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San Luis Obispo County lifting indoor mask mandate

Written on 9 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By Karen Velie San Luis Obispo County officials announced Wednesday they will lift the county’s indoor mask mandate on Feb. 16. New case rates have been dropping for several weeks. The state continues to require masking in indoor public places... (Continue reading)

Middle school student struck and killed by train in Paso Robles identified

Written on 9 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The girl struck and killed by a train in Paso Robles on Monday has been identified as 13-year-old Genesis Guerrero. Shortly before 4:30 p.m., a northbound Coast Starlight train struck Guerrero while she was walking southbound with... (Continue reading)

Righetti High School staffers caught having sex at school, on leave

Written on 9 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Parents of Righetti High School students are alleging two staffers were caught having sex in an office on campus. Two male staffers were having sex in an office when a pair of Righetti cheerleaders peered through a... (Continue reading)

SLO County adds 10 deaths from COVID-19 over four days

Written on 8 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday reported 10 deaths from COVID-19 over four days, even as new case rates continue to decline, according to the county’s health department. New case rates have dropped from a daily average... (Continue reading)

Man sexually assaults woman in her bed in Paso Robles

Written on 8 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man broke into a home in Paso Robles early Tuesday morning and sexually assaulted a woman who was asleep inside the residence, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. A caller reported a man broke-in the... (Continue reading)

California lifting indoor mask mandate, SLO County undecided

Written on 8 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California officials announced Monday they will lift the state’s indoor mask mandate next week for vaccinated individuals. After taking effect on Dec. 15, 2021, the mandate was set to expire on Jan. 15, 2022. But, the state... (Continue reading)

Train strikes, kills teen walking on tracks in Paso Robles

Written on 7 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train struck and killed a teenage girl who was walking on the railroad tracks in Paso Robles Monday afternoon. Shortly before 4:30 p.m., the northbound train struck the girl while she was walking southbound with... (Continue reading)

Police nab alleged thief and vandal at Morro Bay High School

Written on 7 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay police nabbed an alleged thief on Monday morning who allegedly embarked on a crime spree at Morro Bay High School over a period of multiple months. Starting in Oct. 2021, police began investigating several incidents... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police officers seize more than $1 million in drugs

Written on 7 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo detectives on Thursday arrested a man on drug charges and seized more than $1 million worth of narcotics from a single home, according to police. At about 11 a.m., SLO Police Department’s Special Enforcement... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles councilmen walk out of chambers in protest of mask rules

Written on 5 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two Paso Robles city councilmen walked out of the council chambers during a meeting on Tuesday in protest of the existing indoor mask mandate. At the beginning of the Paso Robles City Council’s regular session, Councilman John... (Continue reading)