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Tree falls on double decker bus in San Luis Obispo

Written on 2 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A large tree fell on an occupied double decker bus in San Luis Obispo on Friday afternoon. The bus was traveling on Los Osos Valley Road when a large tree at Laguna Middle School fell on the... (Continue reading)

Boil water notice remains for Pismo Beach and Avila Beach

Written on 2 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The boil water notice remains for Pismo Beach and Avila Beach, while it has been lifted for the communities of Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Oceano. While the other communities turned off their supply of Lopez Lake... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man sentenced to prison for enticing minors

Written on 2 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A Virginia court sentenced a 30-year-old Morro Bay man on May 1 to 10 years in prison followed by and 30 years supervised release for enticing a 12-year-old child from Prince William County to engage in unlawful... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County deputies bust members of auto scam ring

Written on 2 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies tracked down and arrested members of an auto scam ring run by Romanian nationals. In March, the SLO County Sheriff’s Office warned the community about scammers who pretend to be looking... (Continue reading)

Hundreds join district attorney at courthouse for National Day of Prayer

Written on 2 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 200 people joined San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow at the courthouse in SLO for a National Day of Prayer celebration. The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance designated... (Continue reading)

E. coli found in south San Luis Obispo County water supply

Written on 1 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The water supply for five communities in San Luis Obispo County is contaminated with coliform bacteria, or E. coli, leading to a boil water order for cooking and drinking water. After the contamination was detected in treated... (Continue reading)

Teen stabbed, killed in Santa Barbara

Written on 1 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A teenager was stabbed and killed on Wednesday evening in Santa Barbara. Shortly before 9 p.m., callers reported a male down in the roadway near the intersection of San Simeon Drive and Turnpike Road. Deputies arrived to... (Continue reading)

Downed power line cause fires, outages in Paso Robles

Written on 30 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By Karen Velie A downed power line in Paso Robles left hundreds without power and caused three small fires on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 1:30 p.m., a caller reported a vegetation fire near the intersection of Geneseo Road and Moon... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes: Reckoning with neglect, apathy, and deceit

Written on 30 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by WILL HARRIS We can’t do anything. We don’t have any real power. The commission has no teeth. Such complaints of designed impotency are not uncommon from members of the state’s Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission. Ostensibly, the... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies drivers killed in crash in Nipomo

Written on 30 Apr, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol identified the two drivers killed in a crash on Monday evening as 63-year-old Melchor David Delagarza and 49-year-old Darlene Leticia Scruggs, both of Nipomo, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 6:30... (Continue reading)