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Two teens hospitalized following another shooting in Santa Maria

Written on 31 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two teens are in the hospital following a shooting Saturday evening on the north side of Santa Maria, the third shooting in less than 48 hours in the same general area of the city. Shortly before 11... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande murder suspect caught with blood on his boots

Written on 31 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge ruled Thursday that the state produced sufficient evidence to for the case against a 19-year-old Fresno man who allegedly killed an elderly woman in her rural Arroyo Grande home to proceed... (Continue reading)

Highway 1 reopens after mudslide near Big Sur

Written on 30 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Gorda in Monterey County reopened Saturday after being closed by a rock slide, according to Caltrans. Rocks fell from a cliffside onto the northbound lane of... (Continue reading)

Man stabs, kills dog amid fight in Atascadero

Written on 30 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A dog owner stabbed and killed another man’s dog amid a fight between the two animals in Atascadero on Thursday. Shortly before 6 p.m., witnesses reported a physical fight in the area of Buena Avenue and Sycamore... (Continue reading)

Two shootings in four hours in Santa Maria

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pair of shootings occurred within a span of four hours in Santa Maria Thursday night and early Friday morning, leaving two victims hospitalized. First, shots were reported in the area of the 600 block of S.... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 cases continue to rise, 4 new deaths

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

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported four new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, and an increase in new cases from a daily average of 42 on Tuesday to 46 on Friday. Those who recently succumbed to the virus range... (Continue reading)

SLO gunman’s mother alleges police killed her son

Written on 29 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The mother of the mentally ill man, who shot and killed a San Luis Obispo police detective, wounded another officer and died in the deadly shootout, has filed a wrongful death claim alleging officers’ gunfire, not a... (Continue reading)

Former Templeton coach David Harper dead at 55

Written on 28 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By RICHARD BASTIAN David Harper, a former Templeton High school football coach, has died. He was 55 years old. Harper, who had battled COVID-19 for more than a month, died at a hospital on Oct. 20. After his graduation from... (Continue reading)

SLO Brew reopens as an event venue, rather than a bar

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN SLO Brew has reopened its central establishment as an events venue, rather than a bar and restaurant — an apparent strategy to circumvent COVID-19 restrictions. In 1988, SLO Brew first opened in downtown San Luis Obispo on... (Continue reading)

Gunman pleads to charges he threatened a Morro Bay motel staffer

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The man who broke into a Morro Bay motel in August and pointed a gun at an employee pleaded no contest to felony charges, police announced on Wednesday. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Aug. 27, Emery Grohregin,... (Continue reading)