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599 cases of coronavirus at Lompoc prison complex

Written on 8 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Accelerated testing has revealed there is currently a total of 599 coronavirus cases at the Lompoc prison complex, a nearly six-fold increase from the previous count. The majority of the cases exist at the minimum-security prison camp, where 541 inmates... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police searching for hit-and-run driver

Written on 7 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A hit-and-run driver who struck and seriously injured a pedestrian in Arroyo Grande Wednesday morning remains on the loose. Shortly before 6:30 a.m., a vehicle struck a pedestrian in the intersection of E. Grand Avenue and El Camino Real, according... (Continue reading)

First coronavirus death reported at Lompoc prison camp

Written on 7 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 75-year-old prison camp inmate died Wednesday, marking the first coronavirus death at the minimum-security facility in Lompoc that is located adjacent to the federal penitentiary. On April 8, Jimmie Lee Houston informed health services staff at the prison camp,... (Continue reading)

What does the governor’s reopening plan mean for SLO County?

Written on 7 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

It appears San Luis Obispo County meets the criteria required to reopen restaurants with some restrictions sometime next week. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier today that all counties can move partially into phase two of his reopening plan on Friday.... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach planning to mandate face masks in mid-June

Written on 7 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A split Pismo Beach City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2 for an ordinance requiring people to wear face masks inside essential businesses. If approved during a second meeting on May 19, the ordinance will go into force 30 days later,... (Continue reading)

Armed robber steals bandana in Atascadero

Written on 6 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Atascadero police officers arrested a man on Wednesday who stole a bandana from the Chalk Mountain Liquor on El Camino Real, and then allegedly attempted to stab a clerk. After the clerk noticed the theft, he confronted 21-year-old Kyle Walls.... (Continue reading)

SLO County coronavirus testing increases, new cases decrease

Written on 6 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Labs in San Luis Obispo County have tested 3,639 people, with 208 positive coronavirus results. In the past two days, there have been only six new confirmed cases of the virus: two in San Luis Obispo and four in Paso... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit filed in fatal crash of tour bus near Shandon

Written on 6 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Members of country singer Josh Turner’s road crew have filed a lawsuit in San Luis Obispo Superior Court over the crash last year in which a tour bus plunged off an approximately 50-foot cliff near Shandon, killing a sound engineer... (Continue reading)

Four California prison inmates killed in less than 24 hours

Written on 5 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In a span of less than 24 hours, more California state prison inmates died as a result of murder than have died as a result of coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic. From Thursday afternoon through Friday morning, four... (Continue reading)

Lompoc prison opens new hospital for coronavirus patients

Written on 5 May, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A hospital has been constructed and is set to open Wednesday at the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex, to deal with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Located inside a decommissioned prison factory within the medium-security U.S. penitentiary, the new hospital unit consists... (Continue reading)