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Students vandalize Central Coast schools as part of social media challenge

Written on 22 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A social media trend of damaging or stealing school property, filming it and uploading the footage to TikTok is reportedly costing Central Coast high schools thousands of dollars and leading to criminal cases against students. The “devious... (Continue reading)

Early morning fire damages Morro Bay home

Written on 22 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire caused significant damage to a two-story home in Morro Bay Wednesday morning. At about 6:33 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a house in the 400 block of Trinidad Street near Tide Avenue, according... (Continue reading)

SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon quits early, demeans critics

Written on 22 Sep, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon posted multiple rants on Instagram Tuesday evening announcing she would be quitting five days early and calling criticism of her leadership “crap.” Amid allegations she took gifts from marijuana businessman Helios... (Continue reading)

Kristin Smart murder case heads to trial for both father and son

Written on 22 Sep, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE After more than a month of testimony, a San Luis Obispo County judge ruled Wednesday that there is probable cause for Paul and Ruben Flores to be tried in front of a jury in the alleged 1996... (Continue reading)

Comparing COVID-19 death rates in California, to other states

Written on 22 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in more densely populated states, while less populated states appear to have lower death rates. New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the union has the second highest death rate per... (Continue reading)

Ruben Flores’ neighbor refutes allegations she saw digging under porch

Written on 21 Sep, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A neighbor of Ruben Flores denied seeing anyone under his Arroyo Grande home on Feb. 9, 2020, calling the allegations she viewed digging, shovels and a wheelbarrow “untrue.” Ruben Flores’ son Paul Flores is accused of murdering... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo teen killed in Highway 101 crash

Written on 21 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A teen died in a single car crash along Highway 101 near Avila Beach Drive early Tuesday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly after midnight, 21-year-old Aron Gonzalez was driving northbound on Highway 101 when he veered... (Continue reading)

Apartment complex fire in Paso Robles displaces 40 residents

Written on 21 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire destroyed much of an eight-unit building at the Dry Creek Apartments in Paso Robles Tuesday morning, leaving a total of 40 residents displaced. Shortly after 8 a.m., a caller reported the fire at 1211 Alamo... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man gets eight years to life in torture case

Written on 21 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced an Arroyo Grande man to eight years to life in prison on Monday over an incident in which he poured boiling oil on his 79-year-old foster mother, then stabbed her. On Aug. 2, Matthew... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver allegedly kills pedestrian in Atascadero

Written on 20 Sep, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles man allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian in Atascadero Sunday evening before crashing head-on into another vehicle on Highway 41 near Santa Rosa Road. Following the fatal hit-and-run, Jorge Castaneda, 26, of Paso Robles... (Continue reading)