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Repossessed auto leads to Grover Beach man’s arrest

Written on 23 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A repossessed auto led to the arrest of a 36 year old Grover Beach man on multiple firearm related charges on Tuesday. Shortly after Eric Covault’s auto was repossessed, law enforcement learned the vehicle contained a ghost... (Continue reading)

SLO Tribune dusts off its misinformation machine again

Written on 23 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by KAREN VELIE While we do not generally publish our own editorials and leave the commentary to our readers, the latest false hit piece in the Tribune prompted this response. In an attempt to get a more than $2... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores seeks to have murder conviction reversed or reduced

Written on 23 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, the former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student who was convicted in the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart, appealed his conviction on Monday claiming judicial error. A jury in 2022 found that Flores murdered Smart... (Continue reading)

Two cars crash in San Luis Obispo, minor injuries

Written on 23 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two cars crashed in the intersection of S. Higuera Street and Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo Tuesday night, resulting in minor injuries. Shortly after 9 p.m., one driver tried to turn left onto Los... (Continue reading)

McLintocks restaurants close in Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo

Written on 22 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE F. McLintocks Saloon and Dining restaurants in Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo have closed, six months after McLintocks in Arroyo Grande closed. In 1973, McLintocks opened its first restaurant in Shell Beach. Two years later, the... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches painting from Paso Robles art gallery

Written on 22 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A thief snatched a small painting of Moonstone Beach in Cambria from an art gallery in Paso Robles on Saturday afternoon. Artist Annie Laddon had drawn the 8 inch by 16 inch painting in Cambria with plans... (Continue reading)

A proper investigation is needed before Paso Robles pays Ty Lewis

Written on 22 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

Opinion by Paso Robles Councilman Chris Bausch An open letter to Paso Robles Mayor John Hamon: I must take issue with some of your comments in the letter you recently posted in the press. You said, and I quote: “However,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police warn community about phone scam

Written on 21 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Police Department is warning the public about a phone scam aimed at extorting money from local residents. Con artists are using technology to spoof the department’s phone number to deceive victims into sending payments.... (Continue reading)

Ty Lewis and Paso Robles City Council versus the community

Written on 21 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by JAN ALBIN Not only did the mayor not stand up and take control, but he and his two vote-like-they’re-attached-at-the-hip cohorts, Paso Robles councilmembers Steve Gregory and Sharon Roden, perpetuated the situation by publicly, and in unison, attempted to... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo receives over $8 million in federal grants

Written on 21 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo received two grants, totaling more than $8 million, from the U.S. Department of Education to help address a variety of critical issues and areas of need in education. With the funding,... (Continue reading)