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Man killed in crash on Highway 101 in Avila Beach

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A 44-year-old man died Tuesday morning after driving off Highway 101 in Avila Beach. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., Arturo Estrada-Aguilera was driving a grey Jeep Cherokee northbound near the Avila Beach Drive offramp. For unknown reasons, he... (Continue reading)

FBI agents raid three homes in SLO County, arrest two men

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE FBI agents raided three homes on Tuesday morning of people accused of selling methamphetamine, heroin or illegal firearms. Agents arrested two suspected drug dealers. [Cal Coast Times] During a three month investigation, FBI agents taped and surveilled... (Continue reading)

Gov. Newsom signs bill allowing college athletes to be paid

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into a law on Monday a bill that will allow college athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness. The signing of SB 206 makes California the... (Continue reading)

SLO child molester sentenced to 25 years to life

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo man convicted of sexually molesting two young girls was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in state prison. In July, a jury found Matthew Betts, 47, guilty of nine counts of felony... (Continue reading)

Chase ends in head-on collision in SLO, arrest

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF A pursuit that started Monday near Avila Beach ended in a head-on collision on Olive Street in San Luis Obispo. At 11:14 a.m., a CHP officer spotted a gray Hyundai headed the wrong way on Highway 101... (Continue reading)

Judge rules Paso Robles slum lords can evict tenants

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By CCT STAFF A San Luis Obispo County judge is allowing the owners of a Paso Robles apartment complex that is infested with vermin and plagued with numerous other hazards to evict their tenants. On Friday, the owners of the... (Continue reading)

Car plunges 500 feet off Highway 46 cliff, two injured

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle drove off Highway 46 West Saturday evening and then plunged approximately 500 feet off a cliff, according to Cal Fire. The crash was not reported until early Sunday morning. Two people survived the crash with... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into child in Santa Maria

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An eight-year-old boy is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle on the 300 block of E. Betteravia Road in Santa Maria Sunday evening, according to the city’s fire department. Initially, police told KSBY the... (Continue reading)

Neighbors rally against protected bike paths in Grover Beach

Written on 29 Sep, 2019 in Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach City Council members traded barbs with residents of a Grover Beach neighborhood on Monday over the city’s ongoing to construction of a protected bike path in their neighborhood. Several weeks ago, construction workers began reconfiguring... (Continue reading)

Deputies raid illegal cannabis grows in Santa Barbara County

Written on 28 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 62-year-old man on Monday for illegally cultivating and selling marijuana. On Sept. 23, deputies raided a property on Winchester Canyon Road in rural Goleta. The deputies seized 900 plants in... (Continue reading)