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Crew member’s girlfriend among 34 presumed dead in boat fire

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A crew member’s girlfriend, a teenager who had just celebrated her 17th birthday and the girl’s parents are reportedly among the 34 people presumed dead after a boat caught fire off the Channel Islands early Monday morning.... (Continue reading)

Death toll from Central Coast boat fire rises to eight

Written on 2 Sep, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Searchers have found the bodies of eight people who died after a boat caught fire off the Channel Islands Monday morning. One crew member and 25 divers remain missing, said Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown during... (Continue reading)

Two people killed in head-on crash in rural Paso Robles

Written on 2 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two people were killed and two others injured when a black Dodge Charger crashed head-on into a gold pickup truck on Nacimiento Lake Drive on Monday afternoon, according to the CHP. Shortly after 2 p.m., officers responded to reports of... (Continue reading)

Thieves pilfer jewelry worth thousands from Paso Robles Kohl’s

Written on 2 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police are searching for a crew of serial thieves who allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry last month from the Kohl’s department store in the North County city. Shortly before Kohl’s, located at... (Continue reading)

33 feared dead in boat fire off Santa Barbara County coast

Written on 2 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities fear 33 people died after a boat caught fire off the Channel Islands Monday morning and sank as firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze. At about 3:15 a.m., Conception, a 75-foot commercial diving vessel made... (Continue reading)

Cambria firefighter rescues trapped seal, video

Written on 2 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Cambria firefighter rescued a seal trapped in a fishing line Sunday afternoon, while onlookers cheered. [KSBY] Shortly before 1 p.m., a caller asked the Cambria Fire Department to help rescue a seal tangled in fishing line near San Simeon... (Continue reading)

Conviction of man who killed a Cal Poly grad reversed

Written on 1 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday overturned a gun conviction against a Mexican national who shot and killed a Cal Poly grad in 2015, because the judge failed to instruct the jury on one of his defenses. [Cal... (Continue reading)

More regulatory gas from SLO City Council

Written on 1 Sep, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION by MIKE BROWN The City of San Luis Obispo staff and City Council are about to launch yet another regulatory overreach. This time an ordinance is proposed requiring that all new homes be built to accommodate all electric heating... (Continue reading)

Oops, cement trucks pours load on Santa Barbara street

Written on 1 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A cement truck driver, who accidentally hit the spill button instead of mix button, poured cement on a Santa Barbara City street. [Cal Coast Times] The spill spanned three blocks of De La Guerra Street, near East Cota and Anacapa... (Continue reading)

5 Santa Barbara County deputies treated for opioid exposure

Written on 31 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

More than a dozen inmates and custody deputies required medical treatment for exposure to opioid at the Santa Barbara County Jail on Thursday, an increase from an earlier report of nine inmates overdosing on heroin. [Cal Coast Times] At about... (Continue reading)