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Driver flees after rollover crash in San Luis Obispo

Written on 26 Sep, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers are searching for a driver who fled the scene of a rollover crash in the intersection of Broad and South streets on Saturday night. Shortly before 8 p.m., the driver of a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County reaches $8 million settlement in teen death

Written on 26 Sep, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County and a contracted mental health group agreed to pay $8 million to the family of a teen who died at a county facility, though it would be eight to 10 hours before anyone... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County inmate charged with jailhouse murder

Written on 26 Sep, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have rebooked a Main Jail inmate on a murder charge over the death of another inmate, whom authorities found unresponsive at the Northern Branch Jail earlier this month. A criminal investigation found... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist airlifted to hospital after falling on rural San Luis Obispo trail

Written on 26 Sep, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a bicyclist to a hospital after the rider fell on a trail near San Luis Obispo on Friday. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a bicyclist down on the Eucalyptus... (Continue reading)

Starbucks Coffee closing three stores in San Luis Obispo

Written on 25 Sep, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Starbucks Coffee is closing 250 stores in the United States and Canada, three in San Luis Obispo, the chain announced on Thursday. While the chain did not list the specific stores it is closing, Starbucks’ fan Winter... (Continue reading)

A $6.46 million solution to an air-conditioning problem?

Written on 25 Sep, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by DORIAN BAKER Paso Robles Joint Unified School District says students deserve an air-conditioned gym. Yet the district says demolishing the existing high school gym and building a new one on the tennis courts may cost less than adding... (Continue reading)

Hundreds of San Luis Obispo County residents win quiet title lawsuit

Written on 25 Sep, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge ruled Thursday that the more than 800 residents involved in a quiet title lawsuit to protect their rights to use water from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin without charge have won their case. Moving forward,... (Continue reading)

Templeton CHP officers holding DUI checkpoint Saturday night

Written on 24 Sep, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol in Templeton announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint at an undisclosed location in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday evening. Officials select the location based on the number of previous accidents and... (Continue reading)

Templeton advisory group on the chopping block

Written on 24 Sep, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE After the chair of the Templeton Area Advisory Group was convicted of eight criminal counts, the bulk of the group’s members resigned leaving the board unable to function. With only three members left, the group no longer... (Continue reading)

Jury finds Nipomo man guilty of beating his partner

Written on 23 Sep, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury on Wednesday found a Nipomo man guilty of felony violence against an intimate partner. Bob Otis Sell, 54, is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 5. On May 14, the victim called... (Continue reading)