Daily Briefs


Two people hospitalized in crashes near Lake Nacimiento

Two separate accidents near Lake Nacimiento on Sunday each resulted in one person being hospitalized. [Cal Coast Times] At about 4:30 p.m., two vehicles collided on Nacimiento Lake Drive in the Heritage Ranch area. A total of seven people were... (Continue reading)

Raging fire guts Santa Margarita mercantile

An early morning fire has destroyed much of the building that holds the closed Margarita Mercantile & Company in Santa Margarita. Shortly after midnight, a fire was spotted burning in an uninhabited apartment behind the Mercantile. The blaze destroyed the... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest serial iPhone thief

San Luis Obispo police arrested a man on Saturday who has allegedly stolen iPhones from Apple Stores all over California and Nevada. [Cal Coast Times] On Saturday afternoon, the man snatched seven iPhones from the  SLO Apple Store at 899... (Continue reading)

Two people killed in crash on Highway 166

Two men were killed Saturday evening in a one car collision on Highway 166 near Thompson Avenue. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 11 p.m., a man in a silver Lexus was headed southbound on Highway 166 when he veered off... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in Paso Robles crash

A 27-year-old Southern California woman died after crashing her car into a light pole at a Paso Robles intersection early Saturday morning. Paso Robles police have identified the victim as Chanel Mickelson of Valley Center. [Cal Coast Times] At about... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly and protesters clash over anti-war demonstration

Cal Poly is reportedly threatening to sanction student protesters for disrupting a university career fair last month while demonstrating against the defense contractor Raytheon. Meanwhile, the student protesters are slamming the university for attacking free speech, and they are claiming... (Continue reading)

George Soros putting money into California DA races

Billionaire financier George Soros and other liberal donors are pouring money into California district attorney races with an aim to reshape the criminal justice system. [Cal Coast Times] Soros and fellow donors would like to reduce incarceration, crack down on... (Continue reading)

Possible arson fire leads to evacuation at Atascadero Middle School

A possible arson fire caused the evacuation of Atascadero Middle School Thursday morning. [Cal Coast Times] At about 8 a.m., a fire broke out in a boys’ bathroom at the junior high. School personnel evacuated students and then extinguished the... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit filed over Central Coast music festival death

The family of a 20-year-old Ventura woman who died last year after falling ill at a the Lightning in a Bottle music festival in southern Monterey County has filed a lawsuit against the promoter of the event. San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man dies in fiery crash

A 53-year-old Nipomo man drove his pickup truck off Highway 101 in Santa Maria last week and slammed into a tree. The truck burst into flames, and Steven Christopher Aslanidis died. [Cal Coast Times] On May 18, Aslanidis was reportedly... (Continue reading)