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Dry conditions fuel Arroyo Grande and Paso Robles fires

Written on 5 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Firefighters successfully battled fires that quickly spread because of dry conditions in Arroyo Grande and Paso Robles on Wednesday. Sparks from a concrete saw ignited brush behind a business in the Arroyo Grande Village at around 4 p.m. Emergency crews... (Continue reading)

One in 10 California voters pick Leland Yee for secretary of state

Written on 4 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

Approximately 10 percent of Californians who voted in the secretary of state primary election selected alleged crime boss Leland Yee as their choice to become the state’s next chief elections officer. Yee, a suspended state senator, is currently out on... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teacher on administrative leave

Written on 4 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

A Paso Robles High School teacher arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student was placed on administrative leave on Wednesday. After a 16-year-old girl told police she was having an ongoing sexual relationship with her teacher Jeremy... (Continue reading)

And the 2014 losers are…

Written on 3 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

It’s an off year, so we’re switching things up in the CCN Election Center. Hopefully your candidate is not the unlucky one. We, of course, will bring you the winners as well as the losers. And before that, we will... (Continue reading)

Are SLO County supervisors too old to party?

Written on 3 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors turned down a proposal to permit Forever Never Land to sell more than 3,000 tickets to an Avila Beach September event. Forever Never Land is a weekend long festival... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teacher has sex with student

Written on 3 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Paso Robles High School teacher was busted Tuesday after police discovered he was having an ongoing sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl, police said. After receiving information on June 1 that Jeremy Monn, 31, was having sex with one... (Continue reading)

Simultaneous earthquakes hit San Simeon area

Written on 3 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Two earthquakes occurred near San Simeon early Tuesday morning, both taking place at 1:53 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. One quake had a 3.7 magnitude and an epicenter seven miles northeast of San Simeon. The other earthquake... (Continue reading)

Tenet Healthcare contemplates exclusive healthcare provider networks

Written on 3 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Tenet Healthcare, the parent company of two San Luis Obispo County hospitals, is contemplating switching to exclusive healthcare provider networks to provide doctors to its local hospitals. Currently, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and Twin Cities Community... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for burning steer at Paso Robles High School

Written on 3 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Seven months after someone doused a steer with lighter fluid and then set fire to it at the Paso Robles High School agriculture barn, police have made an arrest in the animal cruelty case. On October 26, the owner of... (Continue reading)

Election is just one day away

Written on 2 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

The 2014 California primary election will take place Tuesday, and several local offices are up for grabs. San Luis Obispo County’s testiest races are the battles for the District 4 county supervisor seat and the district attorney’s seat. Appointed incumbent... (Continue reading)