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Justin Vineyards donates $100,000 to SLO County nonprofits

Written on 3 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Justin Vineyards & Winery donated $100,000 to 20 organizations serving the North San Luis Obispo County area last week, according to a press release. The winery is owned by Stewart and Lynda Resnick’s Wonderful Co. Earlier this year, some local... (Continue reading)

Car slams into Nipomo High track shed

Written on 2 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Shortly after students and faculty departed for Thanksgiving break, a driver crashed through a fence at the edge of the Nipomo High School parking lot, drove onto the school’s sports stadium complex and slammed into a shed containing track and... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria chief admits to fabricating news, local press angry

Written on 2 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Santa Maria Police Chief Ralph Martin has admitted to fabricating a story about two Guadalupe men being arrested for identity theft, a tale local media subsequently reported. Martin said he made up the story in order to save the lives... (Continue reading)

Drug motive suspected in Paso Robles shooting

Written on 2 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives suspect a drug-related motive in the rural Paso Robles gun battle that left three people wounded Wednesday night. As of Thursday afternoon, the reported victim in the shooting remains in the intensive care unit... (Continue reading)

Hundreds of marijuana growers register with SLO County

Written on 2 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

More than 400 marijuana growers, the majority of whom are based in eastern San Luis Obispo County, have met a deadline to register their grows with county officials. The recent passage of marijuana legalization initiative Prop. 64 grants individuals the... (Continue reading)

Employee costs and pension liabilities accelerating in SLO

Written on 1 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo’s unfunded pension liabilities have risen to $126 million, more than the rest of the cities in SLO County combined. After the bottom fell out of the housing market, the majority of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles shoplifter caught on camera

Written on 1 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Paso Robles Police Department is asking the public to help identify a woman who was caught on camera while allegedly shoplifting at a department store. Police say the woman is suspected of stealing from Kohls on Tuesday. The store... (Continue reading)

Three men wounded in Paso Robles shooting

Written on 1 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A shooting in rural Paso Robles left three men wounded Wednesday night. Investigators believe one of the wounded men is a victim and two are suspects. Shortly after 9 p.m., San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s officials began receiving calls about... (Continue reading)

Two more armed robbery suspects in jail

Written on 1 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

  Two men were charged Wednesday with the Nov. 12 armed robbery of the Wayside Liquor & Deli at 703 Creston Road in Paso Robles. In the past six weeks, armed men have robbed seven San Luis Obispo County businesses.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man and woman caught in stolen SUV

Written on 30 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Paso Robles police arrested a man and a woman after finding them in a stolen SUV Tuesday morning. At approximately 10:38 p.m., a Paso Robles officer spotted a Toyota Sequoia SUV roll through a stop sign at Kiler Canyon Road... (Continue reading)