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Suspect killed in crash while fleeing officers near Orcutt

Written on 29 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN While fleeing from Vandenberg Space Force Base officers on Monday night, a suspect lost control of his vehicle near Orcutt, drove off Highway 1, went airborne, landed on the side of Highway 135 and died, according to... (Continue reading)

Illegal pot delivery service operator busted in Santa Maria

Written on 29 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Maria man on Monday who was allegedly operating an illegal marijuana delivery service. The arrest followed a month-long investigation into a delivery service operating illegally in Lompoc, Santa Maria... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County IWMA director explains resignation, misconceptions

Written on 29 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE The executive director of San Luis Obispo County’s waste management agency is resigning after his attempts to overcome board divisions failed. But conflicting statements in local media and mistakes in the Tribune have created questions about the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles pedophile sentenced to 285 years in prison

Written on 29 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Judge sentenced a 49-year-old Paso Robles man to 285 years in prison on Monday for sexually abusing four children and videotaping three dozen other victims. Jason Robert Porter is expected to appeal... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man sentenced to prison for child sex abuse

Written on 28 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge on Monday sentenced an Arroyo Grande man to 23 years to life in prison on five counts related to sexually abuse of a child under the age of 10. Cody Adam Julian,... (Continue reading)

Recall Newsom, it is best for everyone

Written on 28 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

By Gordon Mullin California has had a robust initiative process built into our state constitution since 1911. We take great pride in our citizen-level powers to shake up all levels of our state officials and no branch, neither executive, legislative... (Continue reading)

Wanted teen arrested in Morro Bay for burglary

Written on 28 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 14-year-old boy from Lake County cut off his probation monitor, relocated to Morro Bay and committed a string of burglaries in San Luis Obispo County, according to the Morro Bay Police Department. Law enforcement noticed an... (Continue reading)

Shooting in the same area as recent murder in Santa Maria

Written on 28 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and wounded a man Saturday night in the same area of Santa Maria in which a fatal shooting occurred last month. It is unclear whether the two shootings are connected. At about 11:30 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Missing man’s body found at Lake Nacimiento in SLO County

Written on 27 Jun, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Hikers spotted the body of a man reported missing several weeks ago on the shore of Lake Nacimiento in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday evening, according to witnesses. About a week earlier, it was determined a... (Continue reading)

SLO County judge denies gag order in Black Lives Matter cases

Written on 27 Jun, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge on Friday denied a request by prosecutors to put a lid on the outspoken defendants and their attorneys in the case against a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who blocked... (Continue reading)