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SLO County supervisors reject plan to raise their own salaries

Written on 8 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday against raising their own salaries by 20.8%, with supervisors Bruce Gibson and Dawn Ortiz Legg dissenting. Supervisors Debbie Arnold and John Peschong had both pledged... (Continue reading)

Kristin Smart case lead detective retires from SLO sheriff’s office

Written on 8 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The lead investigator in the Kristin Smart murder case, Detective Clint Cole, will retire next month following a 32-year career with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Cole will retire on March 10, the sheriff’s office... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for attempted murder suspect

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help tracking down an attempted murder suspect who they believe fled the area. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Jan. 27, a caller reported a stabbing at the... (Continue reading)

Man died from suspected drug overdose outside restaurant in SLO

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Police believe the man who was found deceased outside the Alpha Dogs restaurant in San Luis Obispo on Sunday evening died from a drug overdose. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported an unresponsive man next to... (Continue reading)

Woodstock’s Pizza to pay $1.5 million to settle labor violations suit

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California chain Woodstock’s Pizza, which has locations in San Luis Obispo and other college towns, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over numerous alleged labor code violations ranging from not paying... (Continue reading)

SLO County man who tried to flee the U.S. facing life in prison

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge on Friday convicted a SLO County man, who last year attempted to flee the United States, of 19 counts of sexual abuse related to raping his wife, molesting her daughter and abusing... (Continue reading)

Body found in river identified as missing Lompoc teen

Written on 6 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Officials identified the body found Sunday in the Santa Ynez River as missing 14-year-old Alberto Cabrera Corona of Lompoc. In the early morning hours of Jan. 27, Corona was with two friends when the car he was... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man sentenced to six years for raping intoxicated teen

Written on 6 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge sentenced a 26-year-old Paso Robles man to six years in prison after he pled to raping an intoxicated teen who was walking through his neighborhood after leaving the Mid-State Fair. On the evening of July... (Continue reading)

Kayakers find body in Santa Ynez River near Lompoc

Written on 6 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two kayakers found the body of a male in the Santa Ynez River west of Lompoc on Sunday. At about 12:30 p.m., two adults in kayaks discovered the body along the Santa Ynez River near Santa Lucia... (Continue reading)

Two people critically injured in Highway 101 crash in Santa Maria

Written on 6 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two people suffered major injuries after a vehicle and a motorcycle collided on Highway 101 in Santa Maria on Sunday afternoon. Shortly before 5 p.m., the car and motorcycle collided on northbound Highway 101 at Donovan Road,... (Continue reading)