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Is ‘Hollyweed’ sign guy a former SLO pot deliveryman?

Written on 11 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A couple days after altering the iconic Hollywood sign to read “Hollyweed” in a New Year’s prank, Southern Californian artist Zach Fernandez came of of hiding and laid claim to the feat. It turns out Fernandez is a former resident... (Continue reading)

Surgeon left syringe in patient’s stomach at Santa Maria hospital

Written on 11 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A 54-year-old woman left Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria free of a tumor that had formed in her uterus. Little did the woman know that she left the hospital with something new inside her body, a surgical syringe.... (Continue reading)

SLO County resident contracts measles

Written on 11 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials have confirmed a local resident has contracted measles. The patient is an adult who was not vaccinated against the disease and who came in contact with international travelers over the holidays, according to... (Continue reading)

Nipomo armed robbery suspect arrested

Written on 10 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the second of two suspects accused of involvement in the robbery of a Nipomo Chevron station in November.  Deputies discovered Matthew Edward Martinez of Nipomo at his parents’ house in Ventura County... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion hit by car near SLO, then euthanized

Written on 10 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Officers euthanized a mountain lion after it was struck by a car on Highway 1 near Camp San Luis Obispo Monday morning. [KSBY] A driver heading toward San Luis Obispo hit the mountain lion around 7 a.m. when the animal... (Continue reading)

DUI suspect drives into the ocean

Written on 10 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Ford Explorer attempted to drive through the creek on Oceano Dunes. Rangers trying to tow it out. @KSBY pic.twitter.com/K45kiXJWdM — Megan Abundis (@meganrabundis) January 9, 2017 A man drove a Ford Explorer into the ocean at the Ocean Dunes Monday... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach camera catches thief with hand and leg in car

Written on 10 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A surveillance camera captured an alleged thief sticking her head, an arm and a leg inside an old fashioned car parked on a Grover Beach street. The Grover Beach Police Department is now asking for help in identifying the alleged... (Continue reading)

Family of slain Cal Poly grad can sue BLM, but not San Francisco

Written on 10 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A federal judge has ruled the family of slain Cal Poly grad Kathryn Steinle can sue the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), but not the city of San Francisco. The judge also removed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputies coming to Nipomo Mesa

Written on 9 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

There will soon be San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies stationed on the Nipomo Mesa, if the board of supervisors approves a development deal on Tuesday. [Tribune] An agreement between Monarch Dunes LLC and SLO County calls for the property... (Continue reading)

Floods, mudslides impede SLO County traffic

Written on 9 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Floods, mudslides and rockslides shut down several San Luis Obispo County roads Sunday, causing problems for drivers but bestowing one man the opportunity to surf down the street in Grover Beach. Over the past 24 hours, San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)