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Girlfriend of Honor Farm escapee facing state prison time

Written on 26 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A woman who allegedly served as the getaway driver in her boyfriend’s escape from San Luis Obispo County Jail’s Honor Farm is facing a stiffer potential sentence than her boyfriend who broke free from custody. [Cal Coast Times] Claudia Penaloza,... (Continue reading)

Man severely burned in propane fire in SLO

Written on 26 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man suffered severe burns after a fire broke out at a San Luis Obispo homeless camp early Tuesday morning as a result of an individual trying to transfer propane from one bottle to another, according to the city fire... (Continue reading)

Leather shoe considered clue in missing Paso Robles woman’s disappearance

Written on 26 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s officials say a brown leather shoe found in the Creston area may be associated with the disappearance of a 62-year-old woman who has been missing for more than a month and a half. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Man’s body found down embankment near Goleta

Written on 25 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found north of Goleta Friday morning. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10 a.m., a caller reported finding a dead body in a secluded area... (Continue reading)

Gas tax repeal reportedly to go on November ballot

Written on 25 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

It appears California voters may soon get the chance to have their say on the state’s controversial gas tax increase. [Cal Coast Times] The Sacramento Bee initially reported Monday that an initiative calling for the repeal of state’s recent gas... (Continue reading)

Heather Locklear assaults a Ventura County deputy, again

Written on 25 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

For the second time this year, actress Heather Locklear was arrested at her Thousand Oaks home for battering a Ventura County Sheriff’s deputy. Following the incident Sunday night, Locklear was likewise charged with battering emergency medical personnel. [Ventura County Star]... (Continue reading)

Two water rescues on Sunday in Pismo Beach

Written on 25 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Emergency personnel made two water rescues in one day in the Pismo Beach area on Sunday. [Cal Coast Times] First, rescuers came to the aid of kayakers who were having problems in the water near Ventana Grill in Pismo Beach.... (Continue reading)

Apartment building fire displaces nine Atascadero residents

Written on 24 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire at an apartment complex in Atascadero displaced nine people on Saturday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 4 p.m., a fire was reported at a six-unit apartment building at 9904 El Camino Real. Fire crews arrived to find... (Continue reading)

SLO County destroys 2.63 tons of marijuana

Written on 23 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo County staffers seized 2,600 marijuana plants weighing 2.63 tons from six illegal grows in the Isolated and sparsely populated California Valley on Thursday, according to the county. [Cal Coast Times] Several years ago, commercial pot farms sprung... (Continue reading)

Machete wielding man attempts carjacking

Written on 22 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Deputies arrested a Santa Maria man on Friday who allegedly attempted a carjacking while armed with a machete, according to a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department press release. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before noon, a man was attempting to break... (Continue reading)