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SLO County set a record for deaths from drug overdoses in 2020

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

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office reported a record number of deaths from drug overdoses in 2020, according to the Paso Robles Daily News. During the past year, at least 57 people died from drug overdoses in SLO County,... (Continue reading)

Californians get 372 new laws in 2021

Written on 2 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

On New Year’s Day 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom passed 372 new laws including dozen made in response to the coronavirus and concerns over systemic racism. Here are some of the new laws: Requirement for hospitals to maintain a three-month... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County welcomes the first babies of 2021

Written on 2 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo welcomed its first baby of the year, a baby girl named Emmie Rafaela Hernandez. She arrived at 1:11 p.m. on New Year’s Day weighing eight pounds and at 20.5 inches long. Christina... (Continue reading)

SLO and Santa Barbara counties set records for new coronavirus cases

Written on 1 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties set records for new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to data the California Department of Public Health released Friday afternoon. San Luis Obispo labs reported 356 positive case results on Thursday, while Santa... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for runaway from Nipomo

Written on 1 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are seeking the public’s help in finding a 12-year-old girl who ran away on New Years Eve. Alyssa Vanwyk was last seen walking near Grand Street in Nipomo at approximately 1:30 p.m. Deputies searched... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest suspected serial burglar in Templeton

Written on 31 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an 18-year-old Templeton man on Wednesday following a series of burglaries in the North County community. On Dec. 23, officials began to receive a series of reports of thefts that... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police snag three alleged car burglars

Written on 31 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers arrest three Fresno County residents who allegedly broke into a pair of vehicles in San Luis Obispo earlier this week, snatched an individual’s purse and promptly used a stolen credit card at a local business. Between... (Continue reading)

SLO County remains under Gov. Newsom’s stay-at-home order

Written on 31 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Southern California region, to which San Luis Obispo County belongs, will remain under a stay-at-home order indefinitely, state officials announced Tuesday. Officials also extended the stay-at-home order for the San Joaquin Valley region, citing projections that... (Continue reading)

Eight people died from the coronavirus in SLO County, a new record

Written on 30 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo County set a one-day record on Tuesday for coronavirus-related deaths, reporting eight fatalities. As SLO County’s reporting of new coronavirus cases lags behind the state’s reporting, CalCoastNews will now report daily case numbers from the state while... (Continue reading)

Car chase leads to crash in Shell Beach

Written on 30 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A failed traffic stop led to a police chase, crash and search for a suspect or suspects in Shell Beach on Tuesday afternoon. [KSBY] The incident began when a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy tried to... (Continue reading)