Daily Briefs


SLO police catch gas station clerk with meth during tobacco sting

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested a gas station clerk who allegedly sold tobacco to a minor and was in possession of methamphetamine last week. On Friday, detectives conducted an operation in which a supervised person under the... (Continue reading)

Power outage impacting 1,279 PG&E customers in SLO County

By KAREN VELIE Power outages from Atascadero through rural Santa Margarita have left 1,279 PG&E customers without power on Monday morning. Shortly before 7 p.m., 245 customers in San Luis Obispo County lost power in southeast Atascadero near Heilmann Park.... (Continue reading)

UCLA Health opening cancer care facility in Atascadero

By KAREN VELIE UCLA Health is opening a cancer care facility in Atascadero in July to treat all types of cancer through multiple therapies. “We offer world-class care to our patients, as well as support for their loved ones, powered... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County unemployment rate continues dropping

By KAREN VELIE Hiring in the hospitality industry in May helped drop San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly a year, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. SLO County’s jobless rate was 3.6% in... (Continue reading)

More than 3,300 households without power in San Luis Obispo County

By KAREN VELIE More than 3,300 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County are without power on Sunday morning because of 14 separate outages. While the cause of one of the outages is under investigation, 13 of the outages are planned... (Continue reading)

Six power outages impacting 2,441 San Luis Obispo County PG&E customers

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,400 PG&E customers are without power on Saturday morning because of six outages in San Luis Obispo County. Three of the outages are unplanned and three are planned public safety power shutoffs. On Thursday, because... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County deputies arrest felon with cache of guns

By KAREN VELIE A 42-year-old convicted felon is facing criminal charges after San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies found a cache of guns at his Nipomo home. After conducting an investigation into Robert Ramirez, deputies served a search warrant at... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest alleged serial REI burglar

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested an alleged serial burglar who tried again this week to steal merchandise from the REI store on Madonna Road. On Tuesday, staff at the REI store observed a man trying to... (Continue reading)

Felon arrested with drugs and weapons in Grover Beach

By KAREN VELIE A 44-year-old man is in jail after he attempted to speed through Grover Beach with drugs and weapons in his car despite not having a valid drivers license. On June 17, a patrol officer spotted a vehicle... (Continue reading)

One person killed in crash near Vina Robles in Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE One person was killed in a two-car crash on Highway 46 near Vina Robles in Paso Robles on Wednesday. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., a caller reported the crash at the intersection of Mill Road and Highway 46.... (Continue reading)