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Another shooting victim dies in Santa Maria

Written on 30 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN Two people were murdered in the same area of Santa Maria in less than a month and a half. A gunman shot Santa Maria resident Ruben Zarate Luis, 26, in the area of Lincoln and Mill streets... (Continue reading)

Suspect killed in crash while fleeing officers near Orcutt

Written on 29 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN While fleeing from Vandenberg Space Force Base officers on Monday night, a suspect lost control of his vehicle near Orcutt, drove off Highway 1, went airborne, landed on the side of Highway 135 and died, according to... (Continue reading)

Illegal pot delivery service operator busted in Santa Maria

Written on 29 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Maria man on Monday who was allegedly operating an illegal marijuana delivery service. The arrest followed a month-long investigation into a delivery service operating illegally in Lompoc, Santa Maria... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles pedophile sentenced to 285 years in prison

Written on 29 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Judge sentenced a 49-year-old Paso Robles man to 285 years in prison on Monday for sexually abusing four children and videotaping three dozen other victims. Jason Robert Porter is expected to appeal... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man sentenced to prison for child sex abuse

Written on 28 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge on Monday sentenced an Arroyo Grande man to 23 years to life in prison on five counts related to sexually abuse of a child under the age of 10. Cody Adam Julian,... (Continue reading)

Wanted teen arrested in Morro Bay for burglary

Written on 28 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 14-year-old boy from Lake County cut off his probation monitor, relocated to Morro Bay and committed a string of burglaries in San Luis Obispo County, according to the Morro Bay Police Department. Law enforcement noticed an... (Continue reading)

Shooting in the same area as recent murder in Santa Maria

Written on 28 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and wounded a man Saturday night in the same area of Santa Maria in which a fatal shooting occurred last month. It is unclear whether the two shootings are connected. At about 11:30 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Missing man’s body found at Lake Nacimiento in SLO County

Written on 27 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Hikers spotted the body of a man reported missing several weeks ago on the shore of Lake Nacimiento in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday evening, according to witnesses. About a week earlier, it was determined a... (Continue reading)

One person killed, two injured in crash at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 26 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

One man was killed and two others were injured in a crash at the Oceano Dunes on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after noon, a man was driving an off-road vehicle on an approximately 20-foot dune in an area known as Sand... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man killed in motorcycle crash

Written on 26 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Luis Obispo resident was killed Wednesday evening while riding a motorcycle on Lopez Drive near Grieb Ranch Road in rural Arroyo Grande. [KSBY] Shortly after 7 p.m., Michael John White, 58, was riding his 1998 Honda Super Hawk... (Continue reading)