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SLO County gas price decline continues, find the lowest prices

Written on 4 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County plunged 21 cents during the past week to $5.24, as demand remains low and domestic gasoline stocks grow, according to figures from AAA. The... (Continue reading)

Rock slide closes Highway 1 from Ragged Point to Big Sur

Written on 4 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A rock slide discovered Friday has shut down Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to south of Big Sur in Monterey County, according to Caltrans. Rocks fell from a cliffside onto the northbound... (Continue reading)

Police release dramatic video of deadly altercation in Santa Maria

Written on 3 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police released wild video footage of an incident in October in which officers shot and killed a man armed with knives who had attempted to break into an apartment with a woman and child inside.... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police nab burglary suspect

Written on 3 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a burglary suspect early Friday morning in Atascadero. At approximately 12:53 a.m., an Atascadero officer stopped a man walking near several businesses in the 5900 block of El Camino Real. The officer recognized the... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores’ sentencing delayed, he remains in jail

Written on 2 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, whom a jury convicted last month of the murder of Kristin Smart, had his sentencing delayed three months, until March 10, a Monterey County judge ruled on Friday morning. Flores is being held without bail... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to prison for abduction and rape in Cambria

Written on 2 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced a 33-year-old Cambria man to 28 years to life in prison for kidnapping and raping a hiker. On June 27, 2021, Jesus Barajas Valdovinos grabbed a woman hiking on the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man dies following motorcycle crash

Written on 1 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motorcyclist died a couple days after a collision with a truck this week in Morro Bay. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, Michael Barrios, 69, was riding a motorcycle eastbound on Atascadero Road just east of... (Continue reading)

SLO agency awarded grant to buy Anderson Hotel, house homeless

Written on 1 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a deal with the state of California, the Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo (HASLO) will purchase the Anderson Hotel in downtown SLO and convert it into an apartment building intended to house... (Continue reading)

SLO County clerk to resume counting ballots on Dec. 7

Written on 30 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder on Wednesday announced plans to continue counting ballots on Dec. 7 at 9 a.m. At the conclusion of the count, County Clerk Recorder Elaina Cano plans to certify the results... (Continue reading)

Man sues city of Santa Maria over violent 2018 arrest

Written on 30 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Maria man sued his city’s police department in federal court earlier this month over alleged civil rights violations during a 2018 standoff and arrest. [KSBY] In March 2018, neighbors called 911, saying they heard shots... (Continue reading)