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Man with a knife threatens customers at Santa Maria Jack in the Box

Written on 18 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A man with a knife threatened customers at the Jack in the Box in Santa Maria on Friday leading to a 30 minute standoff with officers. Officers responding to a report of a man with a knife... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man busted with drugs for sale, firearms

Written on 18 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo man is facing six drug and firearm related charges after he allegedly approached a neighbor while holding a shotgun. On June 23, a resident of an apartment complex on the 1400 block of... (Continue reading)

Templeton Fire Department and prosecutors to determine arson charges

Written on 17 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies identified the four juveniles responsible for the arson fire that destroyed the Templeton Feed and Grain on the evening of July 4, including the teen who threw the firework on the... (Continue reading)

SLO County Board of Supervisors barred speakers regarding cannabis project

Written on 17 Jul, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION by MURRAY POWELL San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor’s Chair Dawn Ortiz-Legg on Tuesday barred multiple members of the Templeton community from speaking against a proposed cannabis cultivation project in Templeton, a project she supported. The board then... (Continue reading)

Belsher’s San Luis Obispo home sold for $600,000 at sheriff’s auction

Written on 17 Jul, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Attorney John Belsher’s home in San Luis Obispo sold for $600,000 at a sheriff’s auction on Wednesday to help pay a $3.6 million civil fraud judgement. The five-bedroom home on El Cerrito Street is valued at approximately... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man arrested for possessing child porn and illegal firearms

Written on 16 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a months-long investigation, Santa Maria police detectives on Tuesday arrested a 42-year-old man in the northern Santa Barbara County city for possession of child pornography, as well as firearms violations. Detectives severed a search warrant at... (Continue reading)

Deputies identify arsonist who set fire to Templeton Feed and Grain

Written on 16 Jul, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Correction: The owners of the Templeton Feed and Grain are not planning on rebuilding the feed storage silos and have contracted with another company to make their feed recipes.  San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies have identified... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County woman pleads not guilty to election fraud

Written on 15 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 62-year-old San Luis Obispo County woman pleaded not guilty today to nine election fraud charges related to the 2022 and 2024 elections. Former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Powell requested the hearing after learning she was... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles probation sweep nets drugs, ammunition, five arrests

Written on 15 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles probation and parole sweep on Tuesday netted a total of five arrests for a variety of offenses, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. Along with San Luis Obispo County probation officers, state parole,... (Continue reading)

Belsher loses motion, SLO home to be sold Wednesday at sheriff’s auction

Written on 15 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge on Tuesday denied attorney John Belsher’s motion that his children have rights to his former home in San Luis Obispo. Belsher’s home on El Cerrito Street is slated to be sold at a sheriff’s auction... (Continue reading)