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Ex-Paso Robles church staffer charged with theft

Written on 14 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A former office manager for the Life Community Church in Paso Robles is due in court next week on charges she embezzled more than $200,000 from the church. The SLO County District Attorney’s Office filed three felony counts of grand... (Continue reading)

PG&E agrees to $11 billion wildfire settlement

Written on 13 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

PG&E Corporation reached an $11 billion settlement regarding a group of insurance claims related to the 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires, PG&E announced on Friday. The company has now reached agreements with two of the three major groups of... (Continue reading)

Woman suffers major injuries in North County crash

Written on 13 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woman suffered a major injuries after a car cut in front of her vehicle, causing a collision on Highway 41 near Atascadero Thursday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly before 7 p.m., Chelsea Taylor, 23, of... (Continue reading)

Fifty barrels of oil spill in riparian area near Orcutt

Written on 13 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pipe ruptured near Orcutt on Thursday, causing 50 barrels of oil to spill into a riparian area, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Light crude oil spilled into what appears to be a creek... (Continue reading)

Sheriff releases the names of all victims of the Conception disaster

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

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office released the identities of all 34 victims who were killed in the Conception dive boat disaster on the morning of Sept. 2, according to Sheriff Bill Brown. [Cal Coast Times] The last victim from... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies Santa Margarita hit-and-run driver and victim

Written on 12 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified Laurie A. Trejo, 34, as the motorcyclist who suffered major injuries in a crash on Highway 58 near the Santa Margarita Cemetery on Monday, and the hit-and-run driver as Bill W. Keulen Jr., 35,... (Continue reading)

Legislature passes California rent control bill

Written on 12 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Statewide rent control is expected to soon take effect in California after a bill that would place a cap on apartment rental rates passed the state Legislature this week. [Cal Coast Times] AB 1482, authored by Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San... (Continue reading)

Pit bull attacks and kills dog in Grover Beach

Written on 12 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are searching for a dog, suspected to be a pit bull, that attacked and killed another dog in Grover Beach Wednesday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., a resident was walking their dog near Hero Park when... (Continue reading)

Searchers locate final victim of Conception boat disaster

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

Searchers recovered the body of the last missing victim from the Conception boat disaster on Wednesday. Last week, 34 people were killed in a raging fire on the dive boat. Five of the six crew members aboard the boat managed... (Continue reading)

Man finds loaded gun on roadside in Atascadero

Written on 11 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

While taking  an early morning walk on Wednesday, an Atascadero man found a revolver loaded with five bullets on the side of the road. The man found the gun on the 8500 block of Graves Creek Road, and picked it... (Continue reading)