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Earthquake near Templeton awakens North County residents

Written on 14 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattled the Central Coast and woke up numerous North County residents early Wednesday morning. It struck at 3:58 a.m. with an epicenter 5.6 miles west of Templeton, 8.7 miles southwest of Paso Robles and 9.3 miles... (Continue reading)

Officer mistakes crucifix for a gun, kills 73-year-old

Written on 14 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

After a 73-year-old man with dementia failed to follow a Bakersfield police officer’s orders, the officer shot and killed the unarmed man. On Monday, seven officers responded to reports of a man with a revolver who was acting strangely after... (Continue reading)

Heritage Oaks Bancorp proposed sale under scrutiny

Written on 13 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Shortly after Heritage Oaks Bancorp announced that Pacific Premier Bancorp of Irvine planned to acquire its banks through a $405.6 million stock transaction, a national attorney firm began questioning the logistics of the proposed deal. Heritage Oaks Bancorp has 12... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman arrested for making bomb threat

Written on 13 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Authorities arrested an employee of Camp San Luis Obispo for calling in a bomb threat targeting Camp Roberts. [KSBY] On the morning of Oct. 1, a woman called 911 and reported three bombs would go off at Camp Roberts that... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay city manager searching for another job

Written on 13 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

Morro Bay City Manager David Buckingham applied for a job in a Montana city of approximately 7,000 people and is now a finalist for the position. Buckingham has spent a little more than two years as Morro Bay’s top executive.... (Continue reading)

Man’s body found near Morro Rock identified

Written on 13 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Authorities have identified a body found in the water near Morro Rock Saturday morning as that of Raymond Garland Reade, 74. Reade was a resident of Los Osos. The San Luis Obispo County coroner ruled Reade’s death a suicide based... (Continue reading)

Nipomo DUI driver identified

Written on 12 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the teen who allegedly crashed head-on into a Guadalupe police officer early Sunday morning as Miranda A. Miranda, 18, of Nipomo. At approximately 2:20 a.m., Officer E. Oseguera was was headed southbound on Highway... (Continue reading)

Stabbing outside California mosque leads to hate crime charges

Written on 12 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested a Southern California man on hate crime charges after he allegedly stabbed a Muslim man who was leaving a mosque with his family. [KABC] On Saturday night, John Matteson, 29, and an unidentified suspect tried to enter a... (Continue reading)

Men accused of murdering Marilyn Pharis to appear in court

Written on 12 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The two men accused of sexually assaulting and murdering Santa Maria woman Marilyn Pharis, 64, are due to appear in court this week for preliminary hearings. [KSBY] Last week, Santa Barbara County prosecutors announced they would not pursue the death... (Continue reading)

Two more inmates escape Lompoc prison camp

Written on 12 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Two inmates were discovered to be missing Saturday at the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc. The escapees are the third and fourth inmates to walk away from the prison camp since late September. A total of seven inmates... (Continue reading)