Daily Briefs


Rescued bull flies through the sky above Cayucos

    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Molnar Cattle LLC (@molnarcattlellc) By JOSH FRIEDMAN A bull fell down a 90-foot cliff near Cayucos, then soared high above it upon being airlifted by rescue personnel earlier... (Continue reading)

76 more Santa Barbara County Jail inmates with coronavirus

By KAREN VELIE An additional 76 Santa Barbara County Jail inmates tested positive for COVID-19 during the past two weeks, currently with no hospitalizations or deaths. After an inmate in the male dormitory tested positive for the coronavirus on Dec.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly requiring students get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo announced Wednesday that it will require students, faculty and staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot by Jan. 20, or six months after they have received the final dose of... (Continue reading)

Grand jury rejects claims of mismanagement at Hancock College

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury recently released a report rejecting allegations of widespread mismanagement at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. Earlier this year, the grand jury received a detailed complaint about the governance of Hancock... (Continue reading)

Orphaned sea otter rescued off of Pismo Beach

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A baby sea otter was rescued off the coast of Pismo Beach and is now living in the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. [Long Beach Post] The 14-week-old orphaned otter arrived at the Long Beach... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles hires new police chief

By KAREN VELIE The City of Paso Robles announced Tuesday the appointment of Damian Nord as police chief. Nord is in the process of relocating from Bakersfield to Paso Robles. “I am honored to be joining the City of Paso... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s COVID-19 case rates rising, one new death

By KAREN VELIE After months of COVID-19 daily rates in the 30s, San Luis Obispo County’s average new case rate increased to 45, the largest new infection rate since October. SLO County reported one new coronavirus death on Tuesday. The... (Continue reading)

Fire displaces three people in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An apartment fire displaced three San Luis Obispo residents on Monday. The blaze started at about 4 p.m. inside a first-floor unit at a complex located at 1245 Phillips Lane, according to the San Luis Obispo Fire... (Continue reading)

San Miguel man sentenced to 30 years in prison for molestation

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a San Miguel man on Monday to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing four children. Between Jan. 1995 and Oct. 2019, David Avis Vance, now 57, molested four children ranging in age from... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police searching for armed robber

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint on Saturday. Shortly before 2 p.m., a woman was standing in her garage in the 9000 block of... (Continue reading)