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Shots fired in rural SLO, man barricades himself inside home

Written on 5 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN While reportedly having a mental health crisis, a man fired shots at a vehicle and then barricaded himself inside a rural San Luis Obispo home Monday afternoon, prior to surrendering to law enforcement. At about 1 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

SLO County at 11,635 coronavirus cases, 88 deaths

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

Labs in San Luis Obispo County reported 307 new coronavirus cases on Jan. 2 and 168 on Jan. 3, bringing the county’s total to 11,635 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data the California Department of Public Health... (Continue reading)

Two dead, multiple people injured in Santa Barbara County shootings

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Shootings in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara over the weekend left two people dead, one in each city. The Santa Barbara shooting also left an unknown number of victims hospitalized. At about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, witnesses... (Continue reading)

Man falls off cliff at Montana de Oro, rescued

Written on 4 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency personnel rescued a man who fell off a cliff at Montana de Oro State Park on Sunday. Shortly before 4 p.m., a 26-year-old man was walking on a cliff ledge near Corallina Cove when he slipped... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for missing Arroyo Grande man

Written on 3 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating an at-risk man last seen in rural Arroyo Grande. Andrew Daniel Romero was last seen at approximately 4 p.m. on Jan. 2. At the time, he... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly eases student coronavirus testing requirements

Written on 3 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Amid backlash from students and parents, Cal Poly reduced its testing requirements, including no longer requiring all students to test twice weekly. After campus administrators announced a requirement that all students test twice weekly regardless if they are taking in-person... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County exceeds 11,000 confirmed coronavirus cases

Written on 2 Jan, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Labs in San Luis Obispo County reported 314 new coronavirus cases on Jan. 1, bringing the county’s total to 11,160 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data the California Department of Public Health released Saturday afternoon. The State... (Continue reading)

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)