Daily Briefs


One person killed in four-car pileup in Paso Robles

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed in a four-vehicle collision on Highway 101 in Paso Robles on Monday evening. [KSBY] Shortly before 7 p.m., a driver attempted to change lanes just south of the Spring Street onramp on southbound... (Continue reading)

A second inmate at California Men’s Colony dies of coronavirus

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An inmate at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County died of coronavirus last week, becoming the second CMC inmate to die of the virus. The inmate died on Thursday at a local hospital, according... (Continue reading)

More than 77,000 SLO County residents have already voted

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A little more than a week in advance of the primarily vote-by-mail election, approximately 40 percent of San Luis Obispo County voters have already turned in their ballots. Meanwhile, election officials have accepted 98.94 percent of the... (Continue reading)

Three injured in DUI crash near Shandon

BY CCN STAFF Three people were injured when an alleged drunk driver crashed head-on into another vehicle on Highway 46 outside Shandon on Saturday evening, according to the CHP. At about 8:30 p.m., Fidel Martinez Lopez, 70, of San Miguel... (Continue reading)

PG&E to cut power to more than 1 million Californians

By JOSH FRIEDMAN PG&E may shut off power on Sunday for 1 million or more individuals across Central and Northern California as part of another preemptive move to prevent wildfires. The shutoff is forecasted to impact 466,000 homes and businesses,... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into awning at Black Horse Coffee Shop in SLO

By CCN STAFF Two cars collided on Broad Street in San Luis Obispo on Friday evening, propelling one of the cars through a sign and into an awning at the Black Horse Coffee Shop. During rush hour traffic, the cars... (Continue reading)

Unemployment rate falls spurred by local government hiring

BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate dropped again in September as local governments gained approximately 1,700 jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported last week. In September, SLO County’s unemployment rate fell to 7.2 percent. That is... (Continue reading)

Motions for dismissal and gag order continued in Tianna Arata case

By CCN STAFF While supporters of four Black Lives Matter protesters chanted for the judge to dismiss their cases, San Luis Obispo County Court Judge Mathew Guerrero continued the hearing on a motion to dismiss and a motion for a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles robber sentenced to 25 years to life in prison

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a man convicted of robbing Pacific Premier Bank in Paso Robles to 25 years to life in prison. On Nov. 15, 2019, two masked men with handguns entered Pacific Premier Bank on 12th Street... (Continue reading)

Man died at Lopez Lake attempting to save a relative

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 39-year-old Grover Beach man drowned in Lopez Lake after attempting to rescue a relative who appeared to be in distress while swimming, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. The county coroner’s unit has... (Continue reading)