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Rescuers recover body from the ocean near Pismo Beach

Written on 26 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Rescuers recovered a body from the ocean near Pier Avenue in Pismo Beach on Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 3:30 p.m., a caller reported a person in the water near the cliffs. Multiple agencies including fire departments, Port... (Continue reading)

Executive director of Bike SLO County charged with child molestation

Written on 26 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE The executive director of Bike SLO County is charged with molesting a child under the age of 10. Rick Ellison is scheduled for his arraignment on one felony count of committing lewd acts against a child on... (Continue reading)

Yes on Proposition 50 massively outraises the no campaign

Written on 26 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

By KAREN VELIE Democrats have raised more than two times the monies raised by opponents of Proposition 50 – mid-decade partisan redistricting. Polling shows 57%  likely to vote yes on Prop. 50. Proponents of prop. 50 have raised more than... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County gas prices drop, find lowest costs

Written on 26 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped four cents last week to $4.86 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. In California, the average price for a gallon of gas... (Continue reading)

Detectives focus on three-day trip to find missing girl

Written on 25 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives are focusing on a three-day trip as they work to find missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard of Vandenberg Village. After school administrator reported Melodee’s absences, in mid-October investigators contacted Melodee’s mother, 35-year-old Ashlee... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man makes bomb threat, arrested for hate crime

Written on 24 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo man who threatened to bomb every synagogue in a 20-mile radius is in jail, charged with a hate crime. SLO police officers arrested 36-year-old Elijah King on Friday. In late August, King made... (Continue reading)

Is the Central Coast Still Blue?

Written on 24 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by KIMBERLY CALDWELL On Aug. 20,the New York Times published a noteworthy report entitled “The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis.” The opening paragraph quickly gained attention in numerous media outlets: “Of the 30 states that track voter... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores, convicted of murdering Kristin Smart, loses appeal

Written on 24 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, the man convicted of murdering Kristin Smart, lost his appeal on Friday. A jury in 2022 found that Flores murdered Smart during an attempted rape following a 1996 frat party held near the Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Atascadero officer rescues infant, parents thankful

Written on 24 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero police officers saved an infant who was discolored and not breathing on Wednesday evening. The parents brought the 10-day-old baby to the police department to thank officer Alan Hurst on Thursday. Shortly after 5 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

SLO County student test scores increase, still below pre-pandemic levels

Written on 23 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE In San Luis Obispo and in California student test scores increased during the 2024-2025 school year, but still lag behind pre-pandemic levels, according to the California Assessment of Student performance and Progress.  In San Luis Obispo County,... (Continue reading)