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Fire displaces Grover Beach residents

Written on 9 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By Josh Friedman A fire scorched the inside of a Grover Beach home early Wednesday morning, resulting in several residents being evacuated. At about 3:27 a.m., a caller reported the fire burning inside a home on Longbranch Avenue by 16th... (Continue reading)

Templeton Middle School locked down again

Written on 8 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE For the second day in a row, on Tuesday Templeton Middle School administrators placed staff and students on lockdown after a threatening note was found on campus during the morning hours. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys two cars at tow yard in San Luis Obispo

Written on 8 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire at a tow yard in San Luis Obispo destroyed two vehicles late Tuesday morning. Shortly after 11 a.m., construction workers in the area reported the fire at Martin’s Towing on Woodbridge Street. Firefighters arrived at... (Continue reading)

Man shot in gas station in Santa Maria

Written on 8 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE One man was wounded during an early morning shooting inside a gas station in Santa Maria on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 7 a.m., a caller reported a shooting at the Shell gas station at 1502 N. Broadway.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to raise student fees in an attempt to increase racial diversity

Written on 8 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By Ben Di Guglielmo After months of deliberation and open forums, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced on Monday that the San Luis Obispo based university would be adopting a measure to raise fees for future students. Beginning next year, tuition... (Continue reading)

At-risk Heritage Ranch man reported missing

Written on 7 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding a man last seen in the Heritage Ranch area of rural Paso Robles on March 4. Investigators describe Clayton Endes as a 32-year-old... (Continue reading)

Threat leads to shelter in place at Templeton schools

Written on 7 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Following a threat, students and staff at both Templeton Middle School and Templeton Elementary School were ordered to shelter in place on Monday while sheriff deputies investigated. Shortly before 11 a.m., someone made an unspecified threat against... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices rise above $5.50 a gallon

Written on 7 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions on Moscow, local drivers are again paying record prices at the pump. Shortly after rising above $5 a gallon for the first time, the average... (Continue reading)

Gunman fires warning shot, robs Pismo Beach gas station

Written on 7 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police are searching for a gunman who robbed the Shell gas station in Pismo Beach Sunday evening and fired a warning shot. At about 8 p.m., a man entered the Shell station at 2699 Shell Beach Road,... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest suspect in multiple sexual assaults in Santa Barbara County

Written on 6 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man they suspect committed a string of sexual assaults in the Isla Vista area late last month. Deputies arrested Michael Angelo Auclair of Ventura County  in Lompoc... (Continue reading)