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Arroyo Grande man threatens woman with a meat cleaver

Written on 12 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF An 52-year-old man is in jail after he threatened his fiancé with a meat cleaver and destroyed property at a home in the 100 block of Old Summit Road in rural Arroyo Grande. With Brian Louis Garzoli... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies Santa Margarita man killed in crash

Written on 11 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF The Santa Margarita man killed in a crash north of Paso Robles on Friday morning has been identified as Mykel Leo Romo, 28. Shortly after 3 a.m., a 23-year-old woman from San Miguel was driving on Estrella... (Continue reading)

One person killed, another injured in North County crash

Written on 11 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person died and another individual suffered major injuries early Friday morning after a vehicle went off a roadway northeast of Paso Robles and slammed into a tree. The crash occurred at about 5 a.m. near the... (Continue reading)

Camera catches rogue attempting to break into Grover Beach home

Written on 11 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Grover Beach homeowner’s surveillance camera caught footage of a prowler, whom officers arrested, prancing around their porch early Thursday morning and trying to enter their home. In the video, the prowler is seen sticking out his... (Continue reading)

Uber driver gets one year in jail for rape

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

By CCT STAFF A former Santa Maria Uber driver was sentenced on Thursday to one year in county jail for raping an intoxicated passenger after the he entered a guilty plea. In April, a woman told police she had an... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo company creates electric aircraft for NASA

Written on 10 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By CCT STAFF A San Luis Obispo company delivered an all-electric X-plane to NASA for researching ideas that could lead to the development of electric propulsion-powered aircraft, which would be quieter, more efficient and environmentally friendlier than today’s commuter planes,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay and Arroyo Grande planning vape bans

Written on 10 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the lead of San Francisco, and Arroyo Grande, the Morro Bay City Council endorsed a proposed ban on the sale of vaping products Tuesday night. Earlier this year, San Francisco adopted a temporary ban on the... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 300 acres near Camp Roberts

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire broke out Tuesday evening near Camp Roberts and, as of Wednesday morning, the blaze has burned 289 acres and is 30 percent contained. [Cal Coast Times] The fire started on the east side of the... (Continue reading)

Tourist hit and killed in San Luis Obispo

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A 62-year-old tourist attempting to cross Madonna Road near McDonald’s was hit and killed by a car Tuesday night, according to San Luis Obispo police. Shortly after 9 p.m., a 30-year-old driver hit the woman who was... (Continue reading)

PG&E shuts off power, Santa Maria on the list

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN PG&E has shut off power in numerous Northern California counties and may cut off electricity to 800,000 customers statewide. In a preemptive move to eliminate wildfire risk, PG&E began shutting off power early Wednesday morning, immediately impacting... (Continue reading)