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SLO County supervisors to vote on marijuana ordinance

Written on 22 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on an urgency ordinance that would put a halt to new marijuana cultivation in the county. Though the board directed county staff to draft the ordinance, there is a... (Continue reading)

Chimney Fire incident map

Written on 21 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Chimney fire has burned 24,096 acres and is currently moving in a northwest direction. The fire remains 35 percent contained. Cal Fire released a current map of the area near Lake Nacimiento that has burned.... (Continue reading)

High speed chase ends in SLO

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

California Highway Patrol officers arrested three motorcyclists on Saturday in San Luis Obispo after a high-speed chase that started in Paso Robles. [KSBY] The motorcyclists failed to pull over after an officer spotted them speeding at more than 100 mph... (Continue reading)

Chimney Fire at 24,096 acres, more evacuations

Written on 21 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Chimney fire has burned 24,096 and is currently threatening Hearst Castle, Oak Shores and Christmas Cove. The fire remains 35 percent contained. In the morning and early afternoon on Saturday, the winds were blowing the fire west towards Hearst... (Continue reading)

4 arrested in Grover Beach drug bust

Written on 20 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Grover Beach police arrested three men and one woman Thursday in a bust that produced methamphetamine, paraphernalia, prescription pills and gang propaganda. At approximately 4 p.m., officers served a search warrant at a home in the 1000 block of Nice... (Continue reading)

Chimney Fire threatens Hearst Castle

Written on 20 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The Chimney fire has burned 15,439 and is currently threatening Hearst Castle. The fire is 35 percent contained. Saturday morning tours of the castle have been canceled though the visitor center remains open. The fire is burning roughly three miles... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria woman tested for Zika virus

Written on 19 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Santa Maria woman honeymooned in Costa Rica this month and returned to the Central Coast with numerous mosquito bites and a suspected case of the Zika virus.  [KCOY] Lab results are not expected to be ready for three weeks,... (Continue reading)

Chimney fire burns 11,999 acres

Written on 19 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

With strong winds on Thursday, the Chimney Fire near Nacimiento Lake grew to 11,999 acres and is 33 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. While the fire continues to burn in inaccessible rugged terrain, it is currently burning in a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman arrested for animal cruelty

Written on 19 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Law enforcement officers seized 40 dogs from an Atascadero woman Thursday before arresting her on animal cruelty charges. Suzanne Sollenne and her dogs were living in unsanitary conditions and many of the dogs needed treatment for physical ailments. There were... (Continue reading)

Oceano man gets 18 years to life in prison for wife’s murder

Written on 19 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 27-year-old Oceano man who slit his wife’s throat while she was sleeping in a bed with the couple’s 3-year-old son has received a sentence of 18 years to life in prison. Humberto Jacobo Chavez received the maximum sentence based... (Continue reading)