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Traffic flowing in SLO County following mud cleanup

Written on 19 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Traffic on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County is now moving, following weekend delays caused by out-of-county mudslides. Flash flooding and mudslides led to the closure of parts of Interstate 5 and Highway 58 late last week, according to... (Continue reading)

Oceano man injured in roll over crash

Written on 12 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 41-year-old Ocean man suffered major injuries after he crashed on U.S. Highway 101 near 10th Street in San Miguel on Sunday, California Highway Patrol officials said. Shortly after 3 p.m., the Oceano man was headed southbound at about 70... (Continue reading)

Los Osos family suffers third accidental death

Written on 7 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

In a span of less than a year, a Los Osos family has lost three of its members in fatal crashes. The 24-year-old man killed Tuesday night in Los Osos has been identified as Michael Brito. Brito was struck by... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in Los Osos

Written on 6 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 24-year-old Los Osos man died Tuesday night after being struck by a car on Los Osos Valley Road in front of the Trinity United Methodist Church. [KSBY] At about 8:30 p.m., the victim, who lives near the site of... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist killed near Cuesta College identified

Written on 6 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Luis Obispo man who died in a bicycle accident near Cuesta College has been identified as 69-year-old Eugene George Sprull Jr. [Tribune] A half-ton pickup truck hit Sprull Wednesday afternoon on Highway 1 after the bicyclist veered in... (Continue reading)

SLO County Sheriff’s K9 attacks officer

Written on 30 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department K9 tasked with catching a fleeing car thief in Arroyo Grande attacked a California Highway Patrol officer on Tuesday who, too, was pursuing the suspect. Officers then charged... (Continue reading)

Driver hits parked cars, cars hit Cayucos homes

Written on 28 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two vehicles rolled into Cayucos homes Sunday morning after a San Luis Obispo man fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into five parked cars. [Tribune] Robert Covey, 35, dozed off at 8:05 a.m. while traveling south on Highway 1,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man dies in ATV crash

Written on 15 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 69-year-old man died after crashing his ATV on his rural Paso Robles property Monday morning. The California Highway Patrol has identified the man as William Schaffer. The crash occurred around 9:30 a.m. Schaffer was driving a Kubota ATV, which... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police officer arrested for DUI

Written on 10 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 74 comments

A California Highway Patrol officer arrested a San Luis Obispo police officer Wednesday morning for driving under the influence and then released him without booking him into the county jail. At 2:22 a.m., a CHP officer discovered Travis Morris, 32,... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in SLO County crash

Written on 9 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 20-year-old woman died Tuesday evening in a crash that also sparked a brush fire along Highway 166 east of Highway 33 in San Luis Obispo County. Shortly before 6 p.m., the Cuyama woman’s Chevrolet Suburban drifted off the road, went... (Continue reading)