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Armed man robs Paso Robles liquor store

Written on 28 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police are searching for a man who robbed a liquor store at gunpoint Saturday evening. A suspect wearing blue overalls and a hoodie entered Savage Spirits & Deli at 2050 Spring Street and pointed a... (Continue reading)

California has better COVID-19 death rates than most states

Written on 27 Dec, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE California continues to report lower coronavirus death rates per capita than the majority of states, with San Luis Obispo County’s death rate less than half the state’s rate. While the number of new coronavirus cases surges in... (Continue reading)

Same players, same attitudes rule Oceano

Written on 26 Dec, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by APRIL DURY On Nov. 3, the residents within the district of the Oceano Community Services District used their voices and voted in the exact same three board members we have had for the last two plus years. Sadly,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Fire Department investigating suspicious house fire

Written on 26 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay fire officials are investigating a blaze deemed to be suspicious that damaged a house Thursday morning. No one was home at the time the fire started at a house in the 600 block of Bella... (Continue reading)

Six people injured in three-car crash in Paso Robles

Written on 25 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Six people were injured when an alleged drunk driver crashed into two other vehicles on Highway 46 in Paso Robles on Christmas Eve, according to police. At about 11 a.m., a Subaru was headed westbound on Highway 46 near Airport... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Fire SLO captain arrested for sexual battery

Written on 24 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a former local Cal Fire captain earlier this month for sexual battery. James Peter Thomas, 56, recently retired from the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department. It is unclear whether... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police arrest alleged murderer, search for failed kidnapper

Written on 24 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police tracked the gunman who allegedly shot and killed a 20-year-old man last week to a location in Tulare County and arrested him for murder. On Dec. 18, witnesses heard multiple gunshots in the 800... (Continue reading)

SLO County coronavirus cases continue to soar

Written on 23 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

While California reports a modest decline in new coronavirus cases, San Luis Obispo County continues to set new daily case records. On Tuesday, the county logged 258 new cases. During the past two days, SLO County reported 500 new coronavirus... (Continue reading)

5 fabulous last minute Christmas gifts available in SLO County

Written on 22 Dec, 2020 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

Is procrastination your middle name? If you haven’t started your holiday shopping, and the thought of battling department store crowds is giving you nightmares, one of the following unique local gifts is sure to please. And each can be either... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman killed in crash near Harmony, driver arrested for DUI

Written on 22 Dec, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated woman drove an ATV off a cliff along Highway 1 near Harmony early Monday morning killing a 34-year-old woman from Paso Robles, according to the CHP. In addition to the two women, two men... (Continue reading)