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Prosecutors find convicted murderer Paul Flores’ appeal meritless

Written on 19 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, the former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student who was convicted in the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart, last fall appealed his conviction claiming judicial error. State prosecutors responded on April 14 with a brief... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man arrested for cold case murder

Written on 25 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A lengthy investigation resulted in charges against a Santa Maria man for a murder that occurred more than seven years ago, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. On Sept. 3, 2017, the suspect allegedly... (Continue reading)

Suspect in deadly San Luis Obispo crash charged with murder

Written on 12 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County prosecutors recently added a murder charge to the criminal complaint against a driver who allegedly struck two bicyclists in a hit-and-run in July that resulted in the death of 87-year-olf Saul Goldberg of... (Continue reading)

Two teenage murder suspects arrested in Santa Maria

Written on 27 Dec, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested two teenagers on Friday who are suspected of murdering 20-year-old Anthony Hernandez earlier this month. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Dec. 10, a caller reported a shooting in the 300 block of... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach murder suspect’s hearing delayed, no autopsy report

Written on 10 Dec, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A hearing for a 34-year-old man charged with murdering his close friend in Pismo Beach was reschedule after his attorney argued he was never provided the autopsy report. Andrew Frederick Rodriguez is charged with murdering 39-year-old Jonathan... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man charged with murder, hate crime, animal cruelty

Written on 6 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 21-year-old Paso Robles man is facing charges of murder, animal cruelty and a hate crime in the stabbing death of 32-year-old Todd Pinion of Atascadero, a gay man. Pinion had been missing for more than a... (Continue reading)

Missing Atascadero man murdered, body found

Written on 3 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE The body of a 32-year-old Atascadero man missing for more than a week was found near a creek in rural Santa Margarita. His alleged killer, a 21-year-old Paso Robles man, is in custody. Last seen on the... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande attempted murder victim’s dog missing

Written on 20 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Family and friends of Veronica Osio are asking the public to report sightings of her missing 10-year-old Jack Russel Terrier. The dog went missing from her Arroyo Grande home the night her son stabbed and killed her... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande murder suspect assaulted police animal

Written on 17 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The 29-year-old Arroyo Grande man who allegedly killed his father, attempted to kill his mother and torched their home is also accused of assaulting a police animal. Prosecutors have filed felony charges of murder, attempted murder, arson... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man killed his father, attempted to kill his mother

Written on 15 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 29-year-old man is in jail after he allegedly killed his father, attempted to kill his mother and set his parents’ Arroyo Grande home and daycare on fire on Monday night. Alan Fonseca Osio, a man with... (Continue reading)