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Suicide by cop attempt in Cambria fails

Written on 8 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A reportedly suicidal Cambria man who was wearing a shirt with the handwritten words “COP KILLER” on it and who had access to weapons engaged in a standoff with San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles officers awarded medals of valor

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles Police Chief Ty Lewis on Tuesday presented three employees with medals of valor for their actions during an active shooting event in June that left two people dead and four suffering from gunshot wounds. Dispatcher... (Continue reading)

Civility in SLO has become a political mantra

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by JOHN EWAN While practicing civility is admirable, it is time to move beyond simple civility and embrace respectfulness. Respectful of our history Respectful of our environmental legacy Respectful of our neighborhoods Respectful of our diversity Respectful of our... (Continue reading)

Oceano gang murder linked to beef about the victim’s daughter

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By CCN STAFF A longstanding beef, in part over a runaway relative, may have been the motive for three Oceano gang members to shoot and kill a 41-year-old man last year, court testimony suggests. [Tribune] Shortly after 12 p.m. on... (Continue reading)

Congressman Salud Carbajal tests positive for coronavirus

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal tested positive on Tuesday for coronavirus, days after possibly coming into contact with Republican Sen. Mike Lee, who contracted the virus around the same time President Donald Trump did. Carbajal, who represents all... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo woman arrested for felony hit and run

Written on 7 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

BY CCN STAFF CHP officers arrested a 49-year-old San Luis Obispo woman on Tuesday who allegedly crashed into a bicyclist in Los Osos and then fled the scene. Shortly before 11 a.m., Erin Aversano drove into the bicycle lane and... (Continue reading)

SLO County football players return to practice without footballs

Written on 6 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County high school athletes on Monday returned to practice for the first time since coronavirus measures took effect in March. They did so without using any balls. [KSBY] In addition to not being allowed to use balls... (Continue reading)

Oops, San Simeon built a water facility on Hearst Ranch property

Written on 6 Oct, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE It was the dream of fresh water that bedazzled San Simeon Community Services District officials: water that did not taste bad during dry spells because of high chloride levels. Build a reverse osmosis unit and have drinkable... (Continue reading)

Young boy drowns at Lake Nacimiento

Written on 5 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Update: The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office identified the drowning victim is 14-year-old Jonathan Barrueta of Santa Maria. A boy drowned at Lake Nacimiento Sunday afternoon. Relatives have identified him as Jonathan Barrueta. Shortly before 2 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Carbajal quarantined after coronavirus exposure

Written on 5 Oct, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal started a 14-day quarantine in Washington D.C. after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus. “No one is immune to contracting coronavirus and Congress is certainly no exception,” Carbajal said in a... (Continue reading)