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Car hits father, drags his daughter on Santa Barbara street

Written on 21 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A car struck and injured a father and his two-year-old daughter as they were crossing a street in Santa Barbara on Sunday afternoon. [KCOY] At about 3 p.m., a Jaguar sedan struck the man and his daughter... (Continue reading)

Jury finds man guilty of murdering his mother in Grover Beach

Written on 21 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT STAFF A San Luis Obispo County jury on Monday found a man guilty of the brutal stabbing and murder of his mother at her Grover Beach home. Levente Laszlo Lazar, 27, is facing life in prison without the... (Continue reading)

Horse injured in Pismo Beach trailer crash

Written on 21 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A horse trailer overturned on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Sunday morning, requiring firefighters to extricate two large animals. At about 10:30 a.m., the horse trailer crashed near Spyglass Drive. Cal Fire rescue personnel arrived at the... (Continue reading)

Firefighters quickly contain blaze at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 20 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A slow-moving  fire broke out in vegetation at the Oceano Dunes on Sunday and burned four to five acres, according to Cal Fire. The blaze started at about noon in an island of vegetation surrounded by sand.... (Continue reading)

Former San Luis Obispo Mayor Kenneth Schwartz dies at 94

Written on 20 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By CCT STAFF Kenneth Schwartz, best known as the father of Mission Plaza, a mayor of San Luis Obispo, a Cal Poly professor and an associate dean, has died. He was 94 years old. Schwartz died Saturday at an assisted... (Continue reading)

Intruders twice target same San Luis Obispo home

Written on 19 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By CCT STAFF A woman who lives in the Railroad Square area of San Luis Obispo has twice been the victim of a home invasions in less than two years. [KSBY] Shortly before 5 a.m. on Sept. 20, Katya Vreeland... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man pleads guilty to defrauding movie director

Written on 19 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT STAFF The former president of a Santa Barbara County family construction company pleaded guilty on Friday to three felony charges related to ripping off a Hollywood director, according to the district attorney’s office. In 2016, Mark John Melchiori... (Continue reading)

Edison considering cutting power to parts of Santa Barbara County

Written on 18 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Southern California Edison is considering cutting off power to thousands of residents of southern Santa Barbara County amid a period beginning Friday of expected high winds and increased wildfire danger. [KSBY] On Tuesday, Edison warned of possible power shutoffs in... (Continue reading)

Murder suspect said he came to Grover Beach to buy pot

Written on 18 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

An Indiana man accused of driving to California, murdering his mother in her Grover Beach home, and driving back took the stand in his own defense this week. He testified the purpose of the cross-country road trip was to buy... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man seriously injured in hit-and-run collision

Written on 17 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By CCT STAFF A 55-year-old Morro Bay man is in critical condition after a motorist crashed into his bicycle on Quintana Road and then fled the scene. At approximately 7 p.m., the victim was headed northbound, up the hill, on... (Continue reading)