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Eight motorcycles crash near San Simeon

Written on 10 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

At least five people suffered injuries Sunday afternoon in a crash involving eight motorcycles on Highway 1 near San Simeon. Shortly after 1 p.m., multiple agencies including the CHP, Cal Fire and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department provided... (Continue reading)

Goleta prostitution sting nets 20 arrests

Written on 10 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

In a prostitution sting conducted at an undisclosed hotel in Goleta on July 7 and 8, Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested 20 men for soliciting sex or participating in prostitution, sheriff officials announced. Detectives placed online advertisements on backpage.com,... (Continue reading)

Man’s body found in Atascadero

Written on 9 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Atascadero police found the body of a 37-year-old man near Highway 101 and the pedestrian tunnel on Saturday. Police have deemed the death suspicious. An investigation is ongoing. The San Luis Obispo County Coroner took the body to the morgue... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man wins property rights battle

Written on 9 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A Pismo Beach man has won a legal victory last month that could impact property owners across the state. A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge ordered Pismo Beach to set aside approximately $180,000 in fines levied against a... (Continue reading)

Toddler drowns in SLO Elks Lodge pool

Written on 9 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A 3-year-old girl drowned Friday in the Elks Lodge Pool on Elks Lane in San Luis Obispo, according to a statement. Pool attendees spotted the child submerged in the water, pulled her from the pool and performed CPR. Emergency personnel... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles Wendy’s likely hit in nationwide hack

Written on 8 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Paso Robles Wendy’s is believed to be one of the restaurants targeted in a nationwide cyberattack on the fast food chain. Hackers targeted more than 1,000 Wendy’s restaurants and stole customers’ debit and credit card information. Company officials have... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man standing trial for raping girlfriend’s aunt

Written on 8 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Tehachapi woman testified in San Luis Obispo Superior Court Thursday that, during Labor Day weekend in 2014, she awoke in a pool of vomit in her niece’s bed to find her niece’s boyfriend penetrating her vagina from behind. The... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria church leader sentenced for child sex abuse

Written on 8 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 26-year-old Santa Maria man has received an eight-year prison sentence for sexually abusing a child. The man recently served as a local church leader for youth and worked as a youth sports coach. [KSBY] Daniel James Moreno pleaded guilty... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police identify parties in officer shooting

Written on 7 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Atascadero Police Department has released the identities of the officer who fired a shot and the suspect who was wounded in a July 4 altercation. The officer is on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation into the... (Continue reading)

Dystiny Myers killer committed suicide

Written on 7 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Cody Miller, one of the five people convicted in the brutal killing of runaway Santa Maria teen Dystiny Myers, committed suicide, the Kern County coroner has ruled. Miller, 25, was found dead in his Tehachapi prison cell last month. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)