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Arroyo Grande police to conduct DUI patrols on Saturday

Written on 26 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police officers plan to patrol for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs on Saturday, the department announced Wednesday. Additional officers will be patrolling the streets from 8 p.m. to 2... (Continue reading)

Supervisors divert funds for temporary bridge in rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 20 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday  to use surplus funds to install a temporary bridge on Cecchetti Road in rural Arroyo Grande, with supervisors John Peschong and Heather Moreno dissenting. A... (Continue reading)

Suspects in murder in rural Arroyo Grande plead not guilty

Written on 6 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The two brothers suspected in the murder and burial of a 50-year-old woman pleaded not guilty in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on Wednesday. Isabel LucasVelasco and her former 45-year-old boyfriend Alejandro SorianoOrtiz were working together... (Continue reading)

Traffic stop in Arroyo Grande leads to arrest for drugs, guns, explosives

Written on 21 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A traffic stop in Arroyo Grande last week led to the arrest of a 64-year-old man after deputies found narcotics and a firearm inside the vehicle. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Oct. 17, San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

How a romantic message led to a murder in Arroyo Grande

Written on 15 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE When family members asked the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office to check on a missing 50-year-old woman, it sparked an investigation that would lead deputies to discover she had allegedly been murdered by a jealous boyfriend.... (Continue reading)

Supervisors reject plan for temporary bridge in rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 12 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors rejected a proposal to install a temporary bridge on Cecchetti Road in rural Arroyo Grande by a 2-3 vote on Oct. 7. A storm in 2023 washed out the... (Continue reading)

Two people killed in crash near Arroyo Grande

Written on 7 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Two people were killed in a fiery crash south of Arroyo Grande on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m., a vehicle headed northbound on Highway 101 near Laetitia Vineyard Drive drove off the roadway, traveled 40 feet... (Continue reading)

People trapped in car during fiery crash near Arroyo Grande

Written on 7 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE People were trapped in a car during a fiery crash south of Arroyo Grande on Tuesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 3 p.m., a vehicle headed northbound on Highway 101 near Laetitia Vineyard... (Continue reading)

Judge questions murder suspect’s competency to stand trial

Written on 24 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a hearing on Tuesday, a judge questioned the competency of the 35-year-old man who stabbed two of his former Arroyo Grande neighbors killing one last week. On the evening of Sept. 18, Fritz Schnoor broke into... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande murder suspect obsessed over killing his victims

Written on 21 Sep, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE For more than a decade, a 35-year-old man voiced his obsession with murdering his former Arroyo Grande neighbors. He spent years under public guardianship with multiple stays in mental health facilities while the targets of his homicidal... (Continue reading)