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Find San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals, reservoir levels

Written on 1 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Stormy weather over the weekend saturated San Luis Obispo County and added to already healthy reservoir levels. Climate scientists track rain from July 1 through June 31. Rainfall totals from July 1 through April 1, along with... (Continue reading)

Man threatens to jump off bridge in Paso Robles onto highway

Written on 31 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man threatened to jump off the Niblick Bridge onto Highway 101 in Paso Robles on Saturday morning. Shortly before 11 a.m., mutiple 911 callers reported a man on the railing of the Niblick Bridge. Officers arrived... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas costs soaring, find the lowest prices

Written on 31 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE After a period of slowly rising gas prices, last week the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County increased 10 cents to $5.23, according to figures from AAA. In California, the average... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow headed home

Written on 31 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow is back in the United States after a six month deployment in the Middle East. Dow, who is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard, was deployed... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man convicted of extortion, distributing nude photos of ex-girlfriend

Written on 31 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A jury convicted a Central Coast man of stalking and extorting his ex-girlfriend, as well distributing nude photos of her — pictures that accompanied sex ads. Following their break up in 2019, Jason Anthony Arnold, 52, of... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man killed in crash on Highway 1

Written on 30 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 43-year-old Morro Bay man was killed in a single car crash on Highway 1 on Friday night, according to the CHP. Shortly before 10 p.m., the man was driving southbound at about 65 mph in heavy... (Continue reading)

Woman who sold fentanyl that killed Templeton man gets seven years in prison

Written on 30 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Friday sentenced a woman to seven years in prison for selling the fentanyl that killed a Templeton man.  On Oct. 27, 2022, a caller reported finding a body behind the... (Continue reading)

Vehicle catches on fire in Pismo Beach

Written on 29 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire in Pismo Beach Thursday afternoon. A black vehicle caught on fire at approximately 2:28 p.m. on Price Street by Hinds Avenue, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to... (Continue reading)

Driver flees crash in Paso Robles, passenger hides in bushes

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

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police are looking for an alleged drunk driver who crashed a black SUV near the intersection of Caballo Place and Calle Chorro on Thursday evening and then fled the scene. Officers found a female passenger... (Continue reading)

Lompoc student arrested for having loaded gun on campus

Written on 29 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy arrested an 18-year-old student at Cabrillo High School in Lompoc on Thursday for having a loaded gun on campus. School Resource Deputy Dunn conducted a probation search on Jesus BarajasLemus in... (Continue reading)