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Santa Maria junior high students ill from smoking spice

Written on 9 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A handful of students from El Camino Junior High School in Santa Maria became ill after smoking spice on Friday morning. The mother of one of the five students who smoked spice before school, found her son unresponsive at their... (Continue reading)

Man who shot and killed his father takes a plea deal

Written on 9 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

While the jury deliberated, a Santa Maria man on trial for shooting his parents after learning his father had molested his daughters agreed to serve more than 24 years in prison in a plea deal signed Thursday evening. During a... (Continue reading)

Elderly woman dies after Atascadero house fire

Written on 9 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An 80-year-old woman died in the hospital Friday following an early morning house fire in Atascadero. Firefighters responded to the fire at 4510 Rosita Avenue around 4:34 a.m. They found the Shirley Martin, a former Templeton High School teacher, unconscious... (Continue reading)

Hill campaign threatens radio station’s advertising and broadcast license

Written on 8 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 88 comments

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Facebook page of “Jenny Herzog” described in this article disappeared on May 8, at 8:40 p.m., about seven hours after this posting.) By DANIEL BLACKBURN A mysterious, self-described volunteer for Supervisor Adam Hill’s reelection campaign has warned... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief facing administrative leave

Written on 8 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 57 comments

By CalCoastNews Staff San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell will be placed on paid administrative leave by the end of the work day, today, Friday, May 8, sources say. It is the first step in what reliable and informed... (Continue reading)

Starbucks to move water business out of California

Written on 8 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A week after media reported that Starbucks was running a bottled water business out of drought-stricken areas of California, the coffee giant announced it is moving the sourcing and production of Ethos Water to Pennsylvania. [LA Times] The Starbucks subsidiary... (Continue reading)

Grand jury charges 89-year-old woman with murdering her daughter

Written on 8 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury has indicted an 89-year-old woman for the murder of her daughter. Solvang resident Heidi Good was suffering from ALS at the time of her death in 2013, but Good’s husband has since maintained in... (Continue reading)

Motorcycle passenger killed in SLO crash

Written on 8 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 29-year-old woman died after being ejected from a motorcycle that collided with a pickup truck Thursday night just outside of San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] The CHP has identified the victim as Molly Bear. The driver of the motorcycle, 47-year-old... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district board hires former IRS investigator for audit

Written on 7 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board voted 3-0 on Wednesday to hire Knudson and Associates to pursue a financial and past managerial review of the last 12 years. After several years of voting against... (Continue reading)

Barrel to Barrel wine tasting at the Cliffs Resort, event photos

Written on 7 May, 2015 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 2 comments

The Waves, Wine and Beyond party continued Friday with Rabobank’s Barrel to Barrel grand wine tasting event at the Cliffs Resort in Pismo Beach. Attendees enjoyed samples from over 50 visiting wineries, breweries and restaurants, and a live performance by... (Continue reading)