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Alcohol and reckless driving lead to three-vehicle crash in Morro Bay

Written on 23 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A DUI driver allegedly blew through a stop sign after exiting Highway 1 in Morro Bay Friday evening, causing a three-car collision, during which a motorcycle came flying out of a truck bed and struck a vehicle.... (Continue reading)

COVID-19 case up slightly in SLO County, four new deaths

Written on 22 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After seven weeks of declining COVID-19 rates, San Luis Obispo County reported a slight increase in new cases over the past week from a daily average of 37 on Oct. 15 to 42 on Oct. 22, and... (Continue reading)

Suspect in grisly Oceano murder visited the victim’s home

Written on 22 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The man accused of murdering 90-year-old Oceano activist Lawrence “Larry” Bross visited the victim’s home and had another encounter with him shortly before his death. [Tribune] David James Krause also had a tool in his possession similar... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores pleads not guilty to the murder of Kristin Smart

Written on 21 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning at his arraignment on a murder charge. Paul Flores is accused of murdering Cal Poly San Luis Obispo freshman Kristin Smart during an attempted rape in 1996. If convicted, Paul... (Continue reading)

Attorney and rapist sentenced to more than 100 years in prison

Written on 21 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County judge sentenced an attorney from Nevada who moved to the Isla Vista area in his “Mirror Bus” and repeatedly sexually assaulted women to more than 100 years. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies began... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man guilty of child molestation

Written on 21 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Margarita man who sexually abused girls over a span of more than three decades will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted on Wednesday of felony sex crimes against three... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for transforming home and yard into illegal pot grow

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 26-year-old man last week for allegedly transforming his home and yard into an illegal cannabis grow, police said. In 2020, officers charged Spencer Jefferson with illegal cultivation of marijuana at... (Continue reading)

SLO County to continue mask mandate, back in tier system

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County will continue to require people wear masks in public places until two benchmarks are met, the county health department announced Wednesday. The health department will not lift the mask mandate until the county... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to switch from quarters to semesters, following CSU demand

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Upon the demand of the California State University system, Cal Poly will switch from a quarters calendar to a semesters schedule. Currently, Cal Poly is the only CSU campus that remains on the quarter system. In 2012,... (Continue reading)

Goleta man allegedly starts home on fire

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a reportedly mentally ill man who allegedly set a house in Goleta on fire early Tuesday morning, injuring at least one person. On Monday evening, deputies arrived at a home in... (Continue reading)