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Woman facing life in prison for stabbing ex-boyfriend

Written on 2 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 40-year-old San Luis Obispo woman who allegedly slashed the throat of an ex-boyfriend is facing the possibility of spending the rest of her life in prison. [Cal Coast Times] Erika Christine Deherrera is charged with first degree attempted murder,... (Continue reading)

Two fires burn near Santa Margarita

Written on 1 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two fires broke out on opposite sides of Highway 58 near Santa Margarita Monday afternoon. One fire burned nine acres, while the other burned 2.5 acres. The larger blaze burned on the Santa Margarita Ranch, and the smaller fire burned... (Continue reading)

Man killed in head-on crash with semi at highways 41 and 46 “Y”

Written on 1 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

For at least the seventh time this year, a person died in a car crash near the Highway 41 and Highway 46 “Y.” On Monday night, a man driving an Acura Integra slammed head-on into a semi-truck while trying to... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman breaks her legs after going airborne on Highway 101

Written on 1 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 54-year-old Templeton woman lost control of her pickup truck on Highway 101, went airborne and slammed into an overpass in Atascadero. The woman suffered broken legs in the wreck. At about 3:20 p.m. Monday, Melissa Diane Gootkin was driving... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police sued over racial profiling

Written on 31 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A lawsuit filed this month in San Luis Obispo Superior Court alleges Atascadero police unlawfully detained, questioned and searched a black man after spotting him with a white woman who happens to be his wife. The lawsuit alleges the Atascadero... (Continue reading)

Man stabs woman at Mitchell Park in SLO

Written on 30 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

While trying to stab a man during an altercation at Mitchell Park Friday night, a 37-year-old transient instead stabbed a woman who intervened, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. The woman survived the attacked, and officers tracked down... (Continue reading)

DUI rollover crash in Atascadero sends passenger to hospital

Written on 29 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Visalia man who was driving under the influence of alcohol crashed his SUV on Highway 101 Friday morning, causing the vehicle to rollover and a passenger to end up in the hospital, according to the CHP. Around 7:20 a.m.,... (Continue reading)

Rattlesnake bites on the increase in SLO County

Written on 29 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo County hospitals have treated five people for rattlesnake bites this year, and treatment is not cheap. It cost about $30,000 a patient to treat rattlesnake bites. Rattlesnake season — when the snakes are not hibernating in their... (Continue reading)

California prosecutor and son of Watergate figure arrested for child porn

Written on 28 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A California deputy attorney general who is the son of a prominent figure from the Watergate scandal was arrested this week and charged in federal court with possession of child pornography. [Union-Tribune] Federal prosecutors say investigators found child porn at... (Continue reading)

DA’s office and city of SLO feud over ballot measure

Written on 28 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A feud has broken out between the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office and the city of San Luis Obispo over the city’s upcoming special election. The districts attorney’s Office says it appears the city unlawfully repealed the rental... (Continue reading)