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Check out San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals, reservoir levels

Written on 7 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Following back-to-back atmospheric river storms, San Luis Obispo County’s rainfall totals still remain well below average for this time of year. Most of the county has received less than 50% of its average rainfall, according to SLO... (Continue reading)

Head-on crash near San Luis Obispo, lanes closed

Written on 6 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two people were injured in a head-on crash on Highway 101 north of San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning. Crews closed down two southbound lanes of the highway to clean up a 75 gallon fuel spill. Shortly... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police holding DUI checkpoint Friday night

Written on 5 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Friday evening from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on a history of DUI... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly offers free income tax assistance in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 5 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is offering free tax help on campus through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program on Saturdays through March 15. VITA offers free tax help to qualifying taxpayers with $70,000 or... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria school district official busted for DUI, resisting arrest

Written on 5 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Maria Joint Unified School District administrator is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting arrest following an incident in Orcutt last year. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office recently charged... (Continue reading)

Driver killed in fiery crash in Creston

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A driver was killed in a single vehicle crash in Creston on Monday afternoon, according to the CHP. Shortly after 4 p.m., the driver was headed northbound on Creston Road near Camp 8 Road at a high-rate... (Continue reading)

Man threatens SLO County prosecutor, held without bail

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 41-year-old Missouri man was ordered held without bail last week in connection with his threat to kill a San Luis Obispo County prosecutor and then explode a bomb at a school. David Platek faces federal charges... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles demonstrators protest mass deportations

Written on 4 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 200 demonstrators lined Niblick Road near Spring Street in Paso Robles on Monday afternoon in support of a “Day Without Immigrants,”a nationwide movement protesting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan. The bulk of the protestors... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying vandal

Written on 3 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a vandal who tagged the bus stop at City Hall with graffiti early Sunday morning. The suspect is a teen or young man wearing a... (Continue reading)

Man charged with attempting to kill Grover Beach officer

Written on 3 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 62-year-old Grover Beach resident is in jail for attempted murder after he crashed head-on into a Grover Beach police cruiser on Sunday. Shorty after 7 p.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving a... (Continue reading)