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California birth rate hits record low

Written on 20 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

California’s birth rate has fallen to a record low, dropping below the lowest level during the Great Depression. [Sac Bee] The state’s current rate is 12.42 live births per 1,000 people, according to a report released Monday by the California... (Continue reading)

Alleged sex abuse victim recants but judge dismisses her testimony

Written on 20 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 15-year-old girl who accused her relative, a Santa Maria youth basketball coach, of molesting her over the course of multiple years took to the witness stand Monday and recanted her story. Nonetheless, a judge ruled the alleged victim’s testimony... (Continue reading)

Prison inmate from Paso Robles escapes

Written on 20 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A two-strike offender from Paso Robles is on the loose after escaping Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga on Monday. Brian Dill, 33, was being housed in the the minimum-security facility at the state prison. Correctional officials discovered Dill was... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach officer on paid administrative leave

Written on 19 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The Grover Beach Police Department has placed the officer who owned a dog that attacked two people last week, killing a 64-year-old man, on paid administrative leave. On Tuesday, two of the officer’s dogs got loose and the officer’s Belgian... (Continue reading)

Major injuries suffered in Los Osos crash

Written on 19 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

One person suffered major injuries in a crash on Sunday on Clark Valley Road in Los Osos. In the afternoon, a truck crashed into a tree and rolled down an embankment. Responders transported one person, who suffered major injuries, to... (Continue reading)

Note leads to grenade found near Orcutt

Written on 19 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man walked into the Santa Maria airport Saturday morning, handed a note to a TSA agent and then left. The note led authorities to a field south of Orcutt where they discovered a grenade. [KSBY] Around 10:30 a.m., sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man dies from dog attack

Written on 17 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

The Grover Beach man attacked by a police officer’s dog died Friday evening. He was 64 years old. On Tuesday afternoon, the dog attacked Betty Long, 85, in her front yard. Long’s neighbor, David Fear, went to assist the woman... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach officer owned dog that attacked old woman

Written on 16 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

The K9 officer-type dog that attacked and nearly killed an 85-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man belonged to a Grover Beach policeman, according to San Luis Obispo County Animal Services. Authorities have not identified the officer or stated whether he... (Continue reading)

Dumb criminal: Alleged thief tries to sell back stolen valuables

Written on 16 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Two weeks after allegedly stealing a laptop and other goods valued at more than $14,000, a Paso Robles woman attempted to sell the property back to its owner for just $250, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.... (Continue reading)

Thieves get away after hitting Atascadero train store

Written on 16 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A group of thieves broke into an Atascadero train store Wednesday morning and loaded numerous items into a pickup truck in broad daylight. The burglars fled just before police officers arrived, and they managed to evade capture. Shortly after 8... (Continue reading)