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SLO Ranch Market temporarily loses liquor license

Written on 5 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE An employee of the SLO Ranch Market in San Luis Obispo sold alcohol to a minor last summer. The state of California responded by suspending the store’s liquor license for 15 days. On June 5, the San... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria gang member sentenced to 50 years to life for murder

Written on 5 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County judge on Wednesday sentenced a Santa Maria gang member to 50 years to life in prison for murder. On May 16, 2021, at about 2 a.m., Alfredo Alaniz shot and killed Mario Merino... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguished trailer fire in Oceano

Written on 5 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a fire that partially burned a fifth-wheel trailer at a residence in Oceano on Wednesday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller reported a fire burning in the 1200 block of Silver Spur Place,... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police investigating pair of shootings

Written on 4 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police are investigating a pair of shootings that took place in the northern Santa Barbara County city on Tuesday. Shortly before 1 p.m. a Santa Maria Police Department School Resource Officer assigned to Santa Maria... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student assaulted in antisemitic hate crime

Written on 4 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers are investigating the assault of a Cal Poly student on Saturday night as a hate crime. Shortly before 10 p.m., a group of males in a large white truck drove by Cal... (Continue reading)

Police pursuit causes lockdown of Grover Beach Elementary School

Written on 3 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The pursuit of a wanted felon led to a brief lockdown of Grover Beach Elementary School on Tuesday. Shortly before noon, Grover Beach officers pulled over a felon wanted by the Santa Rosa Police Department. Though the... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court rules for parents’ rights, against transgender policy

Written on 3 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that temporarily blocks California’s prohibition against public schools informing parents of their child’s transgender status. This was a win for parents who argued the law violated their religious... (Continue reading)

Man assaults restaurant employee in Santa Maria

Written on 3 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly assaulted an employee of a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Monday. Shortly before noon, Clayton Peavey struck a female employee in the head with a large brick outside the... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into pizza restaurant in Arroyo Grande

Written on 3 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A truck crashed into the Palo Mesa Wood Fired Pizza restaurant in Arroyo Grande on Monday morning. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., a white truck crashed into the front wall of the restaurant located on W Branch Street.... (Continue reading)

Teen struck and killed by SLO County animal control truck identified

Written on 2 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian struck and killed by a San Luis Obispo County Animal Services vehicle last week as 18-year-old Brooklyn Gutierrez. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Feb. 25, the truck hit Gutierrez... (Continue reading)