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Firefighters extinguish blaze at apartment building in Grover Beach

Written on 21 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire seriously damaged an apartment building in Grover Beach late Saturday night. At 11:28 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at an apartment building in the 1400 block of Longbranch Avenue. Firefighters arrived at the... (Continue reading)

Gas prices in SLO County fall slightly, find the lowest prices

Written on 21 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Nationally and in San Luis Obispo County, the decline in gas prices has slowed after peaking in June. During the past week, the average price of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped two cents to $5.72... (Continue reading)

Fire damages Atascadero home, arson suspected

Written on 21 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Arson Task Force is investigating a fire that damaged a home in Atascadero on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before noon, a caller reported a fire that started in the backyard and then moved into... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council votes to ban or limit watering turf

Written on 20 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban the watering of ornamental turf at businesses and to ban the watering of turf and ornamental plants at residences during daytime hours. In response to... (Continue reading)

102-year-old woman crashes into Santa Maria home

Written on 19 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 102-year-old woman accidentally stepped on the gas, instead of the break, and slammed a Toyota Camry into the garage of her own home just outside of Santa Maria on Tuesday. Yet, she managed to escape with... (Continue reading)

Knife wielding man arrested after three-hour standoff in Isla Vista

Written on 19 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a three-hour standoff on Thursday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man with a knife who lunged at a person at an Isla Vista apartment complex. Shortly after 11 a.m., 41-year-old Brandon Schaik attempted to... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles sex offender convicted of attempted bank robbery

Written on 18 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury yesterday found a  47-year-old sex offender from Paso Robles guilty of attempted bank robbery. He faces up to life in prison. In 2021, Andrew Gilbertson entered the Chase Bank on Niblick Road in Paso Robles... (Continue reading)

Former SLO police chief to retire from policing after cancer diagnosis

Written on 18 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Former San Luis Obispo police chief Deanna Cantrell revealed she is battling cancer for the second time and will retire from law enforcement by the end of the 2022, after spending more than 28 years in the... (Continue reading)

Monterey County fines cannabis grower $2.4 million

Written on 18 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Monterey County judge fined a cannabis grower and two companies he headed $2.4 million last week for growing pot without the proper licenses. [Mercury News] In 2018 and 2019, Paul King was the CEO for two... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID case rates drop to lowest level in more than a month

Written on 17 Aug, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The average number of new COVID infections in San Luis Obispo County dropped to the lowest levels in more than a month and a half, according to the SLO County Health Department. During the same time, the... (Continue reading)