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San Luis Obispo Police arrest murder suspect

Written on 10 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs | No comments

San Luis Obispo Police officers arrested a Santa Maria man suspected of the attempted murder of a 21-year-old on Sunday. Cole Sterling Milton, 19, is suspected of repeatedly stabbing Justin Hirsh near the intersection of Nipomo and High Streets with... (Continue reading)

Weather forecast for Thursday February 9

Written on 10 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Weather | No comments

By JOHN LINDSEY from PG&E SEA SWELL: Today’ 4 to 6-foot west-northwesterly (285-degree deep-water) swell (with an 8 to 17-second period) will continue at this height and period along our coastline through tonight, decreasing to 3 to 4-feet (with an... (Continue reading)

Oceano water sale rejected

Written on 10 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

After hours of public comments and debate, the members of the Oceano Service District on Wednesday voted 3-2 against the sale of 100 acre feet of water to Pismo Beach. Oceano is in serious financial trouble with failing infrastructure and... (Continue reading)

McCarthy drops by White House for private lunch

Written on 9 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

House Majority Whip and Republican congressman Kevin McCarthy has a special lunch date Wednesday. He’ll be eating in the private dining room of the White House with President Obama and Vice-President Biden. [LA Times] McCarthy, whose congressional district includes parts... (Continue reading)

Weather forecast for Tuesday February 8

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Weather | No comments

By JOHN LINDSEY from PG&E SEA SWELL: Strong to gale force northwesterly winds along the entire coastline of California will contiue to produce an 8 to 10-foot northwesterly (310-degree deep-water) sea and swell (with a 6 to 14-second period) along... (Continue reading)

2 critically injured in plane crash

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Two men from San Luis Obispo County were critically injured when their twin-engine plane crashed near the San Bernardino Airport on Monday. [LATimes] The victims, Lonny Rollins, 39, of San Luis Obispo and Greg Fitzgerald, 61, of Paso Robles were... (Continue reading)

Autism triples among children in California

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The number of children with autism in California has tripled since 2002 according to new state education figures released in February. [California Watch] More than 680,000 students – 11 percent of all California public school students – are enrolled in... (Continue reading)

Birds 1, Cockfighters 0

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 15 comments

A Central Coast man died after being stabbed in the leg at a cockfight by a bird that had a knife attached to its own limb. [AP] Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, of Lamont, was declared dead at a hospital about... (Continue reading)

Did Gearhart ‘own’ officials?

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

During his heyday, notorious land developer Kelly Gearhart “seemed to own” some of Atascadero’s city council members, says former mayor Mike Brennler in KCCN.tv’s newest installment of its ongoing series, “A County Corrupted: Part 2.” Brennler continues to be rebuffed... (Continue reading)

Dystiny Myers was beaten, hogtied and suffocated

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Gruesome details about the murder of a Santa Maria teen Dystiny Myers were revealed today during a preliminary hearing for five suspects accused of killing the 15-year-old. [KEYT] Firefighters found the badly burned body of Myers in a shallow grave... (Continue reading)