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Tribune printing press moving to Fresno

Written on 1 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

Central Valley residents can soon get copies of the San Luis Obispo Tribune hot off the press. The Tribune announced Tuesday that, starting in early June, its newspaper will be printed in Fresno. The Tribune’s parent corporation, McClatchy Company, is... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council votes to outlaw odors

Written on 1 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to enact an ordinance that allows the city to prosecute people who allow foul odors to creep across their property lines for a misdemeanor. During public comment, a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles robber preying on Payless Shoes

Written on 1 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Salinas man accused of having an obsession with robbing Payless Shoe stores is the suspect in Sunday evening’s robbery of the chain’s Paso Robles store. Kelly Shawn Grimm, 40, allegedly robbed Payless Shoe Source stores in King City, Sand City and Salinas,... (Continue reading)

Alleged Paso Robles child porn distributer arrested

Written on 1 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a 51-year-old Paso Robles man Tuesday for allegedly distributing child porn. After receiving tips that Eugene Virgil Rominger was downloading and then distributing child porn, deputies served a search warrant at his home in... (Continue reading)

California’s death row out of room

Written on 31 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

With the state tied up in litigation and about 20 newly condemned men arriving yearly, California’s death row has run out of room. [LA Times] Currently, there are 731 men and 20 women sentenced to death in California. Most of... (Continue reading)

Eight nurses sue Twin Cities Hospital

Written on 31 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Eight nurses who work at Twin Cities Community Hospital are suing their employer claiming the hospital has denied them meal and rest breaks and has shorted their pay. All eight of the nurses are women who have worked at the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles shoe store robbed

Written on 31 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Paso Robles police are searching for a man who robbed Payless Shoe Source on Sunday afternoon. Shortly before 5 p.m., the suspect entered the business and appeared to be shopping for a few minutes before approaching the counter, lifting up... (Continue reading)

California firefighter falls through roof, video

Written on 30 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A firefighter fell through a roof while battling a fire at a house in Central Fresno on Sunday afternoon. An onlooker videotaped the incident while his fellow firefighters pulled him from the burning building. The fireman is in critical condition.... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man allegedly raped disabled teen

Written on 30 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Deputies arrested a 57-year-old man Sunday for allegedly raping a teenage friend of his daughter while the girl was spending the night at his home on the 1200 block of 11th Street in Los Osos. On Friday night, after her... (Continue reading)

EXCLUSIVE: Former sanitation plant manager tied to racially charged emails

Written on 30 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 61 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than a dozen emails laced with racial epithets and allegations of wrongdoing have been sent to the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District over the past six months from an IP address belonging to a... (Continue reading)