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Officials identify woman found dead near fountain in Santa Barbara

Written on 30 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Coroner Bureau identified the  woman whose body was found near a fountain in Santa Barbara on Monday morning as 32-year-old Alexandria Grace Farstad from Southern California. Early Monday morning, Harbor Patrol officers... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart announces run for reelection

Written on 30 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart has announced she is running for reelection. The incumbent mayor will officially launch her campaign with an event in late May on the City Hall steps. Stewart has served as mayor... (Continue reading)

Woman’s body found near fountain in Santa Barbara

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

By KAREN VELIE Law enforcement officers are working to identify a woman whose body was found near a fountain in Santa Barbara on Monday morning. Shortly after 6 a.m., Harbor Patrol officers discovered a woman’s body near Stearn’s Wharf and... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver arrested in Solvang with assault rifle

Written on 29 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County deputies on Sunday arrested a drunk driver in Solvang who was transporting an assault weapon and drugs. Shortly before 1 a.m., a deputy stopped a vehicle that was missing a front license plate on... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man dies after being struck by car in SLO Costco parking lot

Written on 29 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Morro Bay man has died in the aftermath of being struck by a car in the San Luis Obispo Costco parking lot last week. Shortly before 4 p.m. on April 22, a car hit Bayani Naguit,... (Continue reading)

Farmworkers protest in Santa Maria, demand better wages and working conditions

Written on 29 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than 100 people demonstrated in Santa Maria on Sunday in support of Central Coast farmworkers and their efforts to obtain better wages and working conditions. [KSBY] Demonstrators marched and held signs with slogans that included “a... (Continue reading)

Police searching for five suspects who carjacked person in Paso Robles

Written on 28 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police are searching for five suspects who allegedly carjacked a person at gunpoint and knifepoint Saturday night. Shortly before 10 p.m., five Hispanic males wearing face masks reportedly exited a red sedan in the 3400... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man killed in single-car crash

Written on 28 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 52-year-old Arroyo Grande man was killed in a single-car crash early Saturday morning in the South County city.  Shortly after 5 a.m., the man crashed while driving on the 1400 block of E. Grand Avenue, according... (Continue reading)

Sick pelicans reported along California’s Central Coast

Written on 27 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Wildlife organizations report a large increase in the number of sick and dying brown pelicans along California’s Central Coast during the past five days. Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network rescued 22 emaciated, weak and disoriented pelicans. Of... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man sentenced to 24 years to life for fatal DUI crash

Written on 26 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge on Thursday sentenced a Nipomo man to 24 years to life in prison for driving under the influence of drugs and killing a 72-year-old Atascadero man. [Tribune] On Aug. 6, 2021, Patrick W. McDuffee... (Continue reading)