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Election update: Likely winners in San Luis Obispo County races

Written on 23 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder counted an additional 18,800 ballots on Saturday, a count that resulted in no changes in the winners of any local races. There are still over 6,000 unprocessed ballots. Here are the... (Continue reading)

SLO County warns the public to avoid contact with ocean water

Written on 23 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department is advising the public to avoid contact with ocean water during, and at least three days following, significant rainstorms—such as the recent storm. Runoff from rainstorms transports disease-causing organisms... (Continue reading)

One of Dystiny Myers killers denied parole, third time

Written on 22 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE One of the five people who killed 15-year-old runaway Dystiny Myers in 2010 was denied parole for the third time on Thursday. Jason Greenwell appeared for a third time at a parole suitability hearing, this is the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo bare knuckles fighter goes professional

Written on 22 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter Steven Sainsbury is competing in his first professional bare knuckles bout in Los Angeles on Nov. 23 The 32-year-old San Luis Obispo native is slated to participate in a... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly holds annual Poinsettia, holiday items sale

Written on 22 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly’s annual poinsettia sale, with thousands of plants and dozens of varieties and colors, will be held on Nov. 23 and Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Poly Plant Shop. This year’s... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of attempting to kill Pismo Beach police officer

Written on 21 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury today found a 50-year-old man guilty of attempting to shoot and kill and Pismo Beach police officer while resisting arrest. Charles Nelson Ammons is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 12. Ammons first trial ended... (Continue reading)

Atascadero rapist sentenced to 8 years, 8 months in prison

Written on 21 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge today sentenced Atascadero rapist Nathan Abate to eight years and eight months in prison, the maximum sentence available under the law. On Oct. 18, a jury found Abate guilty of raping multiple underage girls, while... (Continue reading)

Man guilty of raping, impregnating teen in rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 21 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Maria man who raped and impregnated a 16-year-old girl in rural Arroyo Grande was sentenced this week to 25 years in prison. The court found 44-year-old Juan Sanchezflores guilty of rape by means of force... (Continue reading)

Four gang members arrested for stabbing, robbery in Lompoc

Written on 21 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Lompoc police officers arrested four gang members on Tuesday who are suspected of participating in a stabbing in June and a robbery in July. Following a months-long investigation into a stabbing of a juvenile in June and... (Continue reading)

Food delivery driver sexually assaults woman in her Nipomo home

Written on 20 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man delivering food is accused of sexually a woman in her Nipomo home on Tuesday afternoon, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 1 p.m., a woman ordered food through an app.... (Continue reading)