Daily Briefs


San Luis Obispo County unemployment rate continues dropping

By KAREN VELIE Hiring in the hospitality industry in May helped drop San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly a year, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. SLO County’s jobless rate was 3.6% in... (Continue reading)

More than 3,300 households without power in San Luis Obispo County

By KAREN VELIE More than 3,300 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County are without power on Sunday morning because of 14 separate outages. While the cause of one of the outages is under investigation, 13 of the outages are planned... (Continue reading)

Six power outages impacting 2,441 San Luis Obispo County PG&E customers

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,400 PG&E customers are without power on Saturday morning because of six outages in San Luis Obispo County. Three of the outages are unplanned and three are planned public safety power shutoffs. On Thursday, because... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County deputies arrest felon with cache of guns

By KAREN VELIE A 42-year-old convicted felon is facing criminal charges after San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies found a cache of guns at his Nipomo home. After conducting an investigation into Robert Ramirez, deputies served a search warrant at... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest alleged serial REI burglar

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested an alleged serial burglar who tried again this week to steal merchandise from the REI store on Madonna Road. On Tuesday, staff at the REI store observed a man trying to... (Continue reading)

Felon arrested with drugs and weapons in Grover Beach

By KAREN VELIE A 44-year-old man is in jail after he attempted to speed through Grover Beach with drugs and weapons in his car despite not having a valid drivers license. On June 17, a patrol officer spotted a vehicle... (Continue reading)

One person killed in crash near Vina Robles in Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE One person was killed in a two-car crash on Highway 46 near Vina Robles in Paso Robles on Wednesday. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., a caller reported the crash at the intersection of Mill Road and Highway 46.... (Continue reading)

PG&E power shutoffs in San Miguel, outages planned through Saturday

By KAREN VELIE Due to high winds and dry conditions, PG&E turned the power off for 557 customers in the San Miguel area to help prevent a wildfire. Once weather has improved, PG&E will begin inspecting power lines and equipment... (Continue reading)

PG&E shuts off power for 1,719 customers in Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE As a safety precaution, PG&E turned off the power for 1,719 customers in Paso Robles at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The power was then restored approximately an hour later. Because of high temperatures, low humidity levels and... (Continue reading)

Catholic priest brought children from Mexico to abuse in Los Osos

By KAREN VELIE The Catholic priest who is charged with sexually abusing three children in San Luis Obispo County more than 30 years ago, brought the boys from Mexico to Los Osos where he assaulted them, according to a San... (Continue reading)