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San Simeon teen killed in crash near Cambria

Written on 15 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Simeon teen was killed in a single vehicle crash near Cambria on Saturday evening. CHP officers identified the deceased driver as 16-year-old Eric Aguilar. At approximately 8 p.m., Aguilar took his father’s Ford truck, possibly... (Continue reading)

Man with sword at winery event in Santa Ynez prompts day-long standoff

Written on 15 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man with a sword barricaded himself in Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez on Friday evening which led to a 24-houe standoff. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, a caller reported a man with a sword was... (Continue reading)

Goleta teacher charged with child molestation, missing

Written on 14 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Goleta elementary teacher charged with sexually molesting a child failed to show up at court on Friday prompting the judge to issue a no-bail warrant for his arrest. On July 12, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest teen with bear mace mistaken for gun

Written on 14 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers on Friday arrested a teen who reportedly had bear mace that was mistaken for a gun. Shortly after 1 p.m., dispatchers sent Paso Robles officers to the area of Niblick Road and... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman killed in crash near Santa Margarita identified

Written on 14 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The CHP has identified the Nipomo woman killed in a crash on Highway 58 near Santa Margarita early Thursday morning as Trista Loftus, 22. Shortly before 1 a.m., Loftus crashed a 1997 Ford F-150 on Highway 58... (Continue reading)

Detectives recover nearly $5,000 Los Osos residents lost in crypto scam

Written on 13 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives have recovered nearly $5,000 out of approximately $17,000 that a cryptocurrency scammer stole from victims in Los Osos two years ago. On Sept. 12, 2022, the victims informed the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Two injured in two vehicle crash on Highway 1 near Cambria

Written on 13 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Two vans crashed on Highway 1 south of Cambria resulting in at least two people requiring transport to local hospitals, according to the CHP. Shortly after 1 p.m., two white vans crashed at the intersection of Highway... (Continue reading)

Officers identify pedestrian killed on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo

Written on 13 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE CHP officers identified the man hit and killed while walking on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Sept. 1 as 26-year-old Cesar Salinas-Ruiz of Oxnard. Salinas-Ruiz was walking in a northbound lane at the Madonna Road... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seeking public’s help regarding crash

Written on 13 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help as it investigates a crash that left two children with major injuries on Sept. 7. Shortly after 6 p.m., a caller reported the two-car collision at... (Continue reading)

Valley fever cases on the rise in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 12 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE In the first seven months of 2024, there were 188 confirmed cases of Valley Fever in San Luis Obispo County, as cases of the virus soar in multiple counties. During the same period in 2023, there were... (Continue reading)