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Atascadero serial stalker sentenced to prison

Written on 29 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A SLO County judge on Tuesday sentenced an Atascadero man who stalked, harassed and threatened multiple women to four years and eight months in prison. [KSBY] Josiah James Johnstone, 34, initially pleaded guilty to charges of stalking... (Continue reading)

Camera captures Cal Poly hit-and-run, video

Written on 29 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By CCT STAFF A driver slammed into two pedestrians on the Cal Poly campus and then left the scene without stopping, surveillance footage shows. [Mustang News] The driver, a Cal Poly student, is now facing felony hit-and-run charges. The victims... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court upholds Trump rule on immigrant welfare

Written on 28 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By CCT STAFF The United States Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision on Monday upheld a Trump Administration rule making it more difficult for immigrants who use government aid programs like food stamps, Medicaid and housing assistance to obtain green... (Continue reading)

Man crashes into bus while fleeing Santa Maria police

Written on 28 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT STAFF After leading police on an approximately two-hour chase throughout the Santa Maria area on Monday, the suspect crashed his vehicle into a bus. [KSBY] Shortly after 11:30 a.m., a 911 caller, a 30-year-old man, was repeatedly asking... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man facing 70 additional assault charges

Written on 27 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT STAFF The Monterey County District Attorney’s office added an additional 70 charges on Monday against a Nipomo man who is suspected of shooting dozens of projectiles at vehicles driving on several highways in Monterey  and San Benito counties.... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in Grover Beach identified

Written on 27 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF The Grover Beach Police Department has identified 33-year-old Justin Dean Truman Kissinger of Arroyo Grande as the pedestrian killed by a vehicle last week. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Jan. 21, Kissinger was walking across North Oak... (Continue reading)

Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in California

Written on 27 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The deadly coronavirus has spread to California; health officials have confirmed one individual each in Los Angeles and Orange counties have tested positive for the virus. [LA Times] In both of the Southern California cases, the virus was brought by... (Continue reading)

Local man stabbed, murdered in Morro Bay

Written on 26 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF During an altercation at a storage unit in Morro Bay, a 53-year-old man allegedly stabbed and killed a 58-year-old man on Saturday afternoon, police said. Shortly before 4 p.m., the two Morro Bay residents, Sean Maneely and... (Continue reading)

Vigil held for murdered Oceano activist

Written on 26 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A group of about 40 people participated in a candlelight vigil Saturday in remembrance of Lawrence Bross, a 90 year old Oceano resident who was killed in his own home one year ago. At the candlelight vigil hosted by the... (Continue reading)

Oceano board to revisit vote to punish outspoken member

Written on 25 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF Responding to public outrage, Oceano Community Services District Board members voted Wednesday to reconsider all committee assignments. In an attempt to control a director’s speech, the Oceano board voted 3-2 in December to bar Director Cynthia Replogle... (Continue reading)