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Paso Robles man allegedly took his mother hostage

Written on 7 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 40-year-old Paso Robles man is in jail after allegedly holding his mother hostage while threatening to hill her with a knife on Friday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., the sister of Charles Courtemanche told police her brother was holding... (Continue reading)

Hate speech found on Cal Poly Jewish fraternity

Written on 7 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Cal Poly students found swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti in front of and on a Jewish fraternity house — Alpha Epsilon Pi — on Friday. The vandals damaged the fraternity on the Shabbat, a Jewish holy day that starts before... (Continue reading)

Counseling offered to Morro Bay students amid criminal investigation

Written on 6 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Morro Bay High School administrators reached out to families on Friday afternoon, confirming an ongoing police investigation into former chemistry teacher Tyler Andree and offering students counseling. “Although we will not comment on individual personnel actions or... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court lifts Newsom’s indoor church service ban, allows restrictions

Written on 6 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected California’s ban on indoor religious services, ruling that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus order violates the public’s Constitutional right to the free exercise of religion. In the 6-3 decision, the court ruled that Californians... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus shutters elementary school in Paso Robles

Written on 6 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles school district officials closed the campus of Winifred Pifer Elementary School on Thursday after an undisclosed number of individuals tested positive for the coronavirus. During the closure, students will return to remote learning. The campus... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus deaths in San Luis Obispo County nearing 200

Written on 5 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

There were 95 coronavirus deaths in January in SLO County, surpassing the number of fatalities in 2020. With 17 new deaths during the past four days from COVID-19, there are now 194 locals who have lost their lives to the... (Continue reading)

Deputies find 15-year-old girl and her alleged pimp in SLO County

Written on 5 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Law enforcement personnel recently rescued a missing 15-year-old girl from Nevada who was being sex trafficked in San Luis Obispo County. Authorities also caught the girl’s alleged pimp, but then released him, citing a lack of probable... (Continue reading)

Two murder suspects arrested following altercation in Avila Beach

Written on 4 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested two murder suspects while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Avila Beach on Wednesday. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a domestic disturbance in the parking lot of the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Teen injured in the ninth shooting this year in Lompoc

Written on 4 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An unknown suspect shot an 18-year-old man in Lompoc Thursday morning. The teen was then airlifted to a hospital. Shortly before 11 a.m., callers reported a shooting in the area of Airport Avenue and North D Street,... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver crashes into Shandon woman, killing her

Written on 4 Feb, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated wrong-way driver struck and killed 23-year-old Sabrina Lecce of Shandon woman on Highway 101 in Southern Monterey County on Tuesday. Shortly after 7 p.m., Balthazar Donato, 27, was driving northbound in the southbound lanes... (Continue reading)