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Paso Robles Motorcycle crash victim identified

Written on 21 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the motorcyclist in a deadly crash in Paso Robles this weekend as Brian Smith of San Luis Obispo. On Sunday, the 44-year-old was trying to turn at 24th Street and Mountain Springs... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria murder suspects allegedly tortured their victim

Written on 21 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday that a group of alleged killers tortured their victim which would open the door for a death penalty prosecution. [KCOY] Three men and a woman are in jail on murder charges... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman arrested for attempted murder

Written on 20 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested an Arroyo Grande woman who is suspected of attempting to murder her husband. Shortly before 6 a.m., one of Mary Bowdey’s children called 911 to say that her parents were fighting at their... (Continue reading)

California woman awarded $4 million for shower head shocking

Written on 20 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Los Angeles jury awarded a California woman $4 million for getting shocked by stray electricity that pulsed through her bathroom shower head. [Mercury News] Simona Wilson, the mother of three young children, sued Southern California Edison in 2011 around... (Continue reading)

Battle over Atascadero Walmart goes to court

Written on 20 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Jac Crawford heard arguments Tuesday on whether the city of Atascadero followed environmental law when it approved the construction of a Walmart in June. An attorney for Save Atascadero, a group opposed to the... (Continue reading)

Body found in U-Haul parked in Orcutt

Written on 20 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Three Santa Maria men are in jail on murder charges after police discovered a body inside a U-Haul truck parked in an Orcutt residential neighborhood. [Santa Maria Times] Santa Maria police received a tip from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man sentenced in mother’s murder

Written on 20 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A judge sentenced a Los Osos man on Tuesday to 15 years to life in prison for murdering his mother. Lisa Van Heuver, 56, died on May 12 from injuries she suffered at the hands of her son Michael Van... (Continue reading)

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)