between 2015 and 2019,... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way DUI driver arrested for DUI after fatal Paso Robles crash

Written on 15 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Investigators have determined the driver who went the wrong way on Highway 101 in Paso Robles Tuesday night and killed a person was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.  Alvaro Alvizo Diaz,... (Continue reading)

How much rain fell on SLO County during latest atmospheric river?

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

By KAREN VELIE Heavy rains and winds pummeled San Luis Obispo County during the latest atmospheric river with one area of the county recording more than 5 inches. Here is a look at how much rain fell in your area.... (Continue reading)