Mallory Dies parents sue driver, Capps and the U.S. government
The parents of the woman fatally injured when a legislative aide for Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara struck her and then drove away filed a lawsuit against the driver Raymond Morua, Capps and the federal government. [KEYT] Morua, 32, left a Dec. 6 holiday party for the Santa Barbara Independent,...
Cal Poly sweeps Cal State Fullerton
By JOSH FRIEDMAN It seemed too easy. The clock had not even struck 3 p.m. Saturday and Cal Poly had already completed a sweep of Cal State Fullerton. On Thursday, Fullerton arrived in San Luis Obispo sluggishly following the suspension of its coach. The Mustangs cruised to a 8-0 win....
Fire authority blames voters for parcel tax failure
By JOSH FRIEDMAN After 60 percent of voters rejected a parcel tax initiative for firefighting services, the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) took to Facebook to blame its fiscal woes on South County property owners. On Friday, the votes were tallied. Property owners in Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Oceano...
Cal Poly clinches Fullerton series on 13th inning walk-off
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly junior right fielder Nick Torres hit a walk-off double Friday night, capping a 13-inning, 4-3 victory over Cal Sate Fullerton and clinching a Big West series over the former conference frontrunner. Poly Head Coach Larry Lee went for the series win in the second of...
Three teens arrested for carjacking
Three teenage boys were arrested Wednesday on Highway 101 just north of Santa Margarita on suspicion of carjacking a woman in Visalia. Two teens allegedly jacked the car and a purse from a woman in a Target store parking lot on Monday night. No one was injured. California Highway Patrol...
Alleged bank robber caught in Atascadero
Atascadero police arrested two people Thursday for allegedly robbing Chase Bank. [KSBY] Around 5:20 p.m., a man walked into the Chase Bank in the 8000 block of El Camino Real, told a teller he had a gun and ran away after taking some cash. The robber was described as being...
Former SLO police officer’s termination upheld
The firing of a former San Luis Obispo police officer after he pled guilty to misdemeanor charges of bringing misbranded Mexican prescription drugs into the United States was upheld in court on Thursday. In his suit, former patrol officer Dan McDow claimed that his rights to due process were violated,...
