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November, 2014

Ought you park your car in Santa Maria?

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

An average day in Santa Maria ends with at least two car thefts, according to numbers provided by the city’s police department. [KSBY] Santa Maria far outpaces other Central Coast cities in car thefts, and the crime is occurring at... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria hatchet murderer facing release

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The doctors of a former altar boy who killed a senior citizen in a random hatchet attack in Santa Maria five years ago have recommended that their patient be released, a decision that is now under the purview of the... (Continue reading)

Man punches woman in face in SLO store

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

A 20-year-old man entered a downtown San Luis Obispo store Thursday morning, conversed for a few minutes with a female employee and then punched her in the face, surveillance footage shows. Justin Edmond Pard, a transient, punched the woman with... (Continue reading)

The new Dave Congalton

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | 11 comments

CalCoastNews co-founder and senior correspondent Daniel Blackburn will be filling in for Dave Congalton from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday on KVEC 920 AM, Hometown Radio. On-air personality Congalton is off the air for several weeks while he recovers... (Continue reading)

National Guard airman’s body found at Big Sur

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Rescue workers found the body of a 24-year-old National Guard airman submerged in 20 feet of water by a Big Sur beach Wednesday morning. [Monterey County Herald] San Jose resident Khiem Nguyen was fishing with three friends at Big Sur’s... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara police target law-breaking bicyclists

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Santa Barbara police cracked down on bicyclists who disobey traffic laws this week and issued a total of 69 citations in a two-day span. [KEYT] On Tuesday and Wednesday, a team of motorcycle officers placed themselves in locations where bicyclists... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach mayor race separated by one vote

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The battle between incumbent Shelly Higginbotham and challenger Kevin Kreowski for the Pismo Beach mayor seat is close with Higginbotham ahead by one vote and just eight votes remaining to be counted. There are enough votes separating the city council... (Continue reading)

Victim of Arroyo Grande sucker punch dies

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 38-year-old Arroyo Grande man who was violently assaulted by a gang member outside a bar last month died from his injuries last week, according to the Arroyo Grande Police Department. On Oct. 2, Ignacio Franco Palomar, 36, struck Gregory... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles accident victim identified

Written on 12 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 32-year-old Paso Robles man who died in a car crash Sunday in rural Paso Robles as Samuel Telles Sanchez. Sanchez was driving a pickup truck northbound on River Road near Experimental Road when... (Continue reading)

Officer accused of lying to a judge

Written on 12 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN A member of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force is under investigation for allegedly lying in a search warrant affidavit in order to gain access to a San Miguel man’s home... (Continue reading)