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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)

One person killed, another injured in Arroyo Grande fire

Written on 23 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

One woman died and another was injured in a mobile home fire in Arroyo Grande Saturday night. The women’s dog also died in the fire. Shortly before 11 p.m., a neighbor reported the fire burning at the Grande Mobile Manor... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande City Council votes against November election

Written on 23 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council Grande voted 5-0 to cancel their local election at an Aug. 18 special meeting. If elected officials run unopposed, the city does not generally hold an election. During the filing period that ended on Aug.... (Continue reading)

Witness describes Nipomo shooting incident

Written on 22 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By RICHARD BASTIAN A Central Valley man died in a gun battle with CHP officers and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies in Nipomo on Friday afternoon following an argument with a woman, according to a man who witnessed the... (Continue reading)

Law enforcement kill Nipomo shooting suspect

Written on 21 Aug, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

By RICHARD BASTIAN A gunman was killed during a shootout with San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies and CHP officers in the Vons parking lot in Nipomo on Friday afternoon, Sheriff Ian Parkinson said. Shortly before noon, the gunman, who... (Continue reading)