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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)

Rock slide closes Highway 1 at Ragged Point

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

By KAREN VELIE A rock slide discovered Wednesday morning has shut down Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Gorda in Monterey County, according to Caltrans. Rocks fell from a cliffside onto the northbound lane of... (Continue reading)

Former Atascadero teacher facing 3 years in prison for making child porn

Written on 27 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former Atascadero teacher who took upskirt photos and videos of young female students agreed to a plea deal that could result in a three-year prison sentence, a punishment prosecutors argue is too short. [Tribune] Chris Lynn... (Continue reading)

Thief steals rare train parts from the Santa Margarita Ranch

Written on 27 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A rural Paso Robles man allegedly stole $30,000 worth of property, including rare train parts, from the Santa Margarita Ranch earlier this month. Detectives eventually traced some of the stolen items to recycling centers in Santa Maria... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates up slightly

Written on 27 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the second week in a row, San Luis Obispo County reported a slight increase in new COVID-19 cases, according to an Oct. 26 health department update. Over the past four days, newly reported cases increased from... (Continue reading)

California’s payments to unemployment fraudsters reach $20 billion

Written on 26 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California has given at least $20 billion in unemployment funds to criminals since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said on Monday. [LA Times] In January, then-California Labor Secretary Julie Su acknowledged... (Continue reading)

Suspected catalytic converter thieves caught with multiple firearms

Written on 26 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid a rash of catalytic converter thefts, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies caught a pair of heavily armed Santa Maria men shortly after they stole a catalytic converter last week. At about 9:20 p.m. Thursday, a 911... (Continue reading)

4.7-magnitude earthquake rattles San Simeon, Cambria

Written on 25 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast from San Simeon and Cambria Monday afternoon. The United States Geological Survey recorded a 4.7 magnitude earthquake that struck approximately 11 miles northwest of San Simeon at 4:42 p.m,... (Continue reading)