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Deputy stun guns patient at Templeton emergency room

Written on 5 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy used a stun gun on a 19-year-old intoxicated patient at the Twin Cities Community Hospital Emergency Room on Monday. [KCOY] Chad Gross, 19, of Camarillo was found unconscious at Lake Nacimiento and transported... (Continue reading)

Parolee sentenced in SLO County Sheriff deputy assault

Written on 5 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The Salinas parolee who ran his truck into a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $7,000 in restitution on Tuesday. Michael Youngblood, 26, pleaded no contest to a felony... (Continue reading)

Wallace found responsible for sewage plant deficiencies

Written on 5 Jul, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

Penalties against the chief operator at the south San Luis Obispo County sewage plant for failing to properly oversee the treatment facility have been reduced following an appeal that blamed administrator John Wallace for much of the plant's problems. Following reports... (Continue reading)

Japan’s tsunami debris headed for California beaches

Written on 5 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Millions of tons of debris from Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in March are slowly making their way across the Pacific Ocean; scientists using computer models say the West Coast will be inundated with the stuff by 2013 or 2014.... (Continue reading)

Movie Review: Larry Crowne

Written on 4 Jul, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

BY MIRANDA FORESMAN There is something nice about getting out of your own life and visiting someone else’s for a few hours. Larry Crowne is a nice enough getaway, but I just don’t feel like it got far enough away.... (Continue reading)

Child drowns at Lake Nacimiento

Written on 3 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

UPDATE: Divers with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department found the body of a 4-year-old girl in about six feet of water at Lake Nacimiento on Sunday. Park rangers told deputies Araceli Garcia of Greenfield, Calif.,went missing shortly after... (Continue reading)

Strengthening our commitment to our veterans

Written on 3 Jul, 2011 in Opinion | 51 comments

OPINION By CONGRESSWOMAN LOIS CAPPS This weekend we celebrate our country’s 235rd birthday, and the freedoms and values upon which it was built. And, while the 4th of July is a great time for family and parades, picnics and flag... (Continue reading)

Immigration status could block children from public healthcare

Written on 3 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 96 comments

As many as 220,000 uninsured children in California will be excluded from health care reform programs because of their or their parents’ immigration status, according to an analysis released Thursday. [CaliforniaWatch] When fully implemented in 2014, the Patient Protection and... (Continue reading)

Dumb protester of the week

Written on 3 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws died Saturday after he flipped over the bike’s handlebars and hit his head on the pavement. [AP] The accident happened Saturday afternoon in upstate New York near Syracuse. Phillip A.... (Continue reading)

Maria Shriver won’t be back

Written on 1 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

  Maria Shriver formally filed for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday, citing “irreconcilable difference.” [Los Angeles Times] The former California First Lady, married for 25 years to the actor and ex-governor, filed a petition for dissolution of marriage in Los... (Continue reading)