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Person rescued after car crashes into creek in rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 29 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Crews rescued a person from a creek in rural Arroyo Grande after a vehicle plunged into the body of water Wednesday morning.  At about 6:40 a.m., the vehicle crashed into a creek near the intersection of Huasna... (Continue reading)

Woman, 29, dies in custody at Lompoc jail

Written on 29 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 29-year-old female inmate died earlier this month after being found unresponsive in her cell at the Lompoc Police Department Jail. [KSBY] Officers found Liliana Zuniga unresponsive in her cell at about 7:15 a.m. on March 13.... (Continue reading)

Employee flees senior care facility, fears it is haunted

Written on 29 Mar, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Afraid the building is haunted, the only employee on duty at a senior living facility in San Luis Obispo fled leaving residents unattended because she was afraid to be alone in the “haunted” senior care home, the... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach City Council to appoint new member

Written on 28 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach City Council decided on Monday to appoint, rather than elect, a new council member to replace outgoing Councilwoman Anna Miller. Miller resigned her seat effective immediately during a city council meeting on March 13.... (Continue reading)

Repeat offender tracked by Sam Blakeslee headed to jail

Written on 28 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A repeat offender with a criminal history spanning five states is facing 270 days in jail after he attempted to rob a former California senator and assemblyman outside a drug store in San Luis Obispo. James Delles... (Continue reading)

Caltrans reopening Highway 41 between Atascadero and Morro Bay

Written on 28 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Caltrans is reopening Highway 41 in Atascadero on Tuesday afternoon following a two-week closure. The highway was initially closed on March 14 because of a mudslide. Crews have removed thousands of yards of dirt from the slide... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s illogical transportation agenda

Written on 28 Mar, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

Opinion by KEN HERRMANN Celebration missed? Don’t worry, you didn’t miss much. Just in case you missed it, there was a celebration and ribbon cutting for the street work that has been done around San Luis Obispo in the past... (Continue reading)

Gunman kills man at Lompoc mobile home park

Written on 28 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and killed a man at a mobile home park in Lompoc Sunday evening.  Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a shooting at the Del Norte Mobile Estates, located at 321 W. North Avenue.... (Continue reading)

Helios Dayspring released from federal prison

Written on 27 Mar, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal officials released San Luis Obispo County marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring from federal prison last week and placed him in either home confinement or a halfway house, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Dayspring is currently... (Continue reading)

Deputies identify teen killed in Orcutt officer involved shooting

Written on 27 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies identified the teen shot and killed outside the Melody Mini Market in Orcutt Saturday night as 19-year-old Manuel Reyes Rios of Santa Maria. The shooting involved an off-duty Santa Maria police officer. Shortly after 8 p.m.,... (Continue reading)