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PG&E seeking another rate hike, this one for Diablo Canyon

Written on 24 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE In response to regulators permitting Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in Avila Beach to continue producing energy through 2030, PG&E has provided notice it will need to raise rates for the third time in less than two years.... (Continue reading)

Sheriff finds commander neglected his duty in Oceano

Written on 24 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office found that Commander Keith Scott neglected his duty when he failed to respond to multiple 911 calls during an Oceano Community Service District Board meeting in October. Scott has since... (Continue reading)

Man allegedly kills his wife in Santa Maria

Written on 23 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed his wife in Santa Maria Friday morning. This is the second time a man has killed a woman during a domestic dispute on the Central Coast this... (Continue reading)

Woman struck and killed by train in Goleta

Written on 23 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train struck and killed a woman who was on the railroad tracks in Goleta Friday afternoon.  Witnesses reported the woman was with a dog on the train tracks, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire... (Continue reading)

Here are SLO County rain, reservoir levels after latest storm

Written on 22 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Despite several storms that have left San Luis Obispo County with some of the highest precipitation totals for this time of year in decades, local reservoir levels remain flat, though healthy. Generally, around January, when the ground... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for sexual abusing two kids

Written on 22 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers on Thursday arrested a 46-year-old man who allegedly sexually abused a girl and a boy. In September, SLOPD’s Detective Bureau launched an investigation into a reported sexual assault of a juvenile female.... (Continue reading)

Sheriff releases names of those killed in shooting in Creston

Written on 21 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department has identified the two people killed in a suspected murder, suicide on Highway 58 in rural Creston on Wednesday afternoon as 40-year-old Maria Quesada and her 60-year-old stepfather Arturo Quesada.... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of sexually abusing four children

Written on 21 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A jury has found a 43-year-old man guilty of sexually abusing four children in San Luis Obispo County. Edgar Nolverto Guevara abused four victims under the age of 14 between 2004 and 2022, according to the SLO... (Continue reading)

SLO domestic violence arrest leads to child porn bust

Written on 21 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a San Luis Obispo man twice in the span of a little more than a month, first for domestic violence and then for possession of child pornography.  On Nov. 11, San Luis Obispo officers... (Continue reading)

SWAT raid leads to arrest of teen for Santa Maria murder

Written on 21 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Aided by two SWAT teams, Santa Maria detectives arrested a 17-year-old gang member on Wednesday for shooting and killing a 15-year-old boy earlier this month.   On Dec. 9, at about 2:25 p.m., a caller reported a... (Continue reading)