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Power outage impacting more than 1,300 SLO County residents

Written on 19 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 1,300 PG&E customers lost power in San Luis Obispo County on Thursday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., 1,393 PG&E customers from Templeton to Lake Nacimiento area lost power. PG&E estimates the power will be restored... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police to conduct DUI checkpoint Friday night

Written on 19 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Arroyo Grande police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city limits from 8 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday. The police department selects the location based on a history of DUI... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student shot guns on campus, sentenced to 210 days

Written on 18 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE One of two 20-year-old Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students accused of firearm offenses was sentenced Wednesday to 210 days in jail. Brandon Pham pleaded no contest to possessing a loaded firearm on a university campus and... (Continue reading)

Commission upholds San Luis High School’s termination of Jeff Brandow

Written on 18 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid sexual misconduct allegations, the San Luis Obsipo Unified School District Board voted unanimously in Aug. 2023 to fire head basketball coach and history teacher Jeff Brandow, an action that was recently upheld by a Commission on... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police holding DUI checkpoint Saturday night

Written on 18 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Saturday evening from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. The department selects the location based on the number of previous... (Continue reading)

Two trucks crash on the Cuesta Grade near Santa Margarita

Written on 17 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A semi-truck and a box truck crashed on northbound Highway 101 on the Cuesta Grade south of Santa Margarita on Tuesday morning, snarling traffic for miles. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., a caller reported the crash near the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo welcomes students arriving to attend Cal Poly

Written on 17 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly students are moving in this week. Cal Poly and the City of San Luis Obispo are working together to help returning and new students become quickly integrated into the community. Fall quarter enrollment is approximately... (Continue reading)

One person injured in two-car crash in San Luis Obispo

Written on 16 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE One person was injured in a two-car crash in San Luis Obispo on Monday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., two black cars crashed at the intersection of Higuera and South streets. First responders transported one driver with... (Continue reading)

Trial for attempted murder of Pismo Beach officer ends, jury deliberating

Written on 16 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Jurors in the case of a man accused of attempting to murder a Pismo Beach police officer began deliberations on Friday, and must now decide the fate of 48-year-old Charles Ammons With charges pending from another arrest,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo hiker’s body found in Yosemite National Park

Written on 15 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The body of a San Luis Obispo man who went missing during a four-day hike at Yosemite’s Ostrander Lake was found Saturday morning. Kirk Thomas Olsen, 61, was a seasoned backpacker who went missing on Aug. 27... (Continue reading)