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Tarzan actor Ron Ely’s son was unarmed when shot and killed

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

BY CCT STAFF The 30-year-old son of Tarzan actor Ron Ely feigned having a gun in an apparent suicide by officer at his parents’ Santa Barbara County home on Oct. 15. Responding to a report of a domestic dispute, deputies... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo consignment store owner accused of fraud

Written on 29 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The owner of a consignment store that operated at a single San Luis Obispo location for nearly 30 years before closing in May is facing charges for allegedly writing bad checks. The owner is also under investigation... (Continue reading)

Missing Lompoc man’s car found two years after his disappearance

Written on 29 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Investigators have found the wrecked vehicle of a Lompoc man who went missing nearly 2.5 years ago and whom still has not been found. [Cal Coast Times] Zachery Taylor Wilks, 27, left Lompoc late on May 24,... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into 12-year-old walking to school in Atascadero

Written on 28 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A truck crashed into and injured a 12-year-old girl who was walking in a crosswalk in Atascadero on Monday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., the girl was walking westbound in a crosswalk on El Camino Real near... (Continue reading)

California’s fires, evacuations and power outages

Written on 28 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN PG&E shut off power to nearly 1 million customers across Northern and Central California over the weekend, and a wildfire raging in Sonoma County resulted in nearly 200,000 people being forced to evacuate. Meanwhile, a wildfire is... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria hospital put on temporary lockdown

Written on 27 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By CCT STAFF After three people suffering stab wounds arrived at the Marian Regional Medical Center emergency room late Saturday afternoon, hospital administrators placed the hospital on a temporary lockdown. [KSBY] Shortly before 5 p.m., the hospital was placed on... (Continue reading)

Fire damages PetSmart in San Luis Obispo

Written on 27 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at the PetSmart off Froom Ranch Way on Friday morning. Shortly after 5 a.m., an employee arriving at work to find flames, smoke and water from sprinkler system inside... (Continue reading)

Woman, 2 children killed in crash on Highway 154

Written on 26 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By CCT STAFF A woman and two children were killed, a man was critically injured and a fire was started when a Camaro crashed head on into a sedan on Highway 154 on Friday, according to the Santa Barbara County... (Continue reading)

Two shark attacks off the coast of Cambria

Written on 26 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A large shark reportedly attacked a man’s kayak off the coast of Cambria Friday morning. The kayaker, who was injured, said he was knocked into the water by a large shark near Leffingwell Landing, according to Cal... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man facing life in prison for sexually molesting children

Written on 25 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Nipomo man is facing the possibility of life in prison after a San Luis Obispo jury convicted him of sexually molesting three children. [Cal Coast Times] The jury convicted William Martinez Perez, 59, of six felony... (Continue reading)