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Gun shots fired at apartment in Santa Maria

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers are searching a gunman who fired shots at an apartment complex Wednesday evening. [KCOY] At about 7:30 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller reported that shots were fired near W. Morrison Avenue and S. Western... (Continue reading)

SLO County Judge Ginger Garrett suddenly retires

Written on 29 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett announced on Monday that she is retiring, and her last day on the bench will be Thursday. Appointed in 2005 by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Garret was reelected... (Continue reading)

Body found at Lake Nacimiento identified

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County coroner’s unit has confirmed the deceased man found at Lake Nacimiento last month was 29-year-old Jesus Munoz Vargas of Los Banoa, who had previously been reported missing. No foul play is suspected... (Continue reading)

Marijuana mogul charged with bribing SLO County supervisor

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 61 comments

By KAREN VELIE Prosecutors charged marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring with paying thousands of dollars in bribes to then-San Luis Obispo Supervisor Adam Hill for favorable votes on his cannabis business interests. Prosecutors charged Dayspring, 35, in federal court with one... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom pulls his kids from camp with no mask enforcement

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom removed two of his children from a summer basketball camp after photos surfaced showing campers, including one of Newsom’s sons, not wearing masks while indoors. Earlier this month, the state of California released... (Continue reading)

Investigators search for Kristin Smart’s remains in rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Investigators searched for the body of murdered Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart in the Huasna area of rural Arroyo Grande on Tuesday morning, several sources said. Since Smart disappeared in 1996, investigators have excavated multiple sites in... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 cases nearly double in one week

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The number of new COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County nearly double last week rising from 3.8 to 6.0 per 100,000 residents, according to California Case statistics. State averages increased from 7.6 to 11.9 confirmed cases per 100,000 residents.... (Continue reading)

Are SLO County officials targeting Dan DeVaul?

Written on 27 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION by OZZIE MILLER A little over a month ago, Dan DeVaul’s Sunny Acres property was visited by a warden and biologist from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. They accused Dan DeVaul of filling the wetland and ordered... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest man for brandishing gun at Central Coast mission

Written on 27 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Sunday afternoon for brandishing a replica gun at the Santa Ines Mission in Solvang. At about 4:45 p.m., a 911 caller reported a man walking in the garden area... (Continue reading)

Gunman kills Kern County deputy and three others

Written on 26 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and killed his two sons and their mother inside a home in Wasco on Sunday, then shot and killed a Kern County Sheriff’s deputy, prior to dying in a firefight. The gunman, a 41-year-old... (Continue reading)