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SLO County students score above average, but lagging in math

Written on 16 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By Josh Friedman San Luis Obispo County students tested slightly above pupils statewide in English and mathematics over the last year, even though fewer than half of local students managed to meet California standards in math, recently released data shows.... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies searching for murder suspect

Written on 15 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

CCT STAFF Deputies are looking for a man suspected of murdering a woman at a Hope Ranch residence Tuesday evening, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. Shortly after 8 p.m., deputies responding to reports of a domestic violence... (Continue reading)

Cunningham wants to keep Diablo Canyon open, use revenue to pay fire victims

Written on 15 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Central Coast Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham has announced his intention to introduce a bill aimed at keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant operational, which is currently slated to shut down by 2025. Cunningham’s plan also includes a proposal... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo begins direct flights to Sin City Las Vegas

Written on 15 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By CCT STAFF Kicking off Thursday, Contour Airlines will begin nonstop flights from San Luis Obispo to Las Vegas. Flights will run four times a week with prices starting at $99 for one way. In 2017, the airport opened a... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches $600 in video games from Paso Robles Target

Written on 14 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF Police are looking for a thief who fled the Paso Robles Target store on Sunday with over $600 worth of stolen video games, police said. After the suspect fled the store, he got into a 2010 white... (Continue reading)

California bans early school start times and lunch shaming

Written on 14 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California will push back school start times and ban the practice of “lunch shaming” after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a pair of bills intended to improve students’ health. SB 328, authored by Sen. Anthony Portantino... (Continue reading)

Shandon man seriously injured in DUI crash

Written on 14 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF A 40-year-old Shandon man suffered major injuries in a single vehicle crash off Highway 46 Sunday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly before 11 p.m., Curtis Lee Twissleman was headed southbound on Bitterwater Road when his car... (Continue reading)

Power outage impacts nearly 3,000 customers in Grover Beach

Written on 14 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Nearly 3,000 customers lost power as a result of an outage in the Grover Beach area early Monday morning. [KSBY] The power outage started at about 2:30 a.m. As of 7:30 a.m., 55 customers remain without power... (Continue reading)

Thieves snatch synthetic turf from Sinsheimer Park in SLO

Written on 13 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo Police Department is investigating the theft of a large portion of the synthetic turf from the slide hill at Sinsheimer Park playground. During the overnight hours of Oct. 7, vandals cut out and... (Continue reading)

Three people gunned down, one killed in Lompoc

Written on 13 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By CCT STAFF Three people were shot Saturday night in an alley between North F and G Streets in Lompoc. One person is dead and two others are in the hospital. At about 10:25 p.m., officers responding to reports of... (Continue reading)