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Police deem Atascadero man’s disappearance suspicious

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

Police are asking the public’s help finding a 38-year-old Atascadero man who was last seen by his family in April. Cory KelleyArmer’s family told police it’s uncharacteristic for him to not have any contact with his family for months, leading... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies rescue homeless man

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

Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies managed to rescue a 56-year-old homeless man experiencing a drug overdose in Isla Vista on Saturday by administering the opioid-combating medication Naloxone. At about 2 p.m., a 911 caller reported a man was lying unresponsive... (Continue reading)

Bystanders pull drowning child out of Lake Nacimiento

Written on 26 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Good Samaritans pulled a young boy out of Lake Nacimiento Tuesday afternoon and performed CPR on the child. [KSBY] Shortly after 3 p.m., the boy was swimming near the shore of Lake Nacimiento with his parents. Individuals from out of... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish yet another blaze at the Ocean Dunes

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

For the fourth time in less than two weeks, a fire was reported burning at the Oceano Dunes. On Tuesday afternoon, firefighters extinguished the 10 foot by 10 foot blaze. On Aug. 13, the Dunes Fire scorched 11 acres. Ignited... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man charged with killing an elephant seal

Written on 26 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Santa Barbara County man was charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a northern elephant seal on a beach near San Simeon. Northern elephant seals are a protected species under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Jordan Gerbich, 30, of Santa Maria,... (Continue reading)

Detectives identify Nipomo shooter

Written on 25 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man who died during a gunfight with law enforcement as 42-year-old Scott Huffman of Bakersfield. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Aug. 21, Huffman and a woman argueded in the Von’s parking... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s new coronavirus cases drop significantly

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

San Luis Obispo County reported an average of 25 daily new cases of coronavirus last week, down from an average of 44 a day a week earlier, and 50 the week before. During the past five days, SLO County reported... (Continue reading)

Rallies for Tianna Arata and Dan Dow planned in SLO

Written on 24 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

As civil unrest again spikes in the United States, rallies in support of both protester Tianna Arata and SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow are set to take place this week in San Luis Obispo. Tianna Arata, who has not... (Continue reading)

More employees returning to work in SLO County

Written on 24 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

BY CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate continues to decline — with 600 more people going back to work in July, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. SLO County’s unemployment rate went from a high of 14... (Continue reading)

Smoke subsides in SLO County, Central Coast fires grow

Written on 24 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Three large fires burning in Monterey County are continuing to grow in size, but smokey conditions are starting to subside in San Luis Obispo County. On Sunday, there were light sprinkles in portions of North County, including in Atascadero. Throughout... (Continue reading)