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Eight CMC inmates with coronavirus, working to stop the outbreak

Written on 30 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Eight inmates and one staffer at the California Men’s Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo County have tested positive for the coronavirus since April 11, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. State and county health officials are... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom planning to shut down all California beaches

Written on 30 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to close all California beaches and state parks on Friday, after people seeking relief from the heat flocked to beaches last weekend. During a press conference on Wednesday, San Luis Obispo County Administrator Wade Horton... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman accused of intentionally causing fatal crash

Written on 29 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Prosecutors are alleging an Arroyo Grande woman, who is charged with second-degree murder, drove while suicidal and intentionally caused a crash on Highway 227 last December that killed an elderly San Luis Obispo man. [Tribune] During a preliminary hearing earlier... (Continue reading)

Second staffer at Templeton nursing facility infected with coronavirus

Written on 29 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An second employee at Vineyard Hill’s Health Center in Templeton tested positive on Tuesday for the coronavirus. On Friday, an employee confirmed they were infected with the virus, which prompted testing of all staff and employees at the rehabilitation facility.... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay connection to Biden sexual assault allegation surfaces

Written on 29 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

With a former staffer for then-Sen. Joe Biden accusing the now-presumptive presidential nominee of sexual assault, a conversation that reportedly occurred in Morro Bay in the mid 1990s has become a focal point of the the campaign controversy. [Business Insider]... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newson released his four step plan to reopen the economy

Written on 28 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday tweeted his four stage reopening plan, with “sector-by-sector guidelines for a safe reopening.” The state is already in stage one, staying home and flattening the curve, he tweeted.  Stage one includes securing necessary medical equipment... (Continue reading)

Four new cases of coronavirus in SLO County, officials seek end to shelter

Written on 28 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo County confirmed four new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, for a total of 173 cases. Because of the county’s low coronavirus numbers, the SLO County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to send Gov. Gavin Newsom a... (Continue reading)

Officers leave crash victim lying in North County ditch for nearly 24 hours

Written on 28 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Law enforcement and Cal Fire personnel inadvertently left the body of a car crash victim, a 25-year-old woman who was reportedly the mother of three young girls, lying in a ditch north of Paso Robles for nearly 24 hours over... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man killed in rockslide near Bakersfield

Written on 28 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 56-year-old Paso Robles man was apparently killed in a rockslide over the weekend near the California Living Museum Zoo near Bakersfield. On Sunday evening, a man noticed mining gear near the rockslide, which he reported to the Bakersfield Police... (Continue reading)

Person injured in fall from cliff into Lake Nacimiento

Written on 27 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A person suffered a traumatic injury Saturday after falling off a 20-foot cliff and into Lake Nacimiento. The individual fell into a remote area of the lake near Oak Shores Marina. [Tribune] Shortly before 4 p.m., a 911 caller reported... (Continue reading)