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Officers near sheriff’s storage locker pass drug tests

Written on 28 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement officers who work around the department storage locker agreed to and passed drug tests following the arrest of Narcotics Task Force member Cory Pierce. Pierce, a San Luis Obispo police... (Continue reading)

TV anchor Paula Lopez at home

Written on 28 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The family of Santa Barbara TV anchor Paula Lopez, who went missing Wednesday morning and was later found, are refusing to elaborate on how she went missing. Lopez, 48, who is married to a Superior Court judge, anchors for KEYT-TV... (Continue reading)

Oceano and San Miguel facing state penalties

Written on 27 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

Following the failure to report employee compensation to the California State Controller’s Office as required by law, the communities of Oceano and San Miguel are facing fines of $5,000 each. In both cases, the district managers were warned repeatedly by... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student discovered with rifle on campus

Written on 27 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A Cal Poly student, who was discovered with a .22 caliber rifle and ammunition in his Sierra Madre dorm room, has withdrawn from school and left the area. [KCOY] Cal Poly Police determined the currently unnamed student had the gun... (Continue reading)

Child burned in car outside mother’s work

Written on 27 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A Santa Barbara woman is facing child endangerment charges after the van she had left her 2-year-old alone in caught on fire. [SantaBarbaraIndependent] Viviana Wink, 29, allegedly left her child strapped in a car seat in the van parked outside... (Continue reading)

DA drops attempted murder of co-conspirator charge in Myers case

Written on 26 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The two remaining defendants standing trial for the September 2010 killing of Dystiny Myers no longer face a charge of attempting to murder one of their co-conspirators. [KSBY] The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office dropped attempted premeditated murder... (Continue reading)

California Democrats lose supermajority

Written on 26 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A senator’s announcement Friday that he would immediately resign his seat in the state Senate removes the Democratic supermajority in the statehouse before the party’s legislators had a chance to flex their newly won political muscles. [ABC] In his announcement, Sen.... (Continue reading)

Paso man pleads not guilty to murdering his daughter

Written on 26 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Paso Robles man pled not guilty Monday to murdering his two-year-old daughter. [Tribune] Herbert Brown III allegedly assaulted his two-year-old daughter on Feb. 18 leaving her not breathing and with visible head and body injuries. The child died last... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach council appoints Glenn Marshall

Written on 26 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Grover Beach City Council appointed San Luis Obispo County engineer and former city planning commissioner Glenn Marshall to the council Monday to fill the seat vacated by Phyllis Molnar. The council saved approximately $30,000 by making the appointment instead... (Continue reading)

California awarding athletes millions in workers’ comp

Written on 25 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

California has awarded approximately $747 million to former professional athletes in workers’ compensation claims since the 1980s. [LA Times] An August study commissioned by major professional sports leagues determined that about 4,500 players received the total payout of nearly $750... (Continue reading)