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Sulfur substance sickens students at Paso Robles school

Written on 4 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A sulfur substance released in a locker room sickened six students at Daniel Lewis Middle School in Paso Robles on Friday. Shortly before noon, four students suffered nausea and vomiting. In total, six students suffered health issues... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly suspects arsonist set two fires

Written on 4 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The Cal Poly Police Department is looking for the arsonist who set the two fires that burned on the San Luis Obispo campus on Oct. 30. Both fires were reported at 4:05 p.m. One was burning near... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for threatening girlfriend, following standoff

Written on 4 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A 37-year-old San Luis Obispo man is in jail after he allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend, and then barricaded himself in his home on South Street on Friday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m., a woman called... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of raping, impregnating 17-year-old girl in Nipomo

Written on 3 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a man of raping a 17-year-old girl, whom he impregnated.  Florentino Marcelino Ramonsantiago, now 30, raped the victim on April 29, 2021 at a home in Nipomo, according to the... (Continue reading)

Jury awards $332 million to California man claiming Roundup caused his cancer

Written on 3 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Diego County jury awarded $332 million to a Carlsbad man who claims long-term use of the weed killer Roundup caused him to develop a rare form of cancer. [NBC San Diego] Roundup is a glyphosate-based... (Continue reading)

Fourteen-year-old arrested for shooting 15-year-old in Santa Maria

Written on 3 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a 14-year-old male for shooting a 15-year-old male on Thursday, which left the victim in serious condition. Shortly after 3 p.m., a caller reported the shooting in the 1500 block of S.... (Continue reading)

SLO gym owner attempted to delete videos, investigators recover files

Written on 3 Nov, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police investigators were able to recover videos of two women changing in the bathroom of CCC Fitness, even though the videos had been previously deleted, according to one of the victims. Cole Corrigan, the... (Continue reading)

Embattled SLO gym owner puts business up for sale

Written on 3 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The owner of an all women’s gym in San Luis Obispo, who is facing criminal charges of secretly filming partially dressed women in a bathroom, is now attempting to sell his business, CCC Fitness. A handwritten sign... (Continue reading)

Daou Vineyards in Paso Robles sells for up to $1 billion

Written on 3 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates, one of the largest vintners in the world, is purchasing Daou Vineyards in Paso Robles for up to $1 billion. Founded in 2007 by Georges and Daniel Daou, brothers who fled Lebanon during... (Continue reading)

Woman accuses boss at Paso Robles restaurant of rape

Written on 2 Nov, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A female employee at the TASTE restaurant in Paso Robles says her supervisor raped her and then sexually harassed her, according to a lawsuit filed in July. In addition, she accuses restaurant management of retaliating against her... (Continue reading)