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Judge orders release of SLO Skateboard killer

Written on 28 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A local judge has ordered the release of a 24-year-old San Luis Obispo man, who at 13, used a skateboard to beat an 87-year-old to death. The convicted killer will move to Texas, where he will live with a family... (Continue reading)

School police officer accused of child sex trafficking

Written on 27 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Investigators arrested a police officer employed by the Los Angeles Unified School District on Wednesday for sex trafficking of a child. On April 20, Mauricio Edgardo Estrada, 28, responded to a Craigslist ad offering sex with children for money.What Estrada... (Continue reading)

Target of Los Osos contract killing plot files lawsuit

Written on 27 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Los Osos businessman harassed and then attempted to kill his former employee after the man started a competing company, according to a lawsuit filed in San Luis Obsipo Superior Court last week.The harassment included a Craigslist advertising the former... (Continue reading)

E-cigarette explodes in Paso Robles teen’s mouth

Written on 27 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A Paso Robles teen is in the hospital after an e-cigarette exploded in his face, burned a hole in the his tongue and caused him to lose several teeth. On April 18, Daniel McClelland, 17, was vaping an e-cigarette while... (Continue reading)

Body on beach identified as Pismo pier jumper

Written on 27 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Pismo Beach police have identified a body that washed ashore as Tulare man Marco Antonio Reyes Jr., 28. Reyes went missing last month after he jumped off the Pismo Beach Pier. [KSBY] Police are tentatively ruling Reyes’ death an accident,... (Continue reading)

Dick Mason departs KVEC radio

Written on 26 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Morning news anchor Dick Mason stepped down from KVEC radio on Monday, a little more than three months after he began the position. Mason, a veteran Central Coast news broadcaster, was originally hired by El Dorado Broadcasters last January to... (Continue reading)

Body washes ashore at Pismo Beach

Written on 26 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Visitors walking along Pismo Beach Monday found the partially decomposed body of an adult male. Investigators are still determining the man’s identity. The body was discovered around 1 p.m. approximately one mile south of the Pismo Beach Pier, according to... (Continue reading)

Thief nabs Templeton firefighting equipment

Written on 26 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The Templeton Fire Department lost about $2,000 of firefighting equipment on Saturday. Fire officials say the equipment was stolen. [KCOY] On Saturday morning, Templeton firefighters were preparing for training on wildland firefighting techniques. As they were were setting up the... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for setting large Santa Maria apartment fire

Written on 25 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police have arrested a 19-year-old Southern California man for starting an apartment complex fire in Santa Maria last year that displaced 100 people and caused $1 million in damage. One person also had to be hospitalized after suffering burns due... (Continue reading)

California may fine jurors for Internet use

Written on 25 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A bill in the California Legislature proposes giving judges the power to fine jurors up to $1,500 for social media and Internet use violations. Currently, judges only have the authority to hold jurors in contempt of court if they violate... (Continue reading)