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Company plans to house up to 600 farm workers near Santa Maria

Written on 24 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Just weeks after an arsonist burned down a home being built to house farm workers in Nipomo, a Santa Maria company is proposing building 30 houses to accommodate up to 600 farm workers. Unlike the Nipomo project, plans call for... (Continue reading)

Times Press-Recorder announces closure

Written on 23 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

After 129 years, the Times Press-Recorder plans to print its last paper on Friday. In 2008, the paper shut down its Arroyo Grande office and went from two days a week to one day a week. The paper covered the... (Continue reading)

Intoxicated mother crashes while driving children

Written on 23 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a woman for driving under the influence Sunday evening after she crashed a pickup truck into two parked cars. Two children were inside the truck when the woman lost control of the vehicle. Around... (Continue reading)

Highway 46 crash injures two people

Written on 23 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An ambulance transported two people to a hospital Sunday afternoon following a head-on collision in northeastern San Luis Obispo County. The crash occurred on Highway 46 at Jack Ranch, according to Cal Fire. Officials have not disclosed the extent of... (Continue reading)

Numerous fires break out on Central Coast

Written on 23 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

At least seven fires broke out on the Central Coast over the weekend, five of which occurred in San Luis Obispo County. On Sunday alone, three fires broke out in SLO County, a 3,800-acre blaze ignited in Monterey County and... (Continue reading)

SLO High grad shines in Indy 500 trials

Written on 21 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Townsend Bell, a 41-year-old San Luis Obispo High School grad, was the fastest Saturday in initial qualifying rounds for the Indy 500. By the end of the day, Bell finished fifth securing him a very good shot for a pole... (Continue reading)

Police arrest man for burglary, sexual battery

Written on 21 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Grover Beach Police arrested a man who allegedly entered a Grover Beach home on Saturday and attempted to sexually assault a woman. At about 11 a.m., Angel Rene Torres, age 38, went to a home on the 1500 block of... (Continue reading)

Fire at Cold Canyon landfill

Written on 21 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Firefighters from multiple agencies responded to a fire at the materials recycling center at Cold Canyon Landfill in San Luis Obispo County on Friday evening. At about 7:30 p.m., Cal Fire sent emergency crews to the landfill. The 20,000 square... (Continue reading)

Arson confirmed in Nipomo farm worker housing fire

Written on 21 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An arsonist set the fire that destroyed a home being built to house farm workers in Nipomo, according to a press release from cal Fire. On April 6 shortly before midnight, Cal Fire received a report of a fire on... (Continue reading)

Friends of Oceano Dunes files claim for $425,000

Written on 20 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE Friends of the Oceano Dunes is seeking $425,000 from the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control Board (APCD) and the State of California for attorney’s fees and costs after winning a case last year. In 2012,... (Continue reading)