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Man attempts to cash forged check in Orcutt, arrested after check

Written on 27 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two Santa Maria men after they allegedly attempted to cash a forged check at an Orcutt bank on Tuesday, which prompted a chase and search for one of the suspects. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Mindbody is again laying off employees working in San Luis Obispo

Written on 26 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE Mindbody, one of the largest employers in San Luis Obispo, is again laying of county residents, according to an announcement the company made on Wednesday. In the announcement, Mindbody, a publicly traded company that sells software for... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man sentenced to 6 years in prison for rape

Written on 26 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge sentenced a San Luis Obispo man this week to six years in prison after a jury found him guilty of rape by force and sexual penetration by a foreign object. On Nov. 1, 2019, Adrian... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles officers searching for armed robbery suspect

Written on 26 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers are searching for a man who robbed a CVS store at knifepoint Tuesday night and then managed to evade capture. At about 9:45 p.m., a man dressed in all black and wearing a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo alerting drivers of changes to Marsh Street

Written on 26 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo is alerting drivers to changes made to the layout of Marsh Street in the downtown area. Vehicle lanes on Marsh Street have been reduced from three to two between Nipomo and... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County deputy found not guilty of child molestation

Written on 25 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury last week found a former San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s correctional deputy not guilty of eight counts of child sexual abuse. In 2020, prosecutors charged James Peter Storton of Arroyo Grande with eight felony counts... (Continue reading)

Convicted killer Scott Peterson moved from death row

Written on 25 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Convicted killer Scott Peterson moved last week from San Quentin State Prison, where he spent much of the last two decades, mostly on death row, to Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County. Mule Creek State Prison... (Continue reading)

Gunman wounds man near two Santa Maria schools

Written on 25 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and wounded a man in Santa Maria on Monday in an area near both an elementary school and a middle school. A caller reported the shooting in the 800 block of N. Thornburg Street,... (Continue reading)

Tarzan actor Ron Ely loses lawsuit against Santa Barbara County

Written on 24 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Tarzan actor Ron Ely lost a federal civil rights lawsuit last week against the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office over the shooting death of his son in 2019, according to a jury verdict on Friday. The lawsuit... (Continue reading)

Unidentified man struck by car in Santa Maria, in critical condition

Written on 24 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and critically injured a pedestrian in Santa Maria Sunday evening. The pedestrian, a man whom police have yet to identify, was walking on the sidewalk of Broadway at about 8 p.m. He then crossed... (Continue reading)