Home  »  Archives

Featured


Arroyo Grande police holding DUI checkpoint Saturday night

Written on 17 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the South County city at an undisclosed location on Saturday evening from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Officers select the DUI checkpoint location based on a history... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment drops to lowest level in nearly a year

Written on 16 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Hiring in the hospitality industry in April helped drop San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly a year, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. SLO County’s jobless rate was 3.8% in... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles winery owner sought threesomes, sued for sexual harrasement

Written on 16 May, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Swiss billionaire and owner of Halter Ranch Vineyard in rural Paso Robles, Hansjörg Wyss, is facing allegations he groped, exposed himself, sexually harassed and attempted to get a female employee to engage in a threesome, according to... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay City Council votes in controversial flag ordinance

Written on 16 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Morro Bay City Council voted Tuesday for a new flagpole ordinance that permits only flying the United States, California or the City of Morro Bay flags at City Hall. In 2022, the council voted to allow... (Continue reading)

Sword wielding man starts fire while fleeing Santa Barbara County deputies

Written on 15 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities arrested a man armed with a sword who allegedly started a brush fire while fleeing Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday evening. Shortly after 5 p.m., a witness reported a suspect exhibiting odd behavior in... (Continue reading)

Father released despite ICE detainer, charged with murder

Written on 15 May, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE Weeks before a Mexican national allegedly murdered his son, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer to deport the San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate. Federal and local prosecutors say the child would be alive today... (Continue reading)

Mother and daughter arrested for embezzling more than $550,000 from Carpinteria business

Written on 15 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday arrested a mother and daughter duo who allegedly embezzled more than $550,000 from a Carpinteria financial services business over a a period of nearly 20 years. In February, detectives began... (Continue reading)

SLO County political consultant claims critic is racist, again

Written on 14 May, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE The more than decade-long race-baiting and misinformation campaign against critics of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson continues. However, the person accused of running former clerk recorder Tommy Gong out of office has changed. The May... (Continue reading)

California approves State Farm’s 17% home insurance rate hike

Written on 14 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE Starting next month, State Farm can raise homeowner and other insurance rates by 17%. A judge ruled Monday that State Farm provided evidence of “extraordinary financial distress” following the Los Angeles-area wildfires. State Farm, the state’s largest... (Continue reading)

Poachers charged with road hunting in rural Paso Robles

Written on 14 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE As part of a crackdown on poaching, California Fish and Wildlife officers arrested multiple people for shooting at wild animals from vehicles in rural Paso Robles. Several weeks ago, a wildlife officer on patrol pulled over a... (Continue reading)