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SLO County reports highest day of coronavirus cases since August

Written on 28 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

New coronavirus cases in San Luis Obispo County reached the highest daily total since late August, with more than half of the 49 people infected being between the ages of 18 and 29-years-old. The increase comes one day after the... (Continue reading)

PG&E power lines electrocutes horse in Los Osos

Written on 28 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A bird flew into a power line in Los Osos, knocking it down and causing it to fall on a horse, electrocuting and killing the animal, according to PG&E. [KSBY] Cindy Molnar said she owned her horse, Josie, for 20... (Continue reading)

25 barrels of oil spilled near Los Alamos vineyard

Written on 27 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Approximately 25 barrels of crude oil spilled at the HVI Cat Canyon facility in Los Alamos Tuesday morning, but the spill did not spread into any waterway. Shortly before 6 a.m., a caller reported the spill at... (Continue reading)

One person killed in four-car pileup in Paso Robles

Written on 27 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

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

Written on 26 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

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

Written on 26 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

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

Written on 25 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

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

Written on 25 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

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

Written on 24 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

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

Written on 24 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

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)