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Fire burns 21 acres in Atascadero

Written on 28 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire in Atascadero burned 21 acres and led to a temporary evacuation on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at 6705 Llano Road. An hour and a half later,... (Continue reading)

Missing men found dead in truck in rural San Luis Obispo County

Written on 28 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Nearly three weeks after two men died in a crash on Highway 166 in San Luis Obispo County, officers found their truck and bodies. On June 6, James Fuller, 61, and his brother Eric Fuller, 60, left... (Continue reading)

Destroying California’s energy sector, part two

Written on 28 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL California has made a complete and total costly mess of our energy sectors. Please consider sharing part one and this part two overview because too few people understand the magnitude of the incompetence that is serving... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police arrest felon with drugs and guns

Written on 27 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Morro Bay police officers arrested a 40-year-old felon they caught with a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop over a code violation and probable impaired driving on Wednesday. Shortly after 10 p.m., an officer conducted... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police arrest driver for two DUIs in span of a week

Written on 27 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police arrested a driver for DUI Monday evening, marking the second time in the span of one week that officers in the South County city arrested the suspect for allegedly driving intoxicated. At about 9... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man sentenced to 26 years in prison for robbery

Written on 27 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 32-year-old Santa Maria man was sentenced to 26 years in prison this week for firing a gun during a residential robbery in Goleta in 2023. A jury convicted Edgar Bribiescapuga in May of firing a weapon... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County woman facing nine election fraud charges

Written on 26 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County woman is facing nine election fraud charges related to the 2022 and 2024 elections. Prosecutors filed charges of voter registration fraud, filing a false declaration of candidacy, fraudulent voting, failure to file campaign... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay City Council terminates City Manager Yvonne Kimball

Written on 26 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE After less than two years on the job, Morro Bay City manager Yvonne Kimball was terminated on Tuesday. The Morro Bay City Council voted 2-3 in closed session on Tuesday to dismiss Kimball without cause with Mayor... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man sentenced to seven years for deadly hit-and-run

Written on 26 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 31-year-old Atascadero man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for a hit-and-run crash that killed an 11-year-old boy in March. Zachary Bernal pleaded to charges of vehicular manslaughter, narcotics possession, and hit-and-run resulting... (Continue reading)

Trump administration tells California to ban transgender athletes

Written on 25 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that the California Department of Education and the state’s high school sports federation have violated civil rights law by allowing transgender students to compete on girls sports teams. Federal laws require... (Continue reading)