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Helios Dayspring opens marijuana shop in Morro Bay

Written on 13 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Natural Healing Center, a company headed by marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring, opened a retail pot shop in Morro Bay on Monday. The new retail store, located at 495 Morro Bay Boulevard, held a daylong grand opening, which included a ribbon... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputies arrest suspects in Kristin Smart case, search for body

Written on 13 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested Paul Flores, the primary suspect in the disappearance of Kristin Smart,  and his father, Ruben Flores, at separate locations Tuesday morning. Investigators are currently digging under Rubin Flores’ home in... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to three months in prison for shooting and killing elephant seal

Written on 13 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The 30-year-old former Santa Maria resident who shot and killed an elephant seal in San Simeon in 2019 received a sentence of three months in federal prison on Monday. On the evening of Sept. 28, 2019, Jordan... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 cases continue decline, no new deaths

Written on 12 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

New coronavirus cases continued to fall over the past three days in San Luis Obispo County, while residents have received 167,389 vaccine doses. During the past three days, SLO County reported 31 new cases with 19 of those under 30... (Continue reading)

Sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing marijuana

Written on 12 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for orchestrating and leading a $2 million armed robbery – staged as a legitimate law enforcement search – at a warehouse where more than... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into San Luis Obispo’s World Trade Center Memorial

Written on 12 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed into and damaged the World Trade Center Memorial at San Luis Obispo’s Fire Station 1 Saturday evening, suffering injuries in the accident. Shortly after 5 p.m., the driver went off the road by the... (Continue reading)

LAFCO to appoint Arroyo Grande director to its top spot

Written on 12 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has selected Arroyo Grande’s new Community Development Department Director Robert Fitzroy to be its top executive. The LAFCO Commission will consider formally hiring Fitzroy at a meeting... (Continue reading)

Thieves snatch thousands of dollars in supplies from Nipomo COVID-19 testing clinic

Written on 12 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County authorities are searching for thieves who stole several thousands of dollars worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) from a COVID-19 testing clinic in Nipomo earlier this month. The items were delivered to the... (Continue reading)

SLO County judges send Tianna Arata controversy to the appellate court

Written on 10 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE A panel of three San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judges on Friday ordered another appeal of Judge Matt Guerrero’s ruling to recuse the entire district attorney’s office in a cases regarding Black Lives Matter protesters transferred... (Continue reading)

Thief breaks down the door of Diamond Adult World in Grover Beach

Written on 10 Apr, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Grover Beach police are asking the public’s help in finding a man who crashed his car into the side doors of Diamond Adult World, before he burglarized the store. During the early morning hours of April 2, the man purposely... (Continue reading)