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Police stop wrong-way driver on Highway 1 in Morro Bay

Written on 25 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay police officers successfully stopped a suspected mentally-ill wrong-way driver on Highway 1 early Saturday morning, preventing the vehicle from traveling into oncoming traffic. Shortly before 4 a.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies were on... (Continue reading)

Wind and surf advisories as storm moves towards SLO County

Written on 24 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Along with heavy rains, a storm blowing down from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to deliver strong winds and large breaking waves of 15 to 20 feet with dangerous rip currents to San Luis Obispo County,... (Continue reading)

SUV crashes into San Luis Obispo apartment injuring occupant

Written on 23 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE An SUV crashed into an apartment building in San Luis Obispo injuring one occupant on Saturday. Shortly before noon, the silver SUV crashed into a unit at the Park Highland Apartments on Augusta Street damaging a wall,... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs San Luis Obispo cigar store

Written on 23 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for an armed man who robbed a cigar store Friday evening. At about 8:30 p.m., a masked man walked into Tony’s Cigars and Accessories at 158 Higuera Street and asked an... (Continue reading)

Alcohol and reckless driving lead to three-vehicle crash in Morro Bay

Written on 23 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A DUI driver allegedly blew through a stop sign after exiting Highway 1 in Morro Bay Friday evening, causing a three-car collision, during which a motorcycle came flying out of a truck bed and struck a vehicle.... (Continue reading)

COVID-19 case up slightly in SLO County, four new deaths

Written on 22 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After seven weeks of declining COVID-19 rates, San Luis Obispo County reported a slight increase in new cases over the past week from a daily average of 37 on Oct. 15 to 42 on Oct. 22, and... (Continue reading)

Suspect in grisly Oceano murder visited the victim’s home

Written on 22 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The man accused of murdering 90-year-old Oceano activist Lawrence “Larry” Bross visited the victim’s home and had another encounter with him shortly before his death. [Tribune] David James Krause also had a tool in his possession similar... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores pleads not guilty to the murder of Kristin Smart

Written on 21 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning at his arraignment on a murder charge. Paul Flores is accused of murdering Cal Poly San Luis Obispo freshman Kristin Smart during an attempted rape in 1996. If convicted, Paul... (Continue reading)

Attorney and rapist sentenced to more than 100 years in prison

Written on 21 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County judge sentenced an attorney from Nevada who moved to the Isla Vista area in his “Mirror Bus” and repeatedly sexually assaulted women to more than 100 years. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies began... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man guilty of child molestation

Written on 21 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Margarita man who sexually abused girls over a span of more than three decades will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted on Wednesday of felony sex crimes against three... (Continue reading)