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More pain pending at pump

Written on 7 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Get ready, Central Coast — here come higher gasoline prices. Expectations of petroleum analysts is that the price per gallon soon will rise above $4 here, and this will be due to identifiable reasons, for once. Oil prices are up,... (Continue reading)

Bomb threat shuts down Santa Maria police station

Written on 7 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A suspicious  metal box left at the Santa Maria police station has resulted in the evacuation of buildings in the area and the shutting of streets around the department, Corporal Alfredo Ruiz said. Department staff requested assistance from the Santa... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man charged with murder and kidnapping

Written on 7 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Paso Robles man has been charged with two homicides and the kidnapping of his 16-year-old girlfriend Eunice Serrato. Deputies booked Juan Manuel Salazar into the Monterey County Jail for allegedly shooting and killing Hector Reyes, 33, and Daniel Fraga,... (Continue reading)

Gasoline prices could escalate because of refinery fire

Written on 6 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A fire that started Monday evening at the Chevron Corp.’s 250,000 barrel a day refinery in Richmond, California could result in a swift increase in gasoline prices in the western United States. [ChicagoTribune] The northern California refinery accounts for one-eighth... (Continue reading)

Former Upland mayor sentenced for taking bribes

Written on 6 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The former mayor of Upland was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for his conviction on a federal bribery charge stemming from a $5,000 payment he accepted in exchange for helping a business obtain a conditional use permit... (Continue reading)

Oceano board members’ illicit raise under fire

Written on 6 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE Oceano Community Services District Board members are slated Wednesday to revisit their approval of an illegal raise that they voted to give themselves in July. On July 11, board president Matt Guerrero called the proposed raise hazard... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly assistant coach arrested for assault

Written on 6 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A Cal Poly assistant football coach allegedly attacked another man with a beer bottle at Harry’s Nightclub & Beach Bar in Pismo Beach shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday. [KSBY] Police arrested  Randy Hanson, 44, for battery and booked him... (Continue reading)

4.5 earthquake rattles Paso Robles

Written on 6 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A shallow 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred about 24 miles northeast of Paso Robles at about 12:35 a.m. Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Several residents in both Paso Robles and Atascadero said the shaking was strong enough to... (Continue reading)

California’s untapped $285.5 million

Written on 5 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

California auditors discovered an additional $119 million in untapped monies bringing the total to $286.5 million that lawmakers were unaware of while cutting government funded services and programs, California Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration announced on Friday. [LATimes] The review of... (Continue reading)

2 San Luis Obispo County residents killed in 2 car collision

Written on 4 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 62-year-old Paso Robles woman and a 50-year-old Nipomo man died Saturday night as the result of a two-car collision in Templeton. The Paso Robles woman was driving westbound on Highway 46 near Vineyard Drive at a high rate of... (Continue reading)