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Man gets 4 years in jail for sexually assaulting intoxicated woman

Written on 18 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo County man was sentenced Monday to more than four years in jail for assaulting an intoxicated woman at the Atascadero Lake Park. [Tribune] David E. Ardebili, 40, is a former resident of Pismo Beach who had... (Continue reading)

Fire displaces residents, destroys Heritage Ranch house

Written on 18 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire destroyed a Heritage Ranch house on Monday and spread into nearby vegetation, burning 4.3 acres of wildland, according to Cal Fire. At about 3:30 p.m., a fire was reported burning at a two-story home located at 2760 Saddleback... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County supervisors accused of catering to cannabis interests

Written on 17 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Santa Barbara County has become the unlikely capital of California’s legal pot market, and two of the county’s supervisors are facing allegations that they have been catering to people in the marijuana industry who have donated to their campaigns and... (Continue reading)

Two people stabbed on Sunday in Santa Maria

Written on 17 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Violent altercations on Sunday in Santa Maria left two men suffering stab wounds, one taking place in the morning and the other at night. [KSBY] At about 8:30 a.m., a man was stabbed in the chest on Newlove Drive. The... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in crash with big rig in Santa Maria

Written on 16 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a semi-tractor trailer truck Saturday afternoon in Santa Maria. Shortly after 1 p.m., callers reported a crash on North Broadway near Preisker Lane and Highway 101. Emergency personnel then pronounced the motorcyclist... (Continue reading)

Couple suspected of committing suicide in Goleta parking lot

Written on 15 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Investigators suspect two elderly people found dead in a vehicle parked in Goleta Thursday afternoon took their own lives, according to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department. About 1 p.m., emergency personnel found the couple in a vehicle parked on a... (Continue reading)

Sheriff’s office employee identified as victim of crash with Cal Poly student

Written on 14 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The 43-year-old Los Osos man who died in a crash early Wednesday morning that also killed a Cal Poly student was Anthony Au, a cook for the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] At about 2:30 a.m.,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero ATM thieves also suspected of stealing school vans

Written on 14 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Atascadero police have caught the men who allegedly tried to steal an ATM from a bank last month. Investigators also suspect the men recently snatched two vans from the Atascadero Unified School District. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:30 p.m.... (Continue reading)

Templeton fire destroys home, injures one person

Written on 14 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire destroyed a house in Templeton Thursday evening and injured one person. [Cal Coast Times] At about 6 p.m., the fire was reported burning in the 2500 block of Vineyard Drive. Firefighters arrived and found an approximately 2,000 square... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dies in crash days before her graduation

Written on 13 Jun, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Cal Poly has apparently identified the 22-year-old Washington woman who died in a wrong-way driver crash on Highway 101 early Wednesday morning as Nicole Scalone, a fourth-year student who was set to graduate this weekend. [Cal Coast Times] At about... (Continue reading)