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Fire destroys Grover Beach home

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

A Grover Beach house burst into flames Thursday evening, sending a large plume of smoke into the air above the South County city. Callers reported the fire at approximately 6:25 p.m. at a home located at 250 Beckett Place, according... (Continue reading)

Driver extricated after crashing into Los Osos home

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

A female driver crashed into a house in Los Osos house Thursday morning, requiring firefighters to extricate the driver from the vehicle. At about 10:40 a.m., the woman crashed into a residence in the 1700 block of 5th Street, according... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles garbage rate hike challenged

Written on 23 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Paso Robles man is questioning a proposed garbage rate hike and noting the city’s waste disposal contract has not been put out for competitive bid since at least 1993. “And that contract apparently has never been bid,” said Dan... (Continue reading)

Another California Men’s Colony inmate infected with coronavirus

Written on 23 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A second California Men’s Colony inmate has contracted coronavirus, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Earlier this month, an inmate who fell ill tested positive for the virus. Now, there is a second confirmed case at the... (Continue reading)

SLO County relaxes shelter rules on more businesses

Written on 22 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County is now allowing several more types of businesses to reduce shelter at home restrictions. These include churches, janitorial services, drive-in theaters, and fabric and notion stores. Houses of worship can hold drive-in services, as long as... (Continue reading)

Two Californians died in February from coronavirus

Written on 22 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Autopsies have determined two people who died in Santa Clara County in February were infected with the coronavirus when they died, changing the timing of the first death to weeks earlier than previously reported, according to a county press release.... (Continue reading)

Deputies search home of suspect in Kristin Smart’s disappearance

Written on 22 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Investigators served another search warrant Wednesday morning at the Los Angeles area home of Paul Flores, the lone suspect in the Kristin Smart disappearance case. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department assisted in serving the sealed warrant at Flores’s house... (Continue reading)

Chipotle to pay $25 million criminal fine

Written on 21 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay a $25 million criminal fine and institute a comprehensive food-safety program to resolve criminal charges that it adulterated food that sickened more than 1,100 people across the United States from 2015 to 2018.... (Continue reading)

SLO police catch man who threatened officers

Written on 21 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Within 48 hours of letting the suspect flee out the back door of his home, San Luis Obispo police caught and arrested a man who allegedly threatened officers with a knife and Molotov cocktail. Shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, residents... (Continue reading)

Wanted man leads officer on chase in Paso Robles

Written on 20 Apr, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A wanted Salinas man led CHP officers on both a high-speed chase and a foot pursuit in Paso Robles on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., a CHP officer observed a silver 2003 Cadillac heading eastbound at a high rate... (Continue reading)