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Paso Robles man allegedly kidnapped 12-year-old girl

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Police arrested a 41-year-old Paso Robles man on Saturday for allegedly kidnapping and molesting a 12-year-old Saint Helena girl. The girl’s mother reported her daughter missing From Saint Helena on July 28. Investigators suspected the mother’s ex-boyfriend Juan DeAquino had... (Continue reading)

Pols ponder private pension plan

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A controversial measure establishing this country’s first state-run retirement system for private-sector employees ran into a buzz saw of opposition Wednesday in its first test in the California Assembly. (San Francisco Chronicle) Financial service, insurance and business groups weighed in... (Continue reading)

Council schedules special meeting to discuss homeless litigation

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council scheduled a special meeting for Thursday to discuss whether to approve a settlement agreement regarding litigation about the city’s treatment of its homeless residents. Council members will meet in closed session to discuss details of... (Continue reading)

Templeton accident victims identified

Written on 8 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Officials identified the two San Luis Obispo County residents who died in a two-car collision in Templeton on Saturday. Shirline Miller, 62, of Paso Robles was driving westbound on Highway 46 near Vineyard Drive at a high rate of speed... (Continue reading)

Myers murder suspect was sodomized

Written on 8 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

One of the men awaiting trial for the brutal murder of 15-year-old Dystiny Myers said another defendant raped him before the murder, sources told CalCoastNews. Following the torture murder of Myers, Cody Miller, 20, of Fresno was digging a grave... (Continue reading)

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)