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Shooting in the same area as recent murder in Santa Maria

Written on 28 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and wounded a man Saturday night in the same area of Santa Maria in which a fatal shooting occurred last month. It is unclear whether the two shootings are connected. At about 11:30 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Missing man’s body found at Lake Nacimiento in SLO County

Written on 27 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Hikers spotted the body of a man reported missing several weeks ago on the shore of Lake Nacimiento in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday evening, according to witnesses. About a week earlier, it was determined a... (Continue reading)

One person killed, two injured in crash at the Oceano Dunes

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

One man was killed and two others were injured in a crash at the Oceano Dunes on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after noon, a man was driving an off-road vehicle on an approximately 20-foot dune in an area known as Sand... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man killed in motorcycle crash

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

A San Luis Obispo resident was killed Wednesday evening while riding a motorcycle on Lopez Drive near Grieb Ranch Road in rural Arroyo Grande. [KSBY] Shortly after 7 p.m., Michael John White, 58, was riding his 1998 Honda Super Hawk... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo teen accused of dealing drugs on social media

Written on 25 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Deputies arrested a San Luis Obispo teen last week who allegedly advertised the narcotics he was selling on Snapchat. In February, multiple law enforcement agencies began investigating 19-year-old Josue Lopez, who they discovered was using Snapchat to advertise narcotics and... (Continue reading)

Semi-truck hits, kills bicyclist in San Luis Obispo

Written on 25 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A bicyclist was killed Friday morning in a crash with a semi-truck in San Luis Obispo. Shortly after 7 a.m., 61-year-old Salvador Cortez was riding his bicycle northbound on Higuera when a semi-truck driver attempted to turn east onto Suburban... (Continue reading)

Willow Fire partially contained with forest closure ordered

Written on 25 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The spread of the Willow Fire burning southeast of Big Sur in Monterey County has halted and containment has risen over the past few days, but a forest closure has also taken effect. At about 8 p.m.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police officers rescue man from burning house

Written on 24 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers rescued a man who was asleep inside a burning house on Wednesday afternoon. Callers reported a fire burning inside a single-family home located at 514 Fein Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Police officers... (Continue reading)

SLO County alleges code violations at DeVaul’s Sunny Acres property

Written on 24 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

During an inspection of San Luis Obispo Dan DeVaul’s property on Wednesday, county staff found obvious violations, a SLO County official said. [Tribune] DeVaul’s 72-acre ranch lies on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo and contains his Sunny Acres sober-living... (Continue reading)

PG&E to pay $5.9 million for dumping of Diablo Canyon cooling water

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN PG&E reached a settlement with the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board last month, requiring the utility to pay $5.9 million for allegedly failing to comply with regulations pertaining to how it discharges cooling water from... (Continue reading)