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Lompoc man arrested for shooting, standoff

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

Lompoc police arrested a man Saturday after he shot another man in the face with a pellet gun and then barricaded himself in a residence. Shortly after 3 p.m., officers responding to a report of gunshots in the 500 block... (Continue reading)

Man seriously injured in Oceano stabbing

Written on 8 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

One man is in the hospital and another is in jail after a stabbing Saturday night in Oceano. Shortly before 11 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2100 block of Vista Street in Oceano and discovered a 40-year-old stabbing victim... (Continue reading)

Mayor arrested for playing strip poker at youth camp

Written on 7 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The 41-year-old mayor of Stockton was arrested Thursday on charges stemming from a strip poker game he allegedly participated in with teen counselors at his Mayor’s Youth Camp last summer. Mayor Anthony Silva is charged with contributing to the delinquency... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man critically burns himself, charged with arson

Written on 7 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A distraught Los Osos man, who started a fire that destroyed his home and caused third-degree burns over 30 percent of his body, was transported from a burn unit in Fresno to the San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College chosen for inmate second chance program

Written on 6 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The U.S. Department of Education has chosen Cuesta College as one of five California colleges to participate in a pilot program with a goal of reducing recidivism for inmates through education. As part of the Second Chance Pell Pilot Program,... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria boxer wins first round at Rio Olympics

Written on 6 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Carlos Balderas of Santa Maria is one step closer in his quest for the gold at the Rio Olympics. Balderas won his first boxing match of the Olympics Saturday morning against Kazakhstan’s Berik Abdrakhmanov. In the second round, Balderas, 20, started... (Continue reading)

Environmental group sues state over Price Canyon oil wells

Written on 6 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An environmental group says California regulators are negligent in protecting the state’s groundwater amid an historic drought and shouldn’t allow new oil and gas wells in Price Canyon without the proper environmental reviews, according to a lawsuit filed on Aug.... (Continue reading)

Man drowns in Oceano Dunes waters

Written on 6 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 50-year-old man drowned Friday afternoon in waters off the Oceano Dunes State Park making it the third death from drowning in San Luis Obispo County in less than a month. About 3 p.m., the man and a woman were... (Continue reading)

Man dies minutes after being booked in Santa Barbara County Jail

Written on 5 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 56-year-old Santa Barbara man died about 40 minutes after arriving at the county jail. Police had just arrested the man for being under the influence of drugs. At approximately 12:30 a.m., Santa Barbara police officers responding to a domestic... (Continue reading)

Crashes on LOVR in SLO send four to hospital

Written on 5 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

In a span of less than 24 hours, three car crashes occurred on Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obipso, sending a total of four people to the hospital. The accidents left three people with major injuries, two of... (Continue reading)