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Insanity murder trials costing SLO County thousands

Written on 15 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A recent string of insanity pleas in murder cases has cost San Luis Obispo County thousands of dollars. [Tribune] Until early 2012, no murder defendant in San Luis Obispo County had used the insanity plea in more than 15 years.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man injured in fight

Written on 15 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A late night fight in San Luis Obispo has landed one man in the hospital and another in jail. At about 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Cody Bovee, 28, of San Luis Obispo and Gregory Gonoch, 27, from Arizona got into... (Continue reading)

Shell Beach motorcyclist killed in collision

Written on 13 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Shell Beach motorcyclist was killed Friday afternoon when he collided into an SUV in Los Olivos. A t about 1:40 p.m., a 17-year old from Los Olivos was traveling westbound on Highway 154 in an SUV when he made... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission approves Grover Beach conference center

Written on 12 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a plan Thursday to construct an 11,000-square-foot conference center and a lodge in Grover Beach near the entrance to the Oceano Dunes. [Tribune] The project, which Grover Beach officials have discussed for decades, includes... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man accused of impersonating a doctor

Written on 12 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

State investigators charged an Atascadero man with felony fraud for allegedly pretending to be an audiologist. Aaron Marquis, 46, is accused of advertising himself as an audiologist with a Ph.D. His wife, Anja Marquis, 39, who worked as his office... (Continue reading)

Crash near Santa Margarita kills one

Written on 12 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A person died Thursday night after a car crashed through a guard rail on Highway 101 near Santa Margarita. [KSBY] The crash occurred around 11:35 p.m. Thursday on southbound Highway 101, just north of Highway 58. The California Highway Patrol... (Continue reading)

NORCAST equipment failure impacting local businesses

Written on 11 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Phone services downed because of an equipment failure at NORCAST Telecom Networks are slate to be corrected Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson said. Early Wednesday morning, multiple businesses found that their phone services were intermittently breaking down. Many were not able... (Continue reading)

Judge reinstates Grover Beach officer fired over Taser use

Written on 11 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge has ordered that the Grover Beach Police Department reinstate an officer it fired for using excessive force during a 2010 Taser incident. [Tribune] Santino Lopez responded to a reported kidnapping of 6-month-old baby... (Continue reading)

Drugs and alcohol ruled out in February death of Cal Poly student

Written on 11 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Drugs and alcohol did not factor into the February death of a Cal Poly student, who collapsed while returning to his campus apartment from a party. Second-year biology student Brandon Huang, 20, died on Februay 10, after he stopped breathing... (Continue reading)

Scouts’ gay ban may be costly

Written on 11 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 65 comments

A current ban of gay members of Boy Scouts of America will be addressed by the California Legislature by seeking to remove the organization’s tax-exempt status. A bill called the Youth Equality Act, sponsored by Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Long Beach,... (Continue reading)