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Crash near Santa Margarita kills one
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
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
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
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
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)
Atascadero levies new bed tax
Atascadero city officials are hoping for a boost in tourism after approving a new tax assessment on hotel patrons, with accruing funds earmarked specifically for marketing and promotion. (The Tribune) The two-percent tariff will become part of hotel bills starting... (Continue reading)
Man pleads to attempted murder with an American flag
A San Luis Obispo man who attempted to murder a 90-year-old woman with an American flag pleaded no contest Wednesday to attempted murder. [Tribune] Under the plea agreement, Brennen Fulfer, 26, will receive a 13-year sentence. According to court testimony,... (Continue reading)
SLO council plans slight increase in CAPSLO funding
San Luis Obispo’s city council plans to slightly increase its funding to Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) for the upcoming fiscal year, despite recent reports of the nonprofit mismanaging accounts and donations belonging to the homeless. At... (Continue reading)
Lawmakers seek nursing cut relief
A bipartisan group of Sacramento lawmakers has mounted a campaign to give hospital-based skilled nursing services a financial break in the wake of cuts to Medi-Cal budgets. (Sacramento Bee) Three prominent Republicans, including Assembly Minority Leader Connie Conway of Tulare,... (Continue reading)
Search suspended for missing Vandenberg airman
The Coast Guard suspended its search for a Vandenberg airman who went missing Sunday while diving east of Key Biscayne in Florida. [CBS Miami] Major Jeffrey Vincent, 39, is a reservist from the 9th Space Operations Squadron at Vandenberg Air... (Continue reading)
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