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California halts unemployment claims amid fraud

Written on 23 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid allegations of widespread fraud in the state’s unemployment system and a spike in fraudulent claims during the coronavirus pandemic, California has temporarily stopped accepting applications for new payments. On Sunday, the California Employment Development Department (EDD)... (Continue reading)

Murdered person’s dismembered body found in Nipomo

Written on 22 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The dismembered remains of a person who was reported missing in Dec. 2018 were found Monday at the Blacklake Golf Resort in Nipomo. As part of a missing person investigation, a Santa Barbara County sheriff’s dive team searched a lake... (Continue reading)

SLO County new coronavirus rules, schools could open in 2 weeks

Written on 22 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday moved from the most-restrictive purple tier into the moderately-restrictive red tier in the state’s coronavirus monitoring system, a move that will allow schools to reopen K-12 schools. Regulations relaxed under the red tier: •... (Continue reading)

Five injured in crash near Los Alamos

Written on 22 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Five people suffered injuries, with one being airlifted to the hospital, following a collision on Highway 101 near Los Alamos Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after noon, two cars collided close to Cat Canyon Road, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire... (Continue reading)

UCSB police chief accused of sexual battery

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

The UC Santa Barbara chief of police grabbed the buttocks of a 19-year-old college student, slid his hand up her back and whispered in her ear, according to a lawsuit filed this summer in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. [News... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus cases soar at Cal Poly, will it delay reopening?

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

BY CCN STAFF Ninety students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo have tested positive for the coronavirus since mid-July, ripples of which could impact the entire county. Of those who have tested positive, six live on campus and 84 reside... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man killed in crash identified

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

CHP officials identified the Arroyo Grande man who died Friday after his motorcycle collided with a tractor on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo as Christopher James Crimmins, 48. Shortly after 1 p.m., Crimmins was driving northbound on Orcutt Road... (Continue reading)

Nipomo residents displaced after house fire 

Written on 21 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An early Monday morning car fire spread to a home in Nipomo, leaving two residents displaced. At about 2.m., a 911 caller reported a vehicle fire at 431 Bar K Lane, according to Cal Fire. KSBY reports the vehicle became... (Continue reading)

16-year-old boy falls off cliff near Cayucos

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

Cal Fire personnel rescued a teen who fell off a cliff northwest of Cayucos near Highway 1 and N. Ocean Avenue on Saturday evening. At about 8 p.m., a caller reported the 16-year-old teen had fallen, according to Cal Fire.... (Continue reading)

Teen accused of arson at Paso Robles Smart & Final

Written on 19 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Paso Robles police arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly starting a fire Thursday morning at the Smart & Final on Spring Street, according to fire officials. At about 5:30 a.m., before the store had opened to the public, an employee... (Continue reading)