Daily Briefs


SLO police searching for burglary suspects

San Luis Obispo police are looking for two men who have burglarized six homes in the past few weeks. Police suspect the two men knock on doors to discover if anyone is at home, and then break in through a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man accused of child abuse

A Paso Robles man is in jail after allegedly assaulting his 2-year-old daughter on Monday. Police arrived at a home on Santa Ysabel Avenue to discover the child not breathing with visible injuries to her head and body. The child... (Continue reading)

California carjacking shootings kill four victims

A series of carjacking and shootings killed at least four people in Orange County Tuesday morning. [NBC LA] Tustin police initially responded to a report of a carjacking and shots fired just off the 5 Freeway around 5:30 a.m. A... (Continue reading)

Valley Fever cases drop in SLO County

Cases of Valley Fever in San Luis Obispo County have dropped from 225 cases in 2011 to 163 cases in 2012. For the past few years, cases of the disease have been on the increase with 87 reported in 2009... (Continue reading)

Man flees CHP by foot in Pismo Beach

A Grover Beach man jumped out of his car and ran across Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Tuesday after a California Highway Patrol officer attempted to pull him over. [KCOY] CHP tried stopping the vehicle of 28-year-old Dustin Palmer of... (Continue reading)

Sacramento County’s unopened ballots

The Sacramento County Elections office announced Thursday that a staffer found 407 uncounted ballots cast in the Nov. 6 election sitting unopened in a sealed bag on a shelf. [SacramentoBee] The employee found the ballots while going through red supply... (Continue reading)

Man killed in motorcycle accident

A Lompoc man died Sunday after he lost control of his motorcycle while riding on Highway 227 north of Arroyo Grande. Fred Garrett Jr, 49, was driving at about 35 miles per hour with a group of motorcyclists when he... (Continue reading)

Teen dies in rollover accident near Cuesta College

An Encino girl died on Sunday after being ejected from a Jeep that drove off Highway 1 in front of Cuesta College. The driver, Sanam Azemoon, 19, of Calabasas drove off an embankment which caused the Jeep to roll several... (Continue reading)

Recovery advocate overdoses at treatment facility

A well-loved advocate of alcohol and drug recovery was discovered unconscious at the Lighthouse Foundation treatment facility in Santa Barbara on Saturday. Steven Hartman, 52, is in a coma at Cottage Hospital following an overdose at the sober living facility... (Continue reading)

California Democrats push for younger voter turnout

Democratic California lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at increasing the voter turnout among young people. [LA Times] The bills aimed at increasing younger voter turnout include two that would require polling places on college campus and one that would allow... (Continue reading)