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Five more Rite Aids in San Luis Obispo County closing

Written on 1 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Rite Aids plans to close five more stores in San Luis Obispo County, for a total of eight. The chain is closing more than 400 stores nationwide. Rite Aids in Los Osos and Atascadero have already closed.... (Continue reading)

Police arrest aggressive barfly in San Luis Obispo

Written on 1 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN After getting kicked out of a bar in San Luis Obispo early Sunday morning, a Nipomo man allegedly picked a fight, stole money and tried to stab victim before being officers arrested him. Shortly before 2... (Continue reading)

California awards $26 million for transportation, including on the Central Coast

Written on 1 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Caltrans today announced its award of $26.5 million in planning grants for 65 local projects to strengthen climate resiliency, reduce planet-warming pollution and improve bicycle and pedestrian safety. This includes four projects in San Luis Obispo and... (Continue reading)

Highway 1 at Rocky Creek reopens after more than a year

Written on 30 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Highway 1 at Rocky Creek fully reopened on Monday. Following a landslide in March 2024, the highway was reduced to one lane 12 miles south of Carmel. “The challenges posed by the slide on Highway 1 at... (Continue reading)

Man stabs two teens in Cambria, arrested

Written on 30 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies arrested man who allegedly stabbed two teens in Cambria on Sunday evening. Shortly after 9 a.m., a caller reported that two teens – a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy – had been stabbed on the... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest armed robber in Santa Maria

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

By KAREN VELIE Police officers arrested an armed teenager who attempted to rob a home in Santa Maria on Sunday evening. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., a caller reported a shooting in the 2000 block of N. Via Carro. The victim... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in early morning crash in Goleta

Written on 29 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A pedestrian was killed in a crash early Sunday morning in Goleta, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 1 a.m., 68-year-old Jeselyn Invina was traveling westbound when she reportedly looked away to avoid... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices expected to rise, find lowest costs

Written on 29 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Even though gas prices have been falling for the past five months in San Luis Obispo County, lowering gas prices may be coming to an end. Gas prices in California are expected to increase by up to... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 21 acres in Atascadero

Written on 28 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire in Atascadero burned 21 acres and led to a temporary evacuation on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at 6705 Llano Road. An hour and a half later,... (Continue reading)

Missing men found dead in truck in rural San Luis Obispo County

Written on 28 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Nearly three weeks after two men died in a crash on Highway 166 in San Luis Obispo County, officers found their truck and bodies. On June 6, James Fuller, 61, and his brother Eric Fuller, 60, left... (Continue reading)