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SLO sheriff deputies seize about $20 million of illegal marijuana

Written on 17 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Deputies raided an illegal marijuana grow located in a rural area near Lopez Lake on Thursday. It appeared Mexican nationals operated the grow which was estimated to produce a harvest worth more than $20 million, according to the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Crash ignites fire north of Santa Margarita

Written on 16 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A pickup truck crashed on Highway 101 Friday afternoon, which sparked a fire that spread into brush and is threatening homes near south Atascadero and rural Santa Margarita. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 12:30 p.m., the truck crashed on Highway... (Continue reading)

Suspect arrested after gunman fires shots at Santa Maria home

Written on 16 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Santa Maria police arrested a man after a suspect fired shots at a home in a residential neighborhood Friday morning. At about 8:20 a.m., shots were fired at the home on the 1400 block of Elm Street. Gunfire struck the... (Continue reading)

Paid parking launched in downtown Paso Robles

Written on 16 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Paid parking began on Wednesday in Paso Robles as part of a plan to free up and create customer parking near downtown shops. [Cal Coast Times] The first two hours are free for those wishing to park between 10th and... (Continue reading)

Fire exposes illegal Santa Barbara County pot grow

Written on 16 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Hours after a fire burned 17 acres east of Lompoc on Wednesday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies raided a property damaged by the blaze, the latest in a string of busts targeting illegal marijuana grows. [Cal Coast Times] The fire... (Continue reading)

SLO County jury finds man guilty of trying to hire a hitman

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

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury found Beau Brigham guilty Wednesday of trying to hire a hitman to kill his stepmother. Brigham faces up to nine years in prison. [Cal Coast Times] The Jury found Brigham, a... (Continue reading)

SLO County investigators still trying to solve Oceano murders

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

Months following a pair of murders in Oceano, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says detectives have developed a forensic profile of the killer in one of the homicides, though authorities still have not made an arrest and are... (Continue reading)

More than 5,000 customers lose power in SLO, Atascadero and Templeton

Written on 15 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A power outage in San Luis Obispo and one in North County resulted in more than 5,000 customers losing power on Wednesday. An incident involving a power line sparked a fire in the area of Johnson and Flora streets in... (Continue reading)

San Francisco sues Trump over immigrant welfare

Written on 15 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Francisco and Santa Clara counties on Tuesday filed the first lawsuit against the Trump Administration over a new regulation that allows federal officials to deny green cards or entry into the country to immigrants who use government aid programs... (Continue reading)

Suspect punches one woman, sexually assaults another in Goleta

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

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man suspected of assaulting two women over the last week in Goleta. [Cal Coast Times] The suspect allegedly punched one of the women in the face during an assault. The suspect... (Continue reading)