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Drought threatens Central Coast coho salmon

Written on 26 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The lack of rain could lead to the extinction of coho salmon in the waters off the Central Coast of California. [SFGate] Following heavy winter rains, coho salmon swim up the rivers and creeks to spawn. However, many of the... (Continue reading)

Inmate erroneously released from jail

Written on 25 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Santa Barbara County Jail officials mistakenly released an inmate from custody on Friday. The sheriff’s office is asking the public for help in locating 24-year-old Eduardo Guzman Gonzalez. The former inmate was released from jail due to procedural errors. In... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of attempted murder for shootout with officer

Written on 25 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Diego man who engaged in a shootout with a California Highway Patrol officer in Paso Robles was convicted of attempted murder Thursday. Clifford Scott, 23, battled CHP Officer Adrian Ayala in a shootout on Oct. 27, 2012, after... (Continue reading)

Deputies bust Nipomo marijuana oil lab

Written on 24 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies stumbled upon a marijuana honey oil lab in Nipomo Tuesday while searching for stolen property. Sheriff’s detectives and members of the Narcotics Unit and Gang Task Forces served a search warrant in the 100... (Continue reading)

Woman arrested for SLO hit and run

Written on 24 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 27-year-old woman who allegedly crashed into a bicyclist and then left the scene on Wednesday. At about 11:15 a.m., Dina Yassin of San Luis Obispo crashed into Ernie Brink, 68, as he rode his... (Continue reading)

Giant waves headed to the Central Coast

Written on 23 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A storm system over the central Pacific will send waves of up to 19 feet to the Central Coast Thursday night, peaking Friday afternoon. [LATimes] From Thursday at 6 p.m. until Sunday afternoon, a high surf advisory issued by the... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man suspected of serial burglaries

Written on 23 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

In the past four days, law enforcement officers have twice arrested a Los Osos man accused of committing burglaries from Paso Robles to Los Angeles County. Arroyo Grande police arrested Ryan Antone Dutra, 35, on Sunday after receiving reports of... (Continue reading)

Passenger likely identified in Oceano plane crash

Written on 23 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the passenger on board a plane that crashed off the coast of Oceano on Jan. 14 as 52-year-old Alan George Gaynor of Los Angeles. Earlier this week, the sheriff’s office suspended... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student killed in car crash

Written on 23 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Cal Poly student was killed in a car crash in Santa Maria last weekend. Sometime Friday night, William Rogers, 24, was traveling up a hill near Clark Avenue and Dominion Road before he crashed through a fence and flipped... (Continue reading)

Popular Los Osos contractor dies

Written on 22 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The man known for putting a smile on the faces of Los Osos residents driving through mazes of sewer construction has died. Flagger Ramon Camacho, of Los Osos Wastewater Project contractor ARB, died recently due to health problems, according to... (Continue reading)