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SLO County gas prices at record high, find the lowest cost

Written on 15 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE With volatile crude oil prices continuing to drive costs up, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in San Luis Obispo County is at a record high. During the past week, the average price of... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys five mobile homes in Santa Margarita

Written on 14 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A fast moving fire destroyed five mobile homes in the Santa Margarita Mobile Home Park on Friday. At about noon, callers reported a fire at the park on Pinal Avenue. The fire quickly spread through the five... (Continue reading)

Thieves steal thousands of dollars in alcohol from Grover Beach store

Written on 14 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police officers are asking the public for help with identifying two men who stole thousands of dollars worth of alcohol from the Vons grocery store in the South County city Wednesday night. At about 9... (Continue reading)

California Coastal Commission denies desalination plant permit

Written on 14 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Coastal Commission has rejected a planned $1.4 billion desalination plant in Orange County over environmental concerns, despite the state’s ongoing drought conditions. [The Guardian] More than two decades ago, desalination company Poseidon Water sought to... (Continue reading)

Family dispute leads to stabbing, arrest in SLO

Written on 13 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person is in the hospital and another is in jail after a domestic dispute ended in a stabbing on Friday. [KSBY] Shortly before noon, a caller reported a dispute at a home on King Court. Officers... (Continue reading)

Nipomo teen killed in hit-and-run crash

Written on 13 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 19-year-old Nipomo man was killed when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bicycle on Los Berros Road on Thursday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly after 11 p.m., the teen was riding... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County group wants to join redistricting lawsuit

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County is again asking to join a lawsuit challenging the county’s recently adopted redistricting map. SLO County Citizens for Good Government and three SLO County residents filed a... (Continue reading)

Alleged missing Santa Margarita woman found

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Law enforcement was able to confirm that a Santa Margarita woman reported missing is currently living in the Sacramento area. On April 26, a friend of Lisa Laviano, 59, contacted the sheriff’s office and said, upon going... (Continue reading)

Sheriff identifies Nipomo man killed in crash on Highway 101

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office identified the man killed Monday in a crash on Highway 101 in Santa Maria as Michael James Lewis, 68, of Nipomo. Lewis and Marcos Salazar, 20, of Santa Maria were headed... (Continue reading)

Fire from homeless camp spreads near homes in San Luis Obispo

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire that started at a homeless encampment in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning burned a quarter of an acre and spread close to homes. The fire spread from the homeless camp in a creek bed behind... (Continue reading)