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Driver suffers major injuries in crash in rural Paso Robles

Written on 7 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A driver suffered major injuries during a two-vehicle collision in rural Paso Robles on Friday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 9 p.m., 26-year-old Avery Lockliear was driving a gray Honda Civic eastbound on... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices rise over $5, find the lowest costs

Written on 6 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Gas prices in San Luis Obispo County rose two cents last week to $5.01 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. “Gas prices made a bigger jump this past week, with the national average for a gallon... (Continue reading)

Thousands of protestors rally against Trump in San Luis Obispo

Written on 5 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo’s “Hands Off!” protest brought approximately 5,000 people to the courthouse to rally against Trump on Saturday afternoon. The rally included speakers such as U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal who addressed the crowd from the steps... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo proposed residential development moves forward

Written on 4 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE After listening to mutiple proposed plans for a 409 unit residential development off Los Osos Valley Road, the San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday directed staff to process the developer’s application. If approved, Broadstone Village is... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man busted selling cannabis to children

Written on 4 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Following a more than two month investigation, detectives arrested a Santa Maria man on Tuesday for selling cannabis to children. In January, a parent contacted the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office to report that her child had... (Continue reading)

Gus’s Grocery in San Luis Obispo shuts its doors

Written on 3 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE Gus’s Grocery, a popular sandwich shop in San Luis Obispo, closed its doors last week  following more than three decades in business, which the owner blamed on bad press. The shop began having issues in Aug. 2024... (Continue reading)

Trump tags legislator as U.S. attorney for California Central District

Written on 2 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE President Donald Trump tagged Republican Assemblyman Bilal A. “Bill” Essayli to serve as the new U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. He resigned from the legislature on Tuesday. Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Unified School District selects new superintendent

Written on 2 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Tom Bennett to serve as the district’s new superintendent. Bennett starts the job on July 1 at a salary of $233,188. He is then... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police investigating body found in riverbed

Written on 2 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Salinas Riverbed on Sunday morning. In the morning, a caller reported a possible dead man in the riverbed near Highway... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest four people for armed robbery in Oxnard

Written on 1 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A federal grand jury indicted four people on Monday for their alleged involvement in a series of armed robberies in Oxnard earlier this year. The four suspects allegedly robbed a The Home Depot store on Jan. 4.... (Continue reading)