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San Luis Obispo County Chimineas Fire burns 1,200 acres

Written on 4 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The Chimineas Fire in southern San Luis Obispo County has burned 1,200 acres as of Wednesday evening. Firefighters have achieved 50% containment. At 9:20 a.m., a caller reported the fire burning at Chimineas Ranch Road in an... (Continue reading)

Semi trucks crash on Highway 46 in Paso Robles

Written on 4 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One semi truck rear ended another semi truck on Highway 46 in Paso Robles on Wednesday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported the crash at the intersection of Highway 46 and... (Continue reading)

California Democratic heavyweight Gloria Romero leaves party

Written on 4 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 39 comments

Opinion by Gloria Romero I am announcing today that I am leaving the Democratic Party. I was a Democratic convention delegate for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and President Barack Obama at three different conventions. I was California co-chair for the... (Continue reading)

High-speed chase suspect arrested after fleeing from Morro Bay to SLO

Written on 4 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police arrested a Morro Bay man who led authorities on a high-speed chase between Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo on Tuesday.  Shortly after 4 p.m., dispatchers alerted Morro Bay officers to a male suspect punching the... (Continue reading)

Fire burning north in southern San Luis Obispo County

Written on 4 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire is burning in a rural area of southern San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday morning. At 9:20 a.m., a caller reported a fire burning at Chimineas Ranch Road in an area north of Highway... (Continue reading)

SLO police scuffle with armed man in park on Labor Day

Written on 3 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers pursued and briefly fought a man who was allegedly waving a knife in a park on Monday afternoon. Eventually, officers arrested the suspect. Shortly after 3 p.m., dispatchers sent police officers... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo to allow retail pot shops to deliver cannabis

Written on 3 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to allow retail pot shops to also deliver cannabis. Under former City Manager Derek Johnson, the San Luis Obispo City Council voted to direct staff to update... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion spotted near neighborhood in Paso Robles

Written on 3 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Police Department is warning the public to be cautious after a mountain lion was spotted near the Traditions at River Oaks neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported a mountain... (Continue reading)

Fire burning north of San Luis Obispo on the Cuesta Grade

Written on 3 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters are battling a blaze burning north of San Luis Obispo off Highway 101 on the west side of the Cuesta Grade on Tuesday, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 10 a.m., a caller reported a fire... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher, Wright lose motion for a retrial

Written on 3 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher and his partner Ryan Wright lost their bid for a new trial on Monday morning. In a scheme rife with fraud and deceit, Belsher bilked his clients out of millions of... (Continue reading)