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Unemployment continues to climb in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 8 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE The number of unemployed people in San Luis Obispo County and in California continued to climb in January, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. In SLO county, the number of unemployed residents rose from 4,900 to... (Continue reading)

Elderly woman killed in murder-for-hire in Montecito, suspects arrested

Written on 8 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VEIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown announced on Thursday the arrests of four people suspected of participating in a murder-for-hire scheme that led to the death of a 96-year-old Montecito woman. On May 22, 2022, a caretaker... (Continue reading)

Sheriff identifies Avila Beach burglary suspect

Written on 7 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man arrested March 5 after he allegedly burglarized a residence in Avila Beach as 44-year-old Louis Elvenway Spear. Shortly after 3 p.m. on March 5, deputies responded to... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police commander selected to be next chief

Written on 7 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach City Manager Matt Bronson has selected Commander Jim Munro to replace Police Chief John Peters, who is retiring, the South County city announced on Thursday.  The Grover Beach City Council is expected to approve Munro’s... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County sex offender sentenced to 645 in prison

Written on 7 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge this week sentenced a 43-year-old San Luis Obispo County man to 645 years in prison for sexually abusing four children over several decades. During the sentencing hearing, the four survivors recounting how Edgar Nolverto Guevara’s... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest alleged drug dealer for trespassing at business

Written on 6 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested an alleged drug dealer for trespassing at a downtown business on Wednesday morning. Shortly after 11 a.m., dispatch sent patrol officers to the 1100 block of Higuera Street for a trespassing... (Continue reading)

Burglar flees from Avila Beach to Paso Robles, gets arrested

Written on 6 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An alleged residential burglar fled from Avila Beach to Paso Robles on Tuesday, where following a brief chase and search, San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested him. Shortly after 3 p.m., deputies responded to a burglary... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly professor charged with battering an officer, drunk driving

Written on 6 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers arrested a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo professor twice in less than a month, once for allegedly battering an officer and several weeks later for drunk driving. During a pro-Palestinian protest at Cal Poly on Jan.... (Continue reading)

SLO County election night coverage 2024

Written on 5 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE An unusually calm primary election cycle in San Luis Obispo County is drawing to a close. While three county supervisor seats are up for grabs, the only contested race is in District 5 between... (Continue reading)

Car slams into tree outside apartments in San Luis Obispo

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A car slammed into a tree outside apartments in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., he vehicle hit a Yucca tree next to the intersection of Chorro and Mill streets at about 3:45... (Continue reading)