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Gov. Newsom signs bill allowing college athletes to be paid

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into a law on Monday a bill that will allow college athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness. The signing of SB 206 makes California the... (Continue reading)

SLO child molester sentenced to 25 years to life

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo man convicted of sexually molesting two young girls was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in state prison. In July, a jury found Matthew Betts, 47, guilty of nine counts of felony... (Continue reading)

Chase ends in head-on collision in SLO, arrest

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF A pursuit that started Monday near Avila Beach ended in a head-on collision on Olive Street in San Luis Obispo. At 11:14 a.m., a CHP officer spotted a gray Hyundai headed the wrong way on Highway 101... (Continue reading)

Judge rules Paso Robles slum lords can evict tenants

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By CCT STAFF A San Luis Obispo County judge is allowing the owners of a Paso Robles apartment complex that is infested with vermin and plagued with numerous other hazards to evict their tenants. On Friday, the owners of the... (Continue reading)

Car plunges 500 feet off Highway 46 cliff, two injured

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle drove off Highway 46 West Saturday evening and then plunged approximately 500 feet off a cliff, according to Cal Fire. The crash was not reported until early Sunday morning. Two people survived the crash with... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into child in Santa Maria

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An eight-year-old boy is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle on the 300 block of E. Betteravia Road in Santa Maria Sunday evening, according to the city’s fire department. Initially, police told KSBY the... (Continue reading)

Deputies raid illegal cannabis grows in Santa Barbara County

Written on 28 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 62-year-old man on Monday for illegally cultivating and selling marijuana. On Sept. 23, deputies raided a property on Winchester Canyon Road in rural Goleta. The deputies seized 900 plants in... (Continue reading)

Dogs dies after officer involved shooting in SLO

Written on 27 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

BY CCT STAFF A 7-year-old pit bull/boxer mix died shortly after a San Luis Obispo Police officer shot him multiple times while responding to a false report of a burglary. After receiving the report of a possible burglary at a... (Continue reading)

Los Osos woman pleads to manslaughter

Written on 27 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Los Osos woman who struck and killed a Morro Bay pastor while driving intoxicated reached a plea agreement with prosecutors that will result in her going to prison, though possibly for a just a fraction of the more than... (Continue reading)

Grant family sues SLO County, Arroyo Grande, others

Written on 26 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The parents of the Cal Poly student who was killed in a crash at a deadly Highway 101 intersection in Arroyo Grande filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against several government agencies, as well as the other driver... (Continue reading)