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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)

SLO County gas increases slow, find the best prices

Written on 27 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The average price of gas in San Luis Obispo County remains at over $6 a gallon, though the percentage of increase continues to slow. During the past week, the average price of gas in SLO County increased... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man killed in head-on collision

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

By KAREN VELIE A 78-year-old motorcyclist was killed Saturday in a head-on collision on Peachy Canyon Road west of Old Settler Road in Paso Robles, according to the CHP. Shortly before noon, Oliver F. Raymond of Paso Robles was headed... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for elderly thieves

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

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding two thieves who snatched merchandise from a store on the 700 block of Hiquera Street this week. The elderly man and woman took... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man sentenced to 16 years in prison for child molestation

Written on 26 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 43-year-old Pismo Beach man was sentenced to 16 years in state prison for molesting a female relative in 2014, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. Earlier this year, Donald Keith Roberts pleaded... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria teen pleads not guilty to shooting pregnant woman

Written on 25 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Maria teen pleaded not guilty on Thursday to felony charges stemming from a shooting earlier this month in which a pregnant woman became caught in crossfire between rival gangs. [KCOY] On March 12, there was... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man allegedly caught with large Fentanyl stash

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Atascadero police officers arrested a Paso Robles man on Thursday, who was out on bail yet allegedly in possession of about a half pound of Fentanyl. Shortly before 11 a.m., an Atascadero police officer conducted a traffic... (Continue reading)