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Nurses in Templeton and SLO allege understaffing, poor conditions

Written on 28 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Nurses at nine Tenet hospitals, including Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton, conducted public actions and informational pickets on Wednesday over alleged understaffing and poor working conditions.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County COVID-19 rates increase slightly

Written on 28 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported a increase in new COVID-19 cases this week from a daily average of nine on April 20 to 13 on April 27. During the past seven days, the county reported 105 SLO... (Continue reading)

Little known about man murdered in Santa Maria

Written on 27 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police have identified the 61-year-old man who was found dead in a vehicle from a gunshot wound as Luis Bernabe Jimenez. Police say they do not know where Jimenez lived or worked. Detectives are seeking... (Continue reading)

Gas leak leads to evacuations in Paso Robles

Written on 27 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officials evacuated some Paso Robles residents and asked others to shelter in place because of a gas leak Tuesday afternoon. [Tribune] Shortly after 2 p.m., construction workers hit a gas line in a backyard. As gas leaked... (Continue reading)

Officers chase woman from King City to outside San Luis Obispo

Written on 26 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An elderly female who was reportedly suffering from a medical condition led officers on an approximately 75-mile, 45-minute chase early Monday morning from the King City area to just outside of San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] 911 callers... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police nab drive-by shooter following horrific crash

Written on 26 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers caught a man who allegedly shot at a father and son who were inside a vehicle stopped at an intersection in the northern Santa Barbara County city Monday afternoon. At about 2:40 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s average gas price stagnant, find the cheapest prices

Written on 25 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE During the past week, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in San Luis Obispo County remained unchanged at $5.89, according to figures from AAA. In late March, SLO County’s average gas price reached a... (Continue reading)

Crews extinguish Morro Bay house fire

Written on 25 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire caused major damage to a Morro Bay house, as well as a vehicle, on Saturday evening. KSBY] A caller reported the fire at about 6:43 p.m at a home in the 500 block of Bernardo... (Continue reading)

Woman plunges off cliff in Shell Beach

Written on 25 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Rescue workers pulled a woman out of the ocean Monday morning after she plunged off a cliff in Shell Beach. [KSBY] A 911 caller reported the incident near Seaview Avenue and Margo Dodd Park at about 7:05... (Continue reading)

Hiker airlifted off Avila Beach cliff

Written on 24 Apr, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A CHP helicopter airlifted a climber off of a cliff in Avila Beach on Saturday. Shortly before 2:30 p.m., a caller reported that a climber on the Pecho Coast Trail above the Harford Pier was stranded on... (Continue reading)