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Paso Roles native wins first Top Fuel drag race

Written on 30 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles native and Templeton High School graduate Maddi Gordon won her first Top Fuel drag race on Sunday. Gordon, 22, won the race at the Summit Racing Equipment National Hot Road Association (NHRA) Nationals in Ohio.... (Continue reading)

Man killed in crash near Avila Beach identified

Written on 29 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol identified the 27-year-old man killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 101 near Avila Beach on Tuesday as Gary Noe Arias of Santa Maria. Shortly after 11 p.m., Arias was headed southbound in... (Continue reading)

Did San Luis Obispo officials help cover up fraternity misconduct?

Written on 29 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Emails garnered through a records request reveal a San Luis Obispo Police Department employee misleading the SLO County Grand Jury and others regarding the department’s knowledge of prohibited fraternity activity in residential neighborhoods. For years, SLO residents... (Continue reading)

Newsom appoints Juan Higuera Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge

Written on 28 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday the appointment of Juan Higuera to a judgeship in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Higuera has served as a deputy public defender at the Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s Office since... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County deals on dining, lodging, happy hours

Written on 28 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Sales and deals | No comments

Find great local sales and deals on dining, happy hours, lodging, golf and more while supporting San Luis Obispo County businesses and the local economy. Old Juan’s Cantina in Oceano A great way to start your Sunday – brunch at Old... (Continue reading)

Gas prices plummeting in San Luis Obispo County, find lowest costs

Written on 28 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the sixth week in a row, gas prices fell in the United States. The average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County fell 12 cents last week to $5.71 a gallon, according... (Continue reading)

Police track down, arrest Paso Robles bank robbery suspect

Written on 27 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles officers tracked the man suspected of robbing a bank to the Fresno area. Detectives booked 36-year-old Ernesto Noriega Cisneros in the San Luis Obispo County Jail early Saturday morning. After discovering Cisneros was in Fresno... (Continue reading)

Final SLO County election results, over 3,000 ballots not counted

Written on 27 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following the last count on Thursday, San Luis Obispo County supervisor candidates Jimmy Paulding and Jim Dantona won their races along with Measure B in Los Osos. Nearly 53% or 96,337 voters returned ballots. However, with approximately... (Continue reading)

Person killed after car goes off Highway 166, down hillside

Written on 27 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed on Friday when a vehicle went off the side of Highway 166 and about 200 feet down a hill adjacent to the roadway near the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara county lines.... (Continue reading)

DA charges man who secretly taped nude women in Arroyo Grande gym

Written on 26 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that it filed charges against a Grover Beach man who allegedly secretly recorded nude or partially nude women inside the tanning and red-light therapy rooms at Planet Fitness... (Continue reading)