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Salinas inmate escapes shortly before possible release date

Written on 15 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF An inmate with a scheduled parole date in December, escaped from the Salinas Valley State Prison on Saturday morning. Guards discovered Adam Beck, 35, missing during a routine count at 5 a.m. Beck, who was not in... (Continue reading)

Burglar targets The Mayor’s Place in Nipomo

Written on 15 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A thief or thieves broke into The Mayor’s Place restaurant in Nipomo last week and snatched money from the cash register and donations to a local charity. [KSBY] A burglar forced open the back door causing about $700 in damage,... (Continue reading)

Coverup SLO’s ungainly buildings with living walls

Written on 14 Sep, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by DAVID BRODIE and ALLAN COOPER From the point of view of its outward appearance, San Luis Obispo is quickly becoming less welcoming. Many of the new, over-tall buildings just completed or under construction are contributing to this unwelcome... (Continue reading)

DUI checkpoint on Saturday in Paso Robles

Written on 14 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Paso Robles Police Department announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Saturday evening from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on the number of previous accidents... (Continue reading)

Ex-Paso Robles church staffer charged with theft

Written on 14 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A former office manager for the Life Community Church in Paso Robles is due in court next week on charges she embezzled more than $200,000 from the church. The SLO County District Attorney’s Office filed three felony counts of grand... (Continue reading)

Vandals destroy Templeton hemp crop

Written on 13 Sep, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By Karen Velie A long-time Templeton farming family has been left devastated after they were targeted by apparent anti-hemp criminals. [Cal Coast Times] On Sunday evening, vandals on all-terrain vehicles rode up and down rows of hemp plants destroying the... (Continue reading)

PG&E agrees to $11 billion wildfire settlement

Written on 13 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

PG&E Corporation reached an $11 billion settlement regarding a group of insurance claims related to the 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires, PG&E announced on Friday. The company has now reached agreements with two of the three major groups of... (Continue reading)

Woman suffers major injuries in North County crash

Written on 13 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woman suffered a major injuries after a car cut in front of her vehicle, causing a collision on Highway 41 near Atascadero Thursday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly before 7 p.m., Chelsea Taylor, 23, of... (Continue reading)

Fifty barrels of oil spill in riparian area near Orcutt

Written on 13 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pipe ruptured near Orcutt on Thursday, causing 50 barrels of oil to spill into a riparian area, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Light crude oil spilled into what appears to be a creek... (Continue reading)

Sheriff releases the names of all victims of the Conception disaster

Written on 12 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office released the identities of all 34 victims who were killed in the Conception dive boat disaster on the morning of Sept. 2, according to Sheriff Bill Brown. [Cal Coast Times] The last victim from... (Continue reading)