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SLO County Judge Ginger Garrett suddenly retires

Written on 29 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett announced on Monday that she is retiring, and her last day on the bench will be Thursday. Appointed in 2005 by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Garret was reelected... (Continue reading)

Body found at Lake Nacimiento identified

Written on 29 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County coroner’s unit has confirmed the deceased man found at Lake Nacimiento last month was 29-year-old Jesus Munoz Vargas of Los Banoa, who had previously been reported missing. No foul play is suspected... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom pulls his kids from camp with no mask enforcement

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom removed two of his children from a summer basketball camp after photos surfaced showing campers, including one of Newsom’s sons, not wearing masks while indoors. Earlier this month, the state of California released... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 cases nearly double in one week

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The number of new COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County nearly double last week rising from 3.8 to 6.0 per 100,000 residents, according to California Case statistics. State averages increased from 7.6 to 11.9 confirmed cases per 100,000 residents.... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest man for brandishing gun at Central Coast mission

Written on 27 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Sunday afternoon for brandishing a replica gun at the Santa Ines Mission in Solvang. At about 4:45 p.m., a 911 caller reported a man walking in the garden area... (Continue reading)

Gunman kills Kern County deputy and three others

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and killed his two sons and their mother inside a home in Wasco on Sunday, then shot and killed a Kern County Sheriff’s deputy, prior to dying in a firefight. The gunman, a 41-year-old... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Councilman Robert ‘Red’ Davis dead at 76

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay City Councilman Robert “Red” Davis died at his home on Saturday at the age of 76. [Tribune] Davis was in the middle of serving his second term on the Morro Bay council. He was first... (Continue reading)

Person killed in single vehicle crash in Shandon

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person was killed in a single vehicle crash in Shandon on Sunday evening, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before 7 p.m., a white sedan drove into a ditch about 10 feet off Highway 41 near Wood Canyon Ranch Road.... (Continue reading)

Smoker ignites fire at commercial storage yard in Paso Robles

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A fire that burned a commercial storage yard on Riverside Avenue in Paso Robles on Sunday afternoon was started by discarded smoking material. Shortly after 4 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning vegetation between two commercial properties near Black... (Continue reading)

CHP officer injured in crash in rural Santa Margarita

Written on 25 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A California Highway Patrol Officer was injured Saturday morning in a single car collision in rural Santa Margarita, which led to a helicopter transporting the officer to a local hospital. [KSBY] Shortly before 9 a.m., the officer was responding to... (Continue reading)