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Police nab arsonist who torched RV in San Luis Obispo

Written on 15 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a man who allegedly set a recreational vehicle trailer on fire Sunday morning, in which individuals may have been living. Shortly before 8 a.m., callers reported the RV burning in the... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest San Luis Obispo man on weapon and drug charges

Written on 15 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 27-year-old San Luis Obispo man on Tuesday afternoon who allegedly brought firearms, heroin and methamphetamine to the Chumash Casino Resort, and then fell asleep in a parking garage. Shortly before... (Continue reading)

Police identify Grover Beach man killed in crash

Written on 14 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash with an SUV on Monday afternoon as Brian Robert Brewer, 26, of Grover Beach. Shortly before 3 p.m., Brewer collided with the SUV at the intersection of Fourth Street... (Continue reading)

Spike in shootings in Lompoc, 42 in 2021

Written on 14 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A little more than halfway through the year, there have been 42 shooting in Lompoc this year. [KSBY] The latest shooting occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday in the 500 block of O Street. Officers arrived... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County IWMA to consider appointing Paavo Ogren

Written on 14 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid plans for San Luis Obispo County to exit the Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA), the waste management agency’s board of directors will consider hiring Paavo Ogren as interim executive director on Wednesday afternoon. If appointed, Ogren... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles murder suspect avoids capture in Mexico, police said

Written on 14 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspect who allegedly shot and killed a man outside a Paso Robles liquor store last year has reportedly fled to Mexico. [Tribune] Jose DeJesus Campoverde Guerrero, 22, is accused of killing Oliver Nungaray, 27. Campoverde Guerrero... (Continue reading)

Three SLO County residents died from COVID-19 last week

Written on 13 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

After no new COVID-19 deaths in nearly two months, three San Luis Obispo County residents died last week from the virus. One resident was in their 50s, one was in their 60s and one was in their 70s. The number... (Continue reading)

Child tax credit payments headed to Central Coast families

Written on 13 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Central Coast parents could see their first child tax credit payment in their bank accounts as early as Thursday. Under the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan, the annual child tax credit has increased from $2,000 per child to $3,000 to... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man killed on Highway 101 near Santa Margarita

Written on 13 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 67-year-old Atascadero man died following a motorcycle collision on Highway 101 near Santa Margarita Monday night. Shortly before 10 p.m., Randolph Earl was riding a black 1997 Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound on Highway 101 near Tassajara Creek... (Continue reading)

California governor backtracks on student mask rules

Written on 13 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California is backtracking on the mask mandate it issued Monday for K-12 schools and has signaled it will let local school officials have some control over face covering policies. Despite new guidance from the... (Continue reading)