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Federal agents raided apartment in Paso Robles, ICE not involved

Written on 31 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Shortly after federal agents raided an apartment on Creston Road in Paso Robles, inaccurate information spread through the immigrant community that it was an ICE raid. On the morning of Jan. 29, Homeland Security agents and U.S.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Paulding has failed Nipomo

Written on 31 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by ADAM VERDIN San Luis Obispo County residents deserve consistent and transparent leadership. Yet, when it comes to the controversial Caballero Battery Storage Project in Nipomo, the response from 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding tells a different story. If... (Continue reading)

Deputies identify Templeton shooting suspect

Written on 30 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s office identified the 37-year-old man shot during a gunfight with deputies on Wednesday evening as Thomas Farrell of Templeton. The suspect lives on the same block as the shooting. Deputies booked... (Continue reading)

Deputy shoots suspect in Templeton during gunfight

Written on 30 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy shot and injured a 37-year-old man during a gunfight in Templeton on Wednesday evening. Shortly before 10 p.m., mutiple deputies responded to a report of shots fired near Templeton High... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo officer attempts to board plane with loaded gun

Written on 30 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE An on-duty San Luis Obispo officer was stopped at the city’s airport security check after the routine X-ray screening found a handgun loaded with 16 rounds of ammunition in the officer’s carry-on bag on Wednesday. Upon seeing... (Continue reading)

Plane crashes near Highway 101 in Goleta, critical injuries

Written on 30 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A small plane crashed near Highway 101 in Goleta critically injuring both people on board on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m., the four-seat plane went down on Bishop Ranch. Responders transported a 29-year-old man and a... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College’s plan to protect immigrant students from federal agents

Written on 29 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE As immigration enforcement ramps up under President Donald Trump, Cuesta College administration implemented procedures for faculty and staff if approached by federal agents. Even before Trump’s inauguration, the administration office sent out instructions to professors and staff;... (Continue reading)

Fire threatens structures in Rural San Luis Obispo County

Written on 29 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire burning in rural San Luis Obispo County scorched 85 acres while threatening several structures on Wednesday. Shortly before 1 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning off Soda Lake Road in the California Valley.... (Continue reading)

Partial closures of Highway 101 north of Paso Robles

Written on 29 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE In a effort to reduce the number of fatal crashes at the Wellsona Road and Highway 101 interchange north of Paso Robles, there will be partial closures of both north and southbound lanes through Jan. 30, according... (Continue reading)

New Morro Bay ordinance set to block battery storage facility

Written on 29 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0 for an urgency ordinance on a potential battery energy storage project. The urgency ordinance temporarily halts the project. The City Council also directed staff to return with another... (Continue reading)