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Santa Barbara County detectives arrest four suspects for attempted murder

Written on 9 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Sheriff’s detectives arrested four suspects on Wednesday on attempted murder charges over a fight in unincorporated Santa Barbara last week that left a man hospitalized with serious injuries.  At about 3:30 p.m. on June 2, a fight... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police investigating antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ literature

Written on 9 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers are investigating literature found in bags this week that the city says is antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ. On Wednesday, a citizen reported small plastic bags containing offensive literature were left at multiple locations in... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande couple used PPP money to buy condo, lose home

Written on 8 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A couple who allegedly scammed the federal government out of more than a million dollars they used to purchase a condo in Hawaii is losing their Arroyo Grande home to foreclosure. The couple, Christopher and Erin Mazzei,... (Continue reading)

Rainfall totals are way above average in SLO County

Written on 8 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The unusual onslaught of moisture-laden storms has left San Luis Obispo County with some of the highest precipitation totals in decades along with healthy aquifer levels. Climate scientists track rain from July 1 through June 31. Rainfall... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Police Department promotes new commander

Written on 8 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Morro Bay Police Department on Wednesday announced the promotion of Sergeant Tony Mosqueda to the position of commander.  Mosqueda began his career in law enforcement in 2005 with the Farmersville Police Department. After rising up from... (Continue reading)

SLO council approves water and sewer rate hikes

Written on 8 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously to increase water and sewer rates this year and next year. [KSBY] Water rates will increase by 8.5 percent on July 1. They will then increase by an additional... (Continue reading)

Mid-State Fair offering free carnival rides on opening day

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles is offering free carnival rides on opening day, July 19. The promotion does not include fair admission. On July 19, fair gates open at 4 p.m. and close at midnight.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo releases video, details of fatal officer shooting

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department released additional details and a video today of the shootout with the man who took the life of officer Luca Benedetti and injured another officer. Shortly before 5 p.m. on May... (Continue reading)

Who will benefit from Morro Bay wind energy job creation?

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A proposed wind energy project in Morro Bay will create 24,000 jobs during construction, primarily for people who do not live on the Central Coast, according to a new report by two professors at Cal Poly’s Orfalea... (Continue reading)

Vehicles slam into cows on Highway 46

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Multiple vehicles, including a semi-truck, crashed into cows that were reportedly running across Highway 46 near the Cholame “Y” on Tuesday night.  Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported a white Toyota RAV4 hit a cow on... (Continue reading)