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Excelaron weighing options, considering appeal

Written on 19 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An attorney for Excelaron, the company seeking to drill as many as 12 oil wells in the Huasna Valley near Arroyo Grande, said she is considering appealing last week’s dismissal of a more than $6 billion lawsuit she filed against... (Continue reading)

Miller flips again, agrees to life in prison without parole

Written on 19 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A day after choosing to plead not guilty to the murder of Dystiny Myers, Cody Miller reversed his plea to guilty and accepted a prison sentence of life without the possibility of parole. Miller surprised prosecutors and courtroom spectators Monday... (Continue reading)

Neighboring county seeks drone site

Written on 19 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

Ventura County officials are angling for a contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to become one of six test sites nationwide for unmanned aerial vehicles — drones. (Sacramento Bee) A legislative committee in Sacramento is hearing testimony today regarding... (Continue reading)

Co-conspirator describes Myers beating and burning

Written on 19 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Former Dystiny Myers murder defendant Jason Greenwell took the stand Monday in the trial of Jacob York and his mother, Rhonda Wisto, and described his account of the 2010 slaying of the 15-year-old Santa Maria runaway. Greenwell, who pled guilty... (Continue reading)

Accused killer changes plea, won’t testify

Written on 18 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

BULLETIN: A key witness in the trial of alleged murderers Jacob York and his mother, Rhonda Wisto, surprised prosecutors and a courtroom full of spectators Monday morning by reneging on an earlier promise to testify. Cody Lane Miller invoked his... (Continue reading)

Man dies in Paso Robles Motorcycle crash

Written on 18 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man died Sunday after crashing his motorcycle into a dirt berm in Paso Robles. Paso Robles police and the Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services responded to the motorcycle crash at the intersection of 24th Street and Mountain Springs... (Continue reading)

SLO County outlaw motorcyclists arrested for carrying guns

Written on 18 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Gang Enforcement Unit arrested five members of an outlaw San Luis Obispo County motorcycle gang Friday evening for carrying concealed handguns. [KSBY] Around 8 p.m. Friday, law enforcement pulled over two motorcyclists near the intersection... (Continue reading)

500 gallon sewage spilled along the Bob Jones Bike Trail

Written on 18 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A broken sewer line in Avila Beach caused approximately 500 gallons of raw sewage to spill out along the Bob Jones Bike Trail between the Avila Beach Golf Course and Coffee Berry Place on Sunday. Bikers and walkers along the... (Continue reading)

Infant injured in Los Osos three car crash

Written on 17 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

An infant and two others were injured in a three car crash on Friday night in Los Osos. Shortly after 9 p.m., Julio Padilla, 23, was driving southbound on South Bay Boulevard when he rear ended a vehicle stopped at... (Continue reading)

Church wants upcoming sex abuse trials moved to San Luis Obispo

Written on 16 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Lawyers for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have asked a judge to delay four sex abuse trials or move them to San Luis Obispo County because they don’t believe a fair, impartial jury can be found in Southern California. [LATimes]... (Continue reading)