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Oceano Dunes vehicle recreation area reopens after temporary closure

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE After a more than two month closure because of the endangered snowy plover, the Oceano Dunes State Vehicle Recreation Area reopened on Thursday morning. Snowy plovers are thriving at the Oceano Dunes because of the off-highway vehicle... (Continue reading)

Prosecutors charge two suspects in Templeton Feed and Grain arson fire

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against  two people on Wednesday regarding the July 4, 2025 arson fire that destroyed the historical Templeton Feed and Grain, District Attorney Dan Dow announced on Thursday.... (Continue reading)

Mowing eguipment ignites fire in Paso Robles

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Mowing equipment ignited a brush fire that scorched nearly 23 acres in Paso Robles on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning on a hillside east of Golden Hill Road near Kapareil... (Continue reading)

Allegedly intoxicated driver rams parked truck in San Luis Obispo

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a suspect who allegedly rammed a vehicle multiple times while driving intoxicated Tuesday night. Shortly before p.m., witnesses reported a male causing a disturbance in the neighborhood near Capistrano Court and... (Continue reading)

SLO County partisan politics in a non-partisan race

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

By ERIK GORHAM San Luis Obispo County’s District 2 supervisor race is officially nonpartisan. But a closer look at Democratic candidate Jim Dantona’s record, public statements, and associations raises serious questions about whether he is prepared to serve all constituents... (Continue reading)

Train collides with pickup truck near Goleta

Written on 21 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck west of Goleta on Wednesday, leaving one woman with minor injuries with minor injuries. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the train crashed in the 120 block of Hollister Ranch Road,... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist struck and killed in Edna Valley

Written on 20 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a bicyclist in the Edna Valley area on Wednesday. Shortly after noon, a caller reported the crash at the intersection of Orcutt and Tiffany Ranch roads, according to the CHP.  Emergency personnel... (Continue reading)

Fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach backs up traffic

Written on 20 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach backed up traffic in South County on Wednesday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., a Mini Cooper crashed and caught on fire on northbound Highway 101 near Wadsworth Avenue,... (Continue reading)

Gibson and Dow battle over SLO County District Attorney Office funding

Written on 20 May, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson and District Attorney Dan Dow clashed on Tuesday over funding for the prosecutors’ office, a partisan dispute that could result in a lawsuit. Amid the past several years of budget... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested for arson near Goleta

Written on 20 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old man whose use of fireworks allegedly ignited a blaze that burned an acre of vegetation near Goleta on Tuesday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., deputies responded to the area... (Continue reading)