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Fire destroyed building at Camp San Luis Obispo

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

By KAREN VELIE A fire destroyed a building at Camp San Luis Obispo Monday night, located near the intersection of O’Connor Way and Sutter Avenue. Firefighters arrived at the camp to find the 40 foot by 40 foot building engulfed... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for Templeton fire training ground vandals

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are searching for suspects involved in repeated vandalism of the Templeton fire department’s training grounds. Over the past month, fire crews have discovered large amounts of graffiti and broken tools at the training grounds located at... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies San Luis Obispo teen killed in crash

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

By JOSH FRIEDNAN The California Highway Patrol has identified the 17-year-old San Luis Obispo boy killed in a three-car crash near Cal Poly on Saturday as Finnegan Lee Hartford Osbaldeston. Shortly before 7 a.m., Osbaldeston was driving a white Volvo... (Continue reading)

California man caught with bayonet and machete near DNC headquarters

Written on 13 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN United States Capitol Police officers arrested a California man who was armed with a bayonet and machete outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters early Monday morning and who allegedly promoted white supremacist ideology while claiming to be... (Continue reading)

Two people injured in shooting in Lompoc

Written on 13 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gang-related shooting in Lompoc Saturday evening left one man in critical condition and another victim hospitalized. A caller reported a shooting at about 9:30 p.m. in the 500 block of North M. Street, according to the... (Continue reading)

Power outages impact thousands of SLO County residents

Written on 12 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the third time in five days, thousands of San Luis Obispo County residents lost power on Sunday. Shortly after 6 p.m., more than 3,000 PG&E customers lost power in Atascadero, Creston and San Luis Obispo. PG&E... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County pushed Dan DeVaul to sell Sunny Acres

Written on 12 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid its ongoing spat with SLO rancher Dan DeVaul, San Luis Obispo County reportedly pushed for the sale of DeVaul’s property to a Santa Margarita couple, a deal DeVaul has rejected. DeVauls’s 72-acre ranch lies on the... (Continue reading)

SLO teen killed in three-car crash near Cal Poly

Written on 11 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A teen was killed and two others suffered minor injuries in a three-car crash near Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Saturday. Shortly before 7 a.m., the 17-year-old was driving a white Volvo eastbound on Highland... (Continue reading)

SLO County reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths

Written on 11 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported 10 new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, and a decline in new cases from a daily average of 133 to 116. Those who recently succumbed to the virus range in age from their... (Continue reading)

Bomb threat prompts evacuation of SLO High School

Written on 10 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo High School was evacuated early Friday afternoon after the SLO Police Department received a telephoned bomb threat. Shortly after 1 p.m., the caller told police a bomb would go off at the school in... (Continue reading)