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Report of suicidal man stops traffic on Highway 101

Written on 30 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Traffic backed up from the Five Cities to San Luis Obispo Thursday afternoon after county sheriff’s personnel responded to a report of a suicidal man near Avila Beach. [KSBY] Around 3 p.m., authorities responded to a trailer in the 5400... (Continue reading)

Fleeing driver nearly runs over Grover Beach officer

Written on 23 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 38-year-old man, allegedly on drugs at the time, nearly ran his truck over an officer, then led police on a cross-county chase Thursday night. Around 11:30 p.m., a Grover Beach police officer saw a suspicious truck backed into a... (Continue reading)

Man assaults driver, car crashes in Nipomo

Written on 20 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 10-year-old child suffered critical injuries Monday evening, and a 57-year-old man is behind bars after a car rolled off Highway 101 in Nipomo and landed upside down on a frontage road. [KSBY] Around 5:15 p.m., a green Toyota Avalon... (Continue reading)

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)

Arroyo Grande interchange study makes sense

Written on 29 Sep, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION by JIM GUTHRIE and JIM HILL Over the next few months the City Arroyo Grande will be making one of the most important decisions about the future of our city. Our decision on a solution for the Brisco/Halcyon congestion will... (Continue reading)

Atheist United sign vandalized in Atascadero

Written on 21 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Motorists on southbound Highway 101 near Atascadero noticed Monday morning that an Atheists United San Luis Obispo highway cleanup sign had been vandalized. The Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway program provides an avenue for individuals or organizations to help maintain sections of California’s... (Continue reading)

KCOY anchor arrested for DUI, assault

Written on 7 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Veteran KCOY news anchor Paula Lopez was arrested Sunday evening for driving under the influence and assaulting an officer after she allegedly drove the wrong way on U.S. Highway 101. At about 8 p.m., the California Highway Patrol received reports... (Continue reading)

Suspect in Goleta police chase falls on his knife

Written on 4 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Goleta man repeatedly stabbed himself in the chest and neck Thursday, but he survived with help from officers who were trying to arrest him. David Rosales Medina, 37, led California Highway Patrol officers on a chase that began on... (Continue reading)

K9 sniffs contraband in Nipomo man’s truck

Written on 21 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

With the help of a K9, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies found a stolen pistol, heroin, methamphetamine and counterfeit cash in a Nipomo man’s pickup truck. Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, deputies saw a driver on Highway 101 whom they... (Continue reading)