Daily Briefs


Santa Maria man accidentally shoots 2 teens

A Santa Maria man showing two teens a handgun was arrested after the weapon accidentally discharged, seriously wounding two teenage boys on Sunday. [SantaMariaTimes] Mansa Evans, 35, was at his home on the 600 block of East Central showing the... (Continue reading)

Intruder attacks man during Pismo Beach burglary

Pismo Beach police are searching for a thief who became violent after being caught burglarizing an apartment on the 700 block of Dolliver Street. Early Easter morning, the victim awoke to find two men rifling through his things, police said.... (Continue reading)

Salmon replenished, big season eyed

A long commercial salmon fishing schedule was approved Thursday after four years of being shut down completely, setting the stage for what fishermen hope will be a spectacular season. [Santa Cruz Sentinel] Fishery managers endorsed the longest season since 2006... (Continue reading)

15-to-life for CHP officer death

Kaylee Weisenberg was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life in state prison following her second-degree murder conviction in the death of CHP officer Brett Oswald. [The Tribune] Oswald, 48, died June 27, 2010 after being struck by Weisenberg’s automobile... (Continue reading)

Big IRS tab for Maldonado?

The IRS has handed Abel Maldonado a tax bill for nearly a half million dollars. [McClatchy Newspapers] Maldonado, who is challenging two other Republicans in the primary to face Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara), owes $470,000 according to the federal... (Continue reading)

SLO prowler suspect arrested

San Luis Obispo police arrested a prowler after a resident said they spotted him looking into their bedroom window at 2 a.m. on Monday. While on the phone with a police dispatcher, the resident of the home in the area... (Continue reading)

Internet sales tax law tossed

A Colorado law passed in 2010 intended to encourage online retailers to collect sales tax has been struck down by a federal judge. (Denver Post) U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn’s decision permanently blocks implementation of the law — which already... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission’s Douglas dies at 69

Peter Douglas fought many battles during his quarter-century as executive director of the California Coastal Commission, but he lost his fight with throat and lung cancer, succumbing Sunday at his sister’s Palm Springs home where he spent his final days.... (Continue reading)

Rottman Group’s Annex property on the auction block

Atascadero’s plan to have a retail center, dubbed the Annex, across the street from an approved Wal-Mart appears to have ended, at least for now. On April 24, as part of a bank foreclosure, five Rottman Group properties which are... (Continue reading)

Pit Bulls attack dog in Nipomo

On March 22, Mary O’Hara was walking her boxer Cassius in Nipomo when two unleashed pit bulls attacked her dog. [KSBY] One of the unleashed dogs grabbed the boxer’s back and the other his neck. A neighbor of O’Hara beat... (Continue reading)