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Body found in parked car at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo Campus

Written on 22 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A body was discovered in a parked car in a Cuesta College parking lot at the San Luis Obispo Campus on Tuesday morning. On the first day of the spring semester, a student spotted a person who... (Continue reading)

San Luis Coastal School District plans to keep transitional kindergarten

Written on 21 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is no longer planning to cut transitional kindergarten classes at the end of this school year, superintendent Eric Prater said in a statement. Expecting to spend $5 million more than... (Continue reading)

Man writes a bad check for a truck, arrested in Morro Bay

Written on 21 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers arrested a 65-year-old man in Morro Bay on Sunday after he allegedly fled in a truck that he stole from a Ford dealership in San Luis Obispo. Shortly before 11 a.m., Morro Bay police received a... (Continue reading)

Vehicle hit, killed man on Highway 101 near Santa Margarita

Written on 21 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A vehicle hit and killed a man attempting to run across Highway 101 near Santa Margarita early Monday morning, according to the CHP. Not long after midnight, a man got out of a passenger vehicle and attempted... (Continue reading)

Assemblywoman Addis opposed to Morro Bay battery storage facility

Written on 21 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following the huge fire that ignited at the Vistra battery storage facility in Moss Landing, more than a hundred Central Coast residents called and sent emails to Assemblywoman Dawn Addis’ office voicing their concerns regarding plans for... (Continue reading)

Knife wielding man leads to standoff in Santa Maria

Written on 21 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A man acting erratically while wielding a knife was arrested on Sunday following a nearly six-hour standoff in Santa Maria. Shortly after 3:30 p.m., several 9-1-1 callers reported a man behaving erratically while armed with a knife... (Continue reading)

Former President Joe Biden returns to Santa Barbara County

Written on 20 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former President Joe Biden and Jill Biden landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Top commanders greeted the couple as they arrived late Monday afternoon. The Bidens... (Continue reading)

Passenger killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 166, DUI suspected

Written on 19 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE One person was killed and another suffered major injuries in a single vehicle motorcycle crash on Highway 166 in rural San Luis Obispo on Jan. 18, according to the CHP. On Saturday afternoon, the motorcyclist was headed... (Continue reading)

Semi-truck driver killed in crash in Santa Maria

Written on 19 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 53-year-old semi-truck driver was killed in a single vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Solomon Road in Santa Maria on Jan. 16, according to the CHP. Shortly after 2 p.m., the driver, a man from Bakersfield,... (Continue reading)

Locals protest wind energy projects off the coast of Morro Bay

Written on 19 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE A group of approximately 250 people on Saturday protested the three wind energy projects proposed off the coast of Morro Bay and the associated impacts. With signs seeking to support the whales, fisherman and our way of... (Continue reading)