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Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County grows to 35,530 acres

Written on 3 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The fast moving Madre Fire in southern San Luis Obispo County grew to 35,530 acres overnight, with 5% containment. The fire is moving rapidly because of high winds, difficult terrain and dry grasses. Fire behavior is considered... (Continue reading)

Deputies release name of suspect killed in Los Osos

Written on 2 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man shot and killed after he pointed a handgun at deputies in Los Osos on Tuesday evening as 40-year-old Andrew Biscay of Chowchilla. After reviewing camera footage from... (Continue reading)

Wildfire burns 3,307 acres in southern San Luis Obispo County

Written on 2 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fast moving wildfire has scorched 3,307 acres in southern San Luis Obispo County. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning near Highway 166 about halfway between Santa Maria and New Cuyama. The fire... (Continue reading)

Deputies shoot, kill suspect in Los Osos

Written on 2 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies shot and killed an armed man on Tuesday evening in Los Osos. Shortly before midnight, a woman called 911 to report she was concerned for her safety. A 40-year-old man with... (Continue reading)

Five more Rite Aids in San Luis Obispo County closing

Written on 1 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Rite Aids plans to close five more stores in San Luis Obispo County, for a total of eight. The chain is closing more than 400 stores nationwide. Rite Aids in Los Osos and Atascadero have already closed.... (Continue reading)

Police arrest aggressive barfly in San Luis Obispo

Written on 1 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN After getting kicked out of a bar in San Luis Obispo early Sunday morning, a Nipomo man allegedly picked a fight, stole money and tried to stab victim before being officers arrested him. Shortly before 2... (Continue reading)

California awards $26 million for transportation, including on the Central Coast

Written on 1 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Caltrans today announced its award of $26.5 million in planning grants for 65 local projects to strengthen climate resiliency, reduce planet-warming pollution and improve bicycle and pedestrian safety. This includes four projects in San Luis Obispo and... (Continue reading)

Highway 1 at Rocky Creek reopens after more than a year

Written on 30 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Highway 1 at Rocky Creek fully reopened on Monday. Following a landslide in March 2024, the highway was reduced to one lane 12 miles south of Carmel. “The challenges posed by the slide on Highway 1 at... (Continue reading)

Man stabs two teens in Cambria, arrested

Written on 30 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies arrested man who allegedly stabbed two teens in Cambria on Sunday evening. Shortly after 9 a.m., a caller reported that two teens – a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy – had been stabbed on the... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest armed robber in Santa Maria

Written on 30 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Police officers arrested an armed teenager who attempted to rob a home in Santa Maria on Sunday evening. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., a caller reported a shooting in the 2000 block of N. Via Carro. The victim... (Continue reading)