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Father slams SUV into Templeton elementary school

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

A man waiting to pick his child up from school on Monday choked on a drink, stepped on the accelerator and crashed a Land Rover into a building at a Templeton elementary school, injuring one person, according to the CHP.... (Continue reading)

Is it too expensive to sleep by the beach in California?

Written on 5 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

Too many California residents are priced out of beach getaways, according to a bill making its way through the state Legislature. AB 250, which was introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego), calls for the State Coastal Conservancy to... (Continue reading)

SLO prosecutors to retry Paso Robles man on rape charge

Written on 5 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Less than a year after completing one trial, a Paso Robles man accused of raping his girlfriend’s aunt is heading back to court for another. Last July, a San Luis Obispo jury acquitted Rian Mabus, 32, of one of two... (Continue reading)

820 area code coming to the Central Coast

Written on 4 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties will soon have two area codes, 805 and 820, because the number of 805 combinations is running short. As a result, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the new area code to... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student ill with meningitis

Written on 4 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cal Poly Campus Health officials announced a student who lives on campus has been diagnosed with meningitis. This is the second student to be diagnosed with meningitis this year, the first was in January. The student who contracted meningococcal disease... (Continue reading)

Man who killed Arroyo Grande girl denied parole

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

One of two men who beat, strangled and killed a 10-year-old Arroyo Grande girl in 1979 was denied parole last month. This is the eighth time the state has found Randy Cook, now 55, unsuitable for release. Cook was one... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara murder and hostage crisis deemed a hoax

Written on 3 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Multiple agencies responded to a report of a son murdering his father and taking his mother hostage at a home on Barranca Avenue in Santa Barbara Friday evening. Several hours later, officers later determined the call was a hoax. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Nipomo murder suspect appears to be recently deported immigrant

Written on 2 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The 24-year-old Nipomo man arrested for murdering his girlfriend appears to be the same person who was profiled in a news article last year after being deported to Mexico. Last August, The Desert Sun, a Palms Springs area paper, published... (Continue reading)

SLO police probe burning of gay pride flag

Written on 2 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

San Luis Obispo police have launched a hate crime investigation into the alleged burning of a gay pride flag. On Thursday, the police department received a report about the burning of a gay pride flag within the city limits. It... (Continue reading)

Court dismisses Knight’s soliciting a vote charge

Written on 1 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN The court dismissed a charge of soliciting a vote in the trial of 86-year-old Edith Knight of Atascadero at a trial that kicked off Wednesday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. Knight was facing... (Continue reading)