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Avila Beach fire almost fully contained

Written on 30 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Firefighters have a fire on the ridge separating Avila Beach from Shell Beach almost fully contained. Cal Fire officials said between five and six acres of heavy brush burned in the fire that was first reported about 3:30 p.m. today.... (Continue reading)

Sheriff’s department sex scandal lands three under investigation

Written on 30 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 234 comments

CORRECTION: While senior deputy Todd Steeb and Pozdolski’s wife are under investigation, Sheriff Ian Parkinson placed only John Pozdolski on paid administrative leave. By KAREN VELIE An alleged affair between a senior San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy and a... (Continue reading)

North County Tea Party gaining strength

Written on 30 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 147 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN There’s a big party brewing, but it’s not about dancing and cocktails — the issue at hand for members of the rapidly-growing North County Tea Party is nothing less than salvation of these United States. With its... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles men suspected of murder and kidnapping

Written on 30 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Paso Robles father and son are suspected of shooting and killing two men at a San Ardo residence on Saturday before kidnapping a 16-year-old who was at the home. The owner of the home discovered the bodies of Hector... (Continue reading)

Man shot in Paso Robles

Written on 30 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An altercation in the parking lot of the Dry Creek Apartment complex in Paso Robles ended with a 25-year-old man being shot on Saturday. Witnesses told police that at about 11:15 p.m. the suspect shot the victim and then fled... (Continue reading)

Trader Joe’s barbeque chicken salad recalled

Written on 28 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Federal food inspectors initiated a recall of Trader Joe’s barbeque chicken salads because the onions used in the salad may be contaminated with listeria bacteria. United States Department of Agriculture officials announced in a press release on Friday that Huxtable’s... (Continue reading)

Renaissance Festival on Sunday, event photos

Written on 27 Jul, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Knights jousted while minstrels played unique instruments at San Luis Obispo County’s annual Renaissance Festival on Sunday. If you would like to buy a high resolution print of any of these photos, aside from those of the performers, contact photographer... (Continue reading)

California departments hoarding more than $2.3 billion

Written on 27 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

While California legislators vote to cut funding to schools and healthcare, state departments have underreported more than $2.3 billion, according to a analysis of 500 special funds by the Mercury News. Following the discovery that state parks had underreported $54... (Continue reading)

State prisons regurgitating felons

Written on 27 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

There are 38,000 more felons in California county jails and other local lockups and programs, thanks to a relatively new state policy dubbed “realignment” which officials hope will reduce what had been a rapidly-growing prison population. Results of a study... (Continue reading)

Player choked by Bob Knight in ’97 dies in Nipomo

Written on 27 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Neil Reed, the former Indiana University basketball player who went public in 1997 with a claim that then coach Bob Knight had choked him during a practice, died Thursday of a heart attack in Nipomo. He was 36. Reed had... (Continue reading)