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Final SLO County election results, over 3,000 ballots not counted

Written on 27 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following the last count on Thursday, San Luis Obispo County supervisor candidates Jimmy Paulding and Jim Dantona won their races along with Measure B in Los Osos. Nearly 53% or 96,337 voters returned ballots. However, with approximately... (Continue reading)

Person killed after car goes off Highway 166, down hillside

Written on 27 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed on Friday when a vehicle went off the side of Highway 166 and about 200 feet down a hill adjacent to the roadway near the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara county lines.... (Continue reading)

DA charges man who secretly taped nude women in Arroyo Grande gym

Written on 26 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that it filed charges against a Grover Beach man who allegedly secretly recorded nude or partially nude women inside the tanning and red-light therapy rooms at Planet Fitness... (Continue reading)

Chumash Casino bus combusts after fatal crash on Highway 101

Written on 26 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A wrong-way driver slammed into a Chumash Casino bus on Highway 101 north of Los Alamos early Friday morning, killing at least one person, injuring numerous others and resulting in a fire that destroyed the bus. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Former Gala Pride and Diversity Center director sentenced to jail

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 46-year-old former director of the San Luis Obispo Gala Pride and Diversity Center was sentenced to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement. Prior to his sentencing, Dustin Robert Colyerworth paid... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police identify bank robbery suspect

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers identified the man they suspect robbed a bank on Wednesday afternoon as Ernesto Noriega Cisneros. He remains on the run. Shortly before 3 p.m., Cisneros entered the Wells Fargo Bank on Spring Street... (Continue reading)

Central Coast teen dies in river accident at Sequoia National Park

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 17-year-old Santa Maria girl drowned after falling into a river at Sequoia National Park last week. Andrea Diaz Mondragon was visiting Sequoia with her brother and a group of friends. It was her first time at... (Continue reading)

Car crashes, overturns by Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A two-car crash by a Highway 101 onramp in San Luis Obispo resulted in one of the vehicles overturning and landing on its roof early Thursday morning. Just before 5 a.m., a driver ran a red light... (Continue reading)

Police looking for Paso Robles bank robbery suspect

Written on 24 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers are looking for the man who robbed a bank on Wednesday afternoon. The suspect entered the Wells Fargo Bank on Spring Street, said he had a weapon and handed a note to the... (Continue reading)

Feds arrest alleged Santa Maria child porn producer

Written on 24 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a joint investigation by the FBI and Santa Maria Police Department, a registered sex offender is facing federal charges in a child pornography case. Authorities arrested Brandon Johnson, 31, for allegedly producing and distributing child sexual... (Continue reading)