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Surfer dude steals bags, runs toward Pirate’s Cove

Written on 10 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man wearing Hawaiian-style flowered board shorts, a black hat and no shirt smashed a car window, stole two bags and took off running in the direction of Pirate’s Cove on Saturday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies tracked down the thief, but... (Continue reading)

Peschong takes countywide fundraising lead

Written on 10 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Despite being the last person to enter the 2016 San Luis Obispo County supervisor races, political consultant John Peschong has raised more money than all other candidates. Peschong, the front runner in the District 1 race, has raised nearly five... (Continue reading)

Is California facing a deadly earthquake?

Written on 9 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Geologists have increased the odds of having a major quake on the San Andreas Fault due to an earthquake swarm near the Salton Sea from 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 100 for the following week. [Scientific America] Does the... (Continue reading)

Shopper seriously injured in Goleta Trader Joe’s accident

Written on 9 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

An elderly man drove his car through the front door of Trader Joe’s in Goleta Saturday morning injuring three people, including one with major injuries, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Shortly before 10 a.m., an 85-year-old man... (Continue reading)

2 Palm Springs police officers killed, 1 injured

Written on 8 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A family disturbance suspect shot and killed a 35-year-veteran of the Palm Springs police force on Saturday and another officer who recently had a child. The suspect also shot a third officer who survived the shooting. Shortly after noon, a... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly is no longer a dry campus

Written on 8 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

For the first time, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has an area for students to drink alcohol on the campus. Beer and wine are now being served to anyone over 21 years of age at the Mustang Station. [KSBY]... (Continue reading)

California deems Backpage.com a brothel, arrests the CEO

Written on 7 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Backpage.com is the world’s top online brothel, and its CEO, Carl Ferrer, is a pimp, according to the California Attorney General’s Office. Authorities have arrested Ferrer on felony charges of pimping, pimping a minor and conspiracy to commit pimping. Backpage... (Continue reading)

Creepy clown craze hits the Central Coast

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

Hysteria over scary clowns, which has recently been spreading around the world, has reached the Central Coast and particularly Nipomo. A video purportedly showing a creepy clown scaring two men driving in rural Nipomo has been viewed nearly 100,000 time... (Continue reading)

Fifty-three nurses files claims against Twin Cities hospital

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

A year and a half after nine nurses sued Twin Cities Community Hospital, 53 nurses filed claims against the Templeton medical center, alleging widespread violations of California labor laws are still ongoing. An attorney representing the nurses argues the hospital... (Continue reading)

Teen on trial for killing her baby claims pregnancy denial

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

A 15-year-old Santa Maria girl did not murder her newborn baby; rather the infant died as a result of  the teen’s pregnancy denial, a defense attorney is arguing. [KSBY] The teen’s murder trial began this week in Santa Maria juvenile... (Continue reading)