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June, 2014

California deems gray wolves endangered species

Written on 9 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Hunting gray wolves is now prohibited in California. [Press Herald] The California Fish and Game Commission voted 3-1 last week to deem gray wolves an endangered species. Gray wolves had nearly disappeared from California but are now expected to grow... (Continue reading)

Great white shark closes Santa Barbara beach

Written on 9 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol closed a popular beach Sunday after several beachgoers reported seeing a great white shark. [KEYT] At least seven people told harbor patrol officers that they saw a great white shark swimming close to shore off Leadbetter... (Continue reading)

DOJ investigating Congresswoman Lois Capps’ office

Written on 9 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

The day before one of Congresswoman Lois Capps’ former representatives was sentenced in a fatal DUI accident, DOJ and FBI agents were interviewing sources regarding wrongdoing by Capps’ district director. [PeterLance] On May 27, Marquest J. Meeks, a Public Integrity... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles plane crash victims identified

Written on 8 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Two Paso Robles men died Saturday morning when the single engine plane they had just taken off in crashed near Vineyard Drive. John Warren, 66, was piloting the plane belonging to his passenger Robert Berg, 82. They were the only... (Continue reading)

Two men killed in Paso Robles plane crash

Written on 7 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A single engine plane crashed Saturday morning near Vineyard and Fair Hills roads in the Paso Robles area killing two men, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 10 a.m., the plane took off from a private air strip at a... (Continue reading)

Man injured in car/ motorcycle crash in SLO

Written on 7 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Tank Farm Road in San Luis Obispo was closed for several hours on Friday after a sedan crashed into a motorcycle. At approximately 3:40 p.m., a 90-year-old San Luis Obispo woman traveling westbound on Tank Farm Road attempted to turn... (Continue reading)

Accomplice in Atascadero bank robbery pleads no contest

Written on 6 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Paso Robles woman pleaded no contest Thursday to participating in the robbery of an Atascadero bank. Tonya Young, 33, is accused of driving the getaway car during the April 17 robbery of Chase Bank in Atascadero. She will receive... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay council race still unclear but closer to runoff

Written on 6 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The race for the final seat on the Morro Bay City Council remains the lone unclear result from Tuesday’s primary election, but an updated vote count shows that chances are growing that the race will head for... (Continue reading)

The good and bad news about a possible El Nino

Written on 6 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Following three years of oppressive drought, scientists place the odds of an El Nino bringing a wet winter to California at 82 percent. However, the strength of the possible El Nino has been reduced from strong to moderate. [Mercury News]... (Continue reading)

Templeton murder victim identified

Written on 6 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Department identified the woman who was murdered Wednesday night in Templeton as Tina Marie Beddow, 32. Deputies arrested Philip Thomas Hanes, 58, for allegedly stabbing Beddow during a domestic dispute Wednesday evening. She was... (Continue reading)