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SLO High tree removal sparks protest

Written on 6 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District has angered neighbors of San Luis Obispo High by announcing plans to cut down large trees on campus and replace them with new buildings. Protesters expressed their outrage on Wednesday by holding a... (Continue reading)

Nipomo murder suspect turned over to ICE after DA drops charges

Written on 6 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 24-year-old man who was accused of murdering his girlfriend in Nipomo less than a year after he was deported to Mexico was released from San Luis Obispo County Jail on Wednesday after local prosecutors dropped their case against him.... (Continue reading)

3 people shot on July 4 in Lompoc

Written on 5 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Three people attending a Fourth of July cook-out were shot in Lompoc in a possible gang related shooting. Shortly before 10 p.m. on the 800 block of F Street, a suspect walked up to a group of people and began... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for DUI after hitting parked cars and overturning

Written on 5 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Police arrested a San Luis Obispo man on July 4th after he allegedly drove under the influence and crashed his vehicle into three parked cars. The collision, which occurred before 5:30 a.m. by Buchon and High streets in SLO, resulted... (Continue reading)

Suspected DUI driver starts cross-county chase and standoff on highway

Written on 4 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A driver suspected of DUI and hit-and-run led authorities on a chase in both southern San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County, which culminated with a standoff on Highway 101. [KSBY] Around 8:15 p.m. Monday, a caller reported... (Continue reading)

Robber punches 7-Eleven clerk in the face in Paso Robles

Written on 4 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 7-Eleven clerk in Paso Robles decided to confront a pair of robbers as they were stealing alcohol from his store early Sunday morning. One of the robbers then punched the clerk in the face, and both of the suspects... (Continue reading)

Suspects open fire in between vehicles in Santa Maria

Written on 3 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Shots were fired in between vehicles in Santa Maria Sunday evening near the intersection of Gibson and Stowell streets . [KSBY] Shortly before 6 p.m., a car crash in the area led to a fight. Officers detained everyone involved in... (Continue reading)

Judge temporarily stops California from confiscating high-capacity magazines

Written on 3 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Thousands of Californians who own large-capacity magazines were due to turn them in on Saturday in accordance with a new state law. However, shortly before the deadline, a federal judge issued an injunction temporarily putting a halt to the California... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student crowned Miss California

Written on 3 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Cal Poly student now holds the crown of Miss California after winning the state pageant held in Fresno on Saturday. Jillian Smith, 22, is a broadcast journalism senior at Cal Poly who comes from Grass Valley. Smith won the... (Continue reading)

6 Central Coast students win spots on state rodeo team

Written on 2 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Six high school students from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties qualified to participate in the National High School Finals Rodeo to be held in Gillette, Wyoming in mid-July. More than two dozen high school students from the... (Continue reading)