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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)

Resident injured in fire in Atascadero, cat killed

Written on 5 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One resident was injured and a cat was killed in a fire at a home at 7775 Yesal Avenue in Atascadero on Saturday morning. Shortly after midnight, a caller reported a fire burning in a two-car attached... (Continue reading)

Alleged truck theft leads to motorcycle chase from Los Osos to Atascadero

Written on 5 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN After allegedly participating in the theft of a U-Haul truck, a motorcyclist led officers on a chase from Los Osos to Atascadero Friday afternoon that reached speeds of 100 mph or more. While driving in the Los... (Continue reading)

Passenger shot in alleged Highway 101 road rage incident near Orcutt

Written on 4 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot a passenger in a vehicle Thursday night in an apparent road rage incident on Highway 101 near Orcutt. [KSBY] The apparent road rage incident involved two vehicles on Highway 101 near Clark Avenue. At... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest man for loan fraud

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

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 27-year old man from Bakersfield on Thursday for attempting to commit loan fraud. SESLOC Federal Credit Union employees contacted the police department on Feb. 23 because people were applying for... (Continue reading)

Cal Fire identifies Nipomo man killed in fire

Written on 3 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Fire has identified the person killed in a mobile home fire in Nipomo last week as Melvin Nobriga, 70. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Feb. 23, a caller reported a fire burning at a dwelling in... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg postpones missile launch after Putin’s nuclear threat

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid the war between Russia and Ukraine and rising concerns over Moscow’s rhetoric relating to nuclear weapons, the United States Department of Defense postponed this week’s test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg... (Continue reading)