Home  »  Archives

Daily Briefs


Carquest Auto Parts closing stores in Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria

Written on 29 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE In an attempt to turn its business around, Carquest Auto Parts is closing down more than 500 stores including one in Arroyo Grande and two in Santa Maria. In total, the parent company for Carquest, Advance Auto... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles manufacturing facility closing after 40 years

Written on 28 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles based manufacturing facility is slated to close early next year. Joslyn Sunbank will permanently close its doors on Jan. 16, 2025, according to a WARN notice filed with the state last week. Because of... (Continue reading)

Driver flees drunk driving crash in Morro Bay, then returns

Written on 28 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A drunk driver crashed into a wall on South Bay Boulevard in Morro Bay on Wednesday night, and then fled the scene. The driver, however, promptly returned and claimed responsibility for the collision. The uninjured driver was... (Continue reading)

Latest San Luis Obispo County election update

Written on 27 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder counted an additional 2,358 ballots on Wednesday, a count that resulted in no changes in the winners of any local races. There are still over 3.956 unprocessed ballots. Here are the... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police seek help finding missing mother, child

Written on 27 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Maria Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a missing mother and her two-year-old son. Family members last saw 26-year-old Maria Guadalupe Hernandez Garcia and her son Christopher Hernandez Garcia on Nov. 5 at... (Continue reading)

Man critically injured in bar fight in Atascadero

Written on 26 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man is in critical condition after he suffered a head injury during a bar fight in Atascadero early Sunday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., a caller reported a man was knocked unconscious during an altercation in... (Continue reading)

Here are San Luis Obispo County’s latest rainfall totals, reservoir levels

Written on 26 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Back-to-back storms have left San Luis Obispo County with slightly above average rainfall totals for this time of year. In addition, back-to-back wet years have replenished local and state reservoirs. For example, Lopez Lake currently has enough... (Continue reading)

SLO County election’s office one of the slowest in the state

Written on 25 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County election’s office led the state Friday in uncounted ballots with 24,846 still to count. After working on Saturday, SLO County is now ranked twelfth with 6,274 left to count. At the end... (Continue reading)

Two children killed in Buellton driver’s hit-and-run crash

Written on 25 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two toddlers are dead after an alleged drunk driver from Buellton ran a red light, crashed into a sedan and fled the scene in Rialto on Sunday night. Shortly after 11 p.m., the 2 and 3-year-old girls... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles brewery shutting its doors, victim of the economy

Written on 24 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE After more than eight years of serving award winning beers, Silva Brewing in Paso Robles is closing its doors in early December, another victim of the economy. During the pandemic, many restaurants, wineries and breweries grappled with... (Continue reading)