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Three San Luis Obispo County human traffickers sentenced to prison

Written on 1 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge this week sentenced three individuals who trafficked a minor in 2021 to state prison for their crimes. Tremaine Quincy Tejon Jones, 32, was sentenced to 16 years; Joshua Diante Murphy, 30,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teen charged with grand theft

Written on 1 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles teen attending Boise State University is charged with grand theft after he allegedly stole another student’s credit card and then went on a shopping spree. After discovering someone had stolen their credit card and... (Continue reading)

Officers identify Paso Robles motorcyclist killed in crash

Written on 30 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero officers identified the motorcyclist killed Saturday evening in a crash on El Camino Real in Atascadero as 24-year-old Alexander Chavez Villa of Paso Robles. Villa collided with a vehicle in the 8300 block of El Camino... (Continue reading)

Man abandons plan to run for SLO County supervisor

Written on 30 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE After announcing several weeks ago he planned to run for San Luis Obispo County District 4 supervisor, Tyler Brewer announced he is abandoning his plan. While he created a campaign website, he did not file papers required... (Continue reading)

Son arrested for allegedly killing mom in Goleta

Written on 29 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 32-year-old Goleta man is in jail for allegedly killing his 72-year-old mother on Sunday evening. Shortly before 8 p.m., Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies made a welfare check on Lynn Areno. Deputies discovered that Areno was deceased.... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man arrested after shots fired in rural SLO

Written on 29 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Maria man who is suspected of firing gunshots in rural San Luis Obispo early Sunday morning. At approximately 12:22 a.m., a person reported hearing shots near the 400... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in Atascadero crash

Written on 28 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motorcyclist was killed Saturday evening in a crash on El Camino Real in Atascadero that also injured four other people. The motorcyclist collided with a vehicle in the 8300 block of El Camino Real at about... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices rise slightly, find lowest costs

Written on 28 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County rose one cent last week to $4.93 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. In California, the average price for a gallon of gas... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police holding DUI checkpoint Saturday night

Written on 27 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police announced plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Saturday evening from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on the number of previous... (Continue reading)

Another Santa Maria teen busted with a loaded firearm

Written on 27 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested a teenager on Friday with a loaded gun, the third teen arrested this week with a loaded firearm in the city, police said. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday, Santa Maria Police... (Continue reading)