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Chase starts in Paso Robles, ends with officers killing suspect

Written on 25 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A CHP chase that started near Paso Robles morphed into a nearly 12-hour standoff in Kings County, ending with officers shooting and killing the suspect after he allegedly opened fire Monday morning. On Sunday evening, CHP officers... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles DUI suspect flees during sobriety test

Written on 24 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspected DUI driver attempted to flee Paso Robles police during a sobriety test Sunday night or early Monday morning, but a K-9 lured him out of the brush in which he was hiding and officers arrested... (Continue reading)

Two cats killed in home fire in Atascadero

Written on 24 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pair of cats died in a mobile home fire in Atascadero Friday night. Shortly before 10 p.m., a 911caller reported the fire burning inside a mobile home located at 10025 El Camino Real. With flames spreading,... (Continue reading)

Bankruptcy auction for Paso Robles winery and estate

Written on 23 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Paso Robles winery and estate, currently leased by Rabbit Ridge, is being sold at a bankruptcy auction next month. The two properties, a 310-acre vineyard with a turnkey winery on the north side of Paso Robles and a 7,500-square... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County’s labor force declines

Written on 22 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Even though many coronavirus restrictions have lifted and businesses have reopened, the number of people receiving a paycheck and in the workforce in San Luis Obispo County is declining. Prior to the pandemic, in Jan. 2020, there... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest suspect in Loma Fire in Santa Barbara

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities arrested a suspected serial arsonist for starting the hillside fire in Santa Barbara Thursday night that damaged two homes, threatened the KEYT newsroom and led to hundreds of residents evacuating. First reported burning in the TV... (Continue reading)

SLO County judge sentences pimp to 15 years to life in prison

Written on 21 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced Lucion Lee Edwards Banks of Sacramento on Friday to 15 years to life in state prison for human trafficking. The conviction resulted from a run-of-the-mill traffic enforcement stop by San Luis Obispo City... (Continue reading)

Fire threatens homes and the KEYT newsroom in Santa Barbara

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A nearly 10-acre fire that scorched a hill in Santa Barbara Thursday night caused the evacuations of homes and the KEYT newsroom. Shortly before 9 a.m., 911 callers reported a vegetation fire burning in the TV Hill... (Continue reading)

Slain SLO police officer honored at memorial and procession

Written on 21 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Community members and law enforcement personnel from numerous agencies honored slain San Luis Obispo Police Detective Luca Benedetti at a public memorial service and procession Thursday, prior to his funeral in Paso Robles. The public service took... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar knew pervert bus driver falsified application, still hired him

Written on 20 May, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Lucia Mar Unified School District hired a bus driver who sexually abused a special-needs 9-year-old girl after catching the man withholding from his job application that he was previously convicted of peeping. [Tribune] David Kenneth Lamb, 52, abused the... (Continue reading)