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Arroyo Grande police planning DUI checkpoint for Friday night

Written on 29 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Friday evening from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. The department selects the location based on the number of previous... (Continue reading)

More than 1,500 customers lose power in Arroyo Grande, fire reported

Written on 6 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 1,500 PG&E customers lost power in Arroyo Grande and the Hausna area on Sunday morning. At 10:40 a.m., 1,502 PG&E customers on the east side of Arroyo Grande through the Hausna area lost power. PG&E... (Continue reading)

Charges filed against three suspects in rural Arroyo Grande fatal shooting

Written on 28 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Prosecutors have filed charges against three men over the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in the Lopez Lake area of rural Arroyo Grande late last year. On Nov. 4, 2022, a group of people transported Alexander... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande appoints Bill Robeson interim city manager

Written on 27 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Arroyo Grande Assistant City Manager Bill Robeson will next week, on an interim basis, take over the job as the city’s top executive.  Current City Manager Whitney McDonald is leaving Arroyo Grande to become the assistant city... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman’s prosecution leads to civil rights lawsuit

Written on 17 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE After an Arroyo Grande woman was prosecuted for referring to herself as a doctor, three nurse practitioners filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court challenging the law used in her prosecution. Even though Sarah Erny earned... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest alleged identity thieves in Arroyo Grande

Written on 10 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies on Thursday arrested a couple in Arroyo Grande who are suspected of identity theft and burglary. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, a deputy pulled over a vehicle with two different... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande couple used PPP money to buy condo, lose home

Written on 8 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A couple who allegedly scammed the federal government out of more than a million dollars they used to purchase a condo in Hawaii is losing their Arroyo Grande home to foreclosure. The couple, Christopher and Erin Mazzei,... (Continue reading)

Attempted murder suspect captured in Arroyo Grande

Written on 21 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE State fugitive hunters captured an attempted murder suspect in Arroyo Grande on Friday. On May 6, a caller reported a stabbing in the 200 block of East Tunnell Road in Santa Maria. Officers arrived to find a... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande closing public restrooms, rampant vandalism

Written on 14 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE In a response to rampant vandalism in city owned restrooms, Arroyo Grande will begin closing some facilities for 13 hours a day, the city announced on Friday. Effective immediately, city staff will lock the doors to the... (Continue reading)

No criminal charges for Arroyo Grande teacher

Written on 10 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office is not filing criminal charges against an Arroyo Grande middle school teacher who was accused of assaulting a 13-year-old student last month. Sarah Watts, a 42-year-old teacher at Mesa... (Continue reading)