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Oceano man caught prowling with drugs while leaving kids unattended

Written on 28 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Grover Beach police arrested an Oceano man on Thursday who was in possession of heroin and methamphetamine while prowling around homes. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was supposed to be attending to three young children. Around 1:35... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man killed in crash

Written on 28 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 25-year-old Paso Robles man died Thursday after he crashed into a vehicle he was attempting to pass on Highway 101 in Templeton. Shortly before 11 p.m., Charles Wyrick, 25, was headed southbound when he attempted to pass a vehicle... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Shell Beach house fire

Written on 28 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A man in his 50s died in a Shell Beach house fire Thursday evening. Around 5:30 p.m., a fire broke out on the second floor of a converted apartment building in the 200 block of Esparto Avenue. The building, which... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district administrator submits false financial report

Written on 27 Apr, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District’s Administrator Gerhardt Hubner recently submitted a financial report to his board that states an account it has at Rabobank contains $898.00. The account was set up last year when... (Continue reading)

Atascadero council considering allowing some pot businesses

Written on 27 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

As Atascadero begins crafting its marijuana policy in the aftermath of Proposition 64, the city’s conservative leaning council is considering allowing some cannabis business to operate within the city limits. On Tuesday, the Atascadero City Council indicated it may support... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay sex offender missing

Written on 27 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A convicted child molester and a registered sex offender has disappeared, and Morro Bay police are turning to the public for help locating the man. John Joseph Garcia Jr. was living in the 700 block of Morro Bay Boulevard. Garcia... (Continue reading)

SLO police use DNA to solve early 2016 robbery

Written on 27 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man who allegedly tried to rob a San Luis Obispo liquor in early 2016 with a toy gun was arrested at his Grover Beach home on Wednesday after a DNA match enabled investigators to identify him. On Jan. 9,... (Continue reading)

Carrizo Plain National Monument threatened

Written on 26 Apr, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered a review of two dozen national monuments that could end protections against mining, logging and oil drilling. Trumps executive order could put the Carrizo Plain National Monument in San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Confessions of a former Democrat

Written on 26 Apr, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

By T. KEITH GURNEE In today’s bitterly divided national government dominated by the hardening extremes of each party, where are we headed? Whatever happened to the reasonable moderates of this world? Have we witnessed the death of common sense? If... (Continue reading)

SLO thief snatches wallet from car with driver inside

Written on 26 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

With a woman sitting in the driver’s seat, a man snatched a wallet from inside a parked car at a San Luis Obispo Chevron station on Friday night. The incident was caught by a surveillance camera, according to the San... (Continue reading)