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Amid sexual abuse allegations, Nipomo coach paid severance

Written on 3 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Lucia Mar Unified School District cut ties in June with a former girls wrestling coach accused of sexual abuse and paid him $31,812 as part of a settlement agreement. [Cal Coast Times] Justin Magdaleno, a former wrestling coach and... (Continue reading)

Firefighter injured, home torched in Paso Robles fire

Written on 3 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Three fires broke out along Creston Road near Paso Robles on Sunday and burned a total of 47 acres, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] One unoccupied home was destroyed, and a firefighter suffered minor injuries as a result... (Continue reading)

Should Atascadero police officers sport visible tattoos?

Written on 2 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The Atascadero Police Department is temporarily changing its no visible tattoos while on duty policy while seeking public input. [Cal Coast Times] Several months ago, an Atascadero officer asked the city to amend its tattoo policy. At the end of... (Continue reading)

SLO County inmate found dead, hanging from bedding

Written on 2 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 47-year-old inmate at the San Luis Obispo County Jail was found dead Saturday from an apparent suicide, according to the sheriff’s department. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before noon, a correctional deputy found Michael Wayne Nonella of Arroyo Grande hanging... (Continue reading)

Harmon and Christianson’s poorly made plans for SLO

Written on 1 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Mayor Heidi Harmon and Council Member Carlyn Christianson are campaigning on the premise that they have made significant strides in addressing San Luis Obispo’s “climate action plan” by adopting the Community Choice Energy program, by forcing... (Continue reading)

Teenage counterfeiter passed fake bills at school

Written on 1 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A school resource officer at Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria busted a 13-year-old boy on Thursday for attempting to pass a $100 counterfeit bill at the school store. [Cal Coast Times] Officers then searched the teen’s home, where... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man shot, stabbed, killed

Written on 1 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Maria police are investigating the violent murder of a man who was found with gunshot and stabs wounds early Saturday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 1 a.m., dispatchers sent officers to the area of Sunrise Drive and Bradley... (Continue reading)

Woman dies after jumping of Atascadero overpass

Written on 1 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The woman who jumped off a Highway 101 overpass in Atascadero on Wednesday morning died at the hospital from her injuries. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:30 a.m., the woman parked her Ford Mustang on the overpass and jumped onto... (Continue reading)

Inmate gets 12 years in prison for attacking SLO County Jail guard

Written on 31 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A Nipomo man was sentenced Thursday to 12-years in prison for assaulting a San Luis Obispo County Jail correctional deputy earlier this year, an incident that left the guard with a broken nose and other major injuries. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

Woman leaps off overpass onto Highway 101 in Atascadero

Written on 31 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A woman driving a Ford Mustang parked her car on an Atascadero overpass Wednesday morning, then jumped onto Highway 101. [Cal Coast Times] The woman survived the fall from the overpass on Curbaril Avenue and was not struck by a... (Continue reading)