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Imagine if you were black

Written on 14 Jun, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by DELL FRANKLIN We, as white citizens of this country, owe it to ourselves to try as hard as we can to imagine what it is like being black in America, and, more urgent, what it’s like growing up... (Continue reading)

Police searching for armed carjacking suspect

Written on 14 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Deputies are looking for an armed man suspected of a carjacking in Goleta on Friday. Shortly before 11 p.m., the suspect approached a silver Mazda near the intersection of San Simeon Drive and Turnpike Road, brandished a firearm and forced... (Continue reading)

Four men facing 10 years to life for cannabis possession

Written on 13 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Four Mexican nationals, who allegedly attempted to transport marijuana in a fishing boat to a Santa Barbara County beach, were named in a indictment Friday charging them with possessing and intending to distribute more than 4,700 pounds of marijuana. The... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputy remains in critical care

Written on 13 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy, who was shot in the face by a gunman on Wednesday, remains in critical care, according to deputy Nicholas Dreyfus’ wife Tyler Dreyfus. Following an ambush at the Paso Robles police department, Dreyfus... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles gunman dies in shootout with law enforcement

Written on 12 Jun, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspect in a two day Paso Robles shooting spree that left one man dead and four law enforcement officers injured was shot and killed in a firefight Thursday afternoon. Over the span of a day and... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus cases surge in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 12 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Amid large public protests and the reopening of more businesses, San Luis Obispo County has seen an increase in newly confirmed coronavirus cases. The county, however, does not disclose tracking information to the public. While the county discloses the general... (Continue reading)

Gunshots fired near Firestone Brewery in Paso Robles

Written on 11 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Update: The northbound off-ramp to U.S. Highway 101 at Highway 46 West near Paso Robles is closed because of law enforcement activity. The southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101 are also heavily congested. Original story: Multiple gunshots were fired near... (Continue reading)

Missing Santa Barbara nurse found safe

Written on 11 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Santa Barbara Police Department announced a Cottage Hospital Nurse who was missing for nearly two weeks was located on Wednesday, and she was found safe and unharmed. Ashley Lynn Zachman, 36, disappeared after leaving work at 5 p.m. on... (Continue reading)

Gunman shops at Paso Robles gas station, still on the loose

Written on 11 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCN STAFF More than 24 hours after a Central Coast transient shot a deputy in the face and killed a man, law enforcement officers are still searching for the gunman, though he was spotted overnight at a Paso Robles... (Continue reading)

SLO County Sheriff identifies gunman who ambushed officers

Written on 11 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By CCN STAFF The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the gunman who ambushed officers in Paso Robles, shot a deputy in the face, and killed a man on Wednesday as 26-year-old Mason James Lira. Lira, a Central Coast... (Continue reading)