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Cal Poly student gets infection that leads to meningitis

Written on 23 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials announced a Cal Poly student has been diagnosed with a presumed case of meningococcal disease, a bacterial infection that causes bloodstream infections and meningitis. Symptoms of the meningococcal disease can include high fever,... (Continue reading)

Thousands of gallons of sewage spill in SLO

Written on 23 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Sewage burst out of San Luis Obispo pipes twice on Sunday, resulting in 42,000 gallons of effluent spilling into storm drains that flow into the San Luis Obispo Creek and the Pacific Ocean, according to the SLO County Public Health... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man dies after body surfing in Morro Bay

Written on 22 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An Atascadero man who was body surfing in Morro Bay on Saturday died after being pulled from the water. At about 10:30 a.m., John Robbie Ross, 65, was body surfing in the heavy surf when the waves pulled him under.... (Continue reading)

Women’s march in SLO attracts thousands

Written on 21 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 69 comments

Correction: Over 7,000 thousand people attended the San Luis Obispo Women’s March. Thousands of people gathered at Mitchell Park in San Luis Obispo on Saturday morning for the Women’s March, a much larger-than-expected crowd in a march to protect the... (Continue reading)

California suffers ‘first casualty of the Trump presidency’

Written on 21 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 68 comments

California is tabling its plan to allow illegal immigrants to buy health insurance from the exchange created by the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Though congressional Republicans have launched an effort to repeal Obamacare, a California lawmaker is... (Continue reading)

Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort evacuated

Written on 20 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Cal Fire evacuated 60 people from Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort in Avila Beach on Friday afternoon because of flooding. Rising water in the nearby San Luis Obispo Creek flooded the area of the hotel on the north side of Avila... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in SLO mobile home fire

Written on 20 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo woman died Thursday night after her mobile home caught fire. The woman failed to escape the blaze, and firefighters did not manage to rescue her. At 10:13 p.m., a citizen reported the fire after seeing smoke... (Continue reading)

Flooding, downed trees and car crashes in rainy SLO County

Written on 20 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol incident report board is lighting up Tuesday morning as heavy rain and flooding are causing numerous collisions in San Luis Obispo County. Also, wind gusts are reaching nearly 40 mph in some locations. Shortly after 9... (Continue reading)

Alleged SLO torturer takes plea deal

Written on 20 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo man who allegedly tortured and tried to kill his girlfriend reached a plea deal last week with prosecutors. Timothy Hayes, 36, is now expected to receive a nine-year prison sentence. [KSBY] In Sept. 2014, Hayes allegedly... (Continue reading)

SLO County infant contracts measles

Written on 20 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An infant contracted measles after coming in contact with the first person in San Luis Obispo County to recently contract the virus, public health officials have announced. Last week, SLO County Public Health officials announced a local adult who was... (Continue reading)