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Santa Barbara County identifies more victims of deadly boat fire

Written on 10 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office confirmed the identities of five additional victims of the 34 who were killed in the Conception dive boat disaster on the morning of Sept. 2. [Cal Coast Times] The Coroner’s Office, with the assistance... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief to release her cell phone records

Written on 10 Sep, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell has agreed to release her personal cell phone records in a criminal case that arose after the chief lost her pistol in the bathroom of an El Pollo Loco restaurant.... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced in SLO hit-man-for-hire case

Written on 10 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County Judge Jesse Marino sentenced a 33-year-old man to three years in prison on Tuesday for trying to hire a hit man to kill his stepmother. [Cal Coast Times] Last month, a jury found Beau Brigham of... (Continue reading)

Possibility of arson in fire that destroyed barn on San Luis Ranch

Written on 10 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The fire that burned a historic barn on the former Dalidio Ranch on Madonna Road was caused by a person or people, according to San Luis Obispo fire officials. [KSBY] On Feb. 8, a fire burned a... (Continue reading)

Marijuana group funds school position in Carpinteria

Written on 10 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County School district will hire a middle school counselor using funds obtained from a marijuana growers association, a move prompting outrage among some parents. The Cannabis Association for Responsible Producers, also known as CARP... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for burglarizing homes in Arroyo Grande

Written on 9 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Surveillance videos taken from cameras at neighbor’s homes helped Arroyo Grande police identify and arrest a 29-year-old San Luis Obispo man for an alleged burglary, police said. Shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday, a caller reported a burglary at a... (Continue reading)

Injured man airlifted off Bishop Peak in SLO

Written on 9 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted an injured man off Bishop Peak Sunday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The 30-year-old San Jose man suffered undisclosed injuries after falling from a rock just off the Bishop Peak trail near... (Continue reading)

Man seriously injured in random attack in Santa Maria

Written on 9 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police are searching for two men suspected in an violent, unprovoked stabbing Sunday night. [Cal Coast Times] At about 9 p.m., a man was standing near a food truck in the 800 block of N.... (Continue reading)

Lompoc mayor speaks out against murder of military man

Written on 9 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne is asking the community for assistance in identifying any suspects involved in the shooting death of a man on leave from the Army who was shot multiple times while strolling on a street in Lompoc over... (Continue reading)

Nonprofit buys Grover Beach property, still eyeing church

Written on 8 Sep, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 5 Cities Homeless Coalition recently purchased a property on Fourth Street in Grover Beach, where they plan to conduct homeless services. Even so, the homeless coalition is still trying to buy the Bethel Baptist Church property.... (Continue reading)