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Person killed in head-on collision on Highway 166

Written on 12 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An oil tanker collided head on with a pickup early Wednesday morning on Highway 166 in Santa Barbara County, killing one person and resulting in a road closure. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 a.m., the tanker and the truck... (Continue reading)

Central Coast mother convicted of torturing and murdering her toddler

Written on 12 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An Oxnard mother who had twice lost custody of her young daughter tortured and murdered her three-year-old girl in 2015, a Ventura County Jury decided on Monday. [Cal Coast Times] The jury convicted Mayra Alejandra Chavez of second-degree murder, torture... (Continue reading)

California nuns allegedly embezzled school funds to go gambling in Vegas

Written on 11 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. In the case of Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and Sister Lana Chang, their gambling trips to Las Vegas have not only been discovered, but have become the subject of an embezzlement... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles Unified School District facing $3 million shortfall

Written on 11 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Paso Robles Unified School District Superintendent Chris Williams, who abruptly announced his resignation last week, is leaving the North County school district with depleted reserves and an approximately $3 million shortfall over the next couple years. [Tribune] Williams announced his... (Continue reading)

Los Osos attorney seriously injured while surfing

Written on 10 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Los Osos based attorney Craig Ainsworth stopped breathing and nearly drowned in the water near Morro Rock over the weekend, but was then rescued by the combined effort of bystanders and emergency personnel. [Cal Coast Times] Early Saturday morning, eight... (Continue reading)

SLO County libraries and some mental health services to close for employees union strike

Written on 10 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

All 15 branches of San Luis Obispo County public libraries will close Tuesday through Thursday, while multiple mental health services will also shut their doors or cut their hours of operation as the county’s primary employees union is expected to... (Continue reading)

Two men shot and killed in Santa Maria in two days

Written on 9 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An 18-year-old Santa Maria man died of gunshot wounds early Saturday, just two days after a 21-year-old man was shot and killed. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to reports of gunshots in the area... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputies arrest Paso Robles shooting suspect

Written on 8 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man suspected of firing a bullet into his neighbor’s mobile home in rural Paso Robles on Friday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10 a.m., Jordan AJ Nogo, 28, fired a shot from... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs Rabobank in Grover Beach

Written on 8 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A bald man who made no attempt to hide his identity robbed the Rabobank in Grover Beach on Friday and has since managed to evade capture. [Cal Coast Times] At 11:33 a.m., the robber entered the Rabobank branch on Grand... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man fires shot into neighbor’s home, flees deputies

Written on 7 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies are searching for an armed and possibly suicidal man who fired a bullet into his neighbor’s mobile home in rural Paso Robles Friday morning. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10 a.m., Jordan AJ Nogo,... (Continue reading)