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SLO County reports 7 COVID-19 deaths, cases up slightly

Written on 30 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported seven new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, and an increase in new cases from a daily average of 27 on March 24 to 34 on March 30. Those who recently succumbed to the... (Continue reading)

Vehicle crashes into pedestrian in San Luis Obispo

Written on 30 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle struck a pedestrian Wednesday morning at the intersection of Marsh and Morro streets in downtown San Luis Obispo. Though an ambulance and fire truck came out to the location, the pedestrian only suffered minor injuries... (Continue reading)

Notorious California Men’s Colony inmate recommended for parole

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

By KAREN VELIE A 70-year-old California Men’s Colony inmate who, close to a half-century ago, kidnapped a bus full of children, buried them in an underground trailer and attempted to hold them for ransom received a recommendation for parole on... (Continue reading)

Accomplices charged in Santa Barbara County jailbreak

Written on 29 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Two Santa Maria women are suspected of assisting a violent inmate escape from the Santa Barbara County Main Jail on Sunday. After discovering 23-year-old  Joshua Camarillo-Sanchez had escaped, officials placed the jail on lockdown while patrol deputies... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo murderer denied parole

Written on 29 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero man convicted of the 1999 brutal murder of a San Luis Obispo woman was denied parole on Tuesday. Michael Anthony Morgan, 61, will not be eligible for a new parole hearing until Spring of 2032.... (Continue reading)

Inspectors failed to identify Diablo Canyon safety breach

Written on 29 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An investigation conducted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Office of the Inspector General has found NRC inspectors failed to identify a safety system malfunction at the Diablo Canyon power plant in San Luis Obispo County in 2020,... (Continue reading)

Manhunt over, escaped inmate captured in San Luis Obispo

Written on 29 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A 23-year-old inmate with a lengthy criminal history was captured Monday evening in San Luis Obispo, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. Joshua Camarillo Sanchez was discovered in the 1000 block of Olive Street in... (Continue reading)

U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to California pig law

Written on 29 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will consider a challenge to California’s Proposition 12, a law that requires each pig to have 24 square feet of space. Ranchers, retailers and restaurant owners have voiced concerns that... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way DUI driver crashes into Atascadero man

Written on 28 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated man drove the wrong way on Highway 101 outside San Luis Obispo Sunday morning, causing a wreck that injured an Atascadero resident. [KSBY] David Lopez, 24, of Santa Maria was driving a Dodge Challenger... (Continue reading)

Violent inmate escapes Santa Barbara County Jail, manhunt underway

Written on 28 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies are engaged in a manhunt after a 23-year-old inmate with a violent history escaped from the Santa Barbara Count Main Jail on Sunday night, according to the sheriff’s department. Shortly after 7 p.m., Joshua Camarillo Sanchez... (Continue reading)