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Cal Poly janitor arrested for sexual assault

Written on 11 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A Cal Poly custodial staffer who works at university housing was arrested on-campus this week and charged with sexual assault. [KSBY] Grover Beach resident Mark Calixterio, 33, faces charges of sexual assault, domestic violence, false imprisonment and assault with intent... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman killed in Santa Barbara County crash

Written on 11 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Grover Beach woman died after her vehicle plunged about 400 feet down a cliff near Stagecoach Road and Highway 154 in rural Santa Barbara County on Thursday. At about 1 p.m., a Santa Barbara County air unit found the... (Continue reading)

Fire sparks in SLO yard with possible homeless camp

Written on 11 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo Fire Department in investigating a fire that broke out in the yard of an abandoned house where a homeless camp may have been erected. [KSBY] The fire stated just after 12:45 p.m. Thursday in the front... (Continue reading)

California Assembly approves assisted suicide bill

Written on 10 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A bill that would legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill patients passed the California Assembly Wednesday and now moves on to the State Senate, which has already endorsed similar legislation. [LA Times] The Assembly voted 43-34 in favor of the... (Continue reading)

Witness to shooting testifies in Yanaga murder trial

Written on 10 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A teary witness took the stand in a murder trial Wednesday and testified she saw a Paso Robles man shoot and kill her boyfriend earlier this year. [KSBY] Thomas Yanaga, 53, is standing trial for second-degree murder. Prosecutors allege he... (Continue reading)

Man who fell overboard in Morro Bay identified

Written on 10 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Morro Bay police have identified San Luis Obispo resident Tobias Brekke as the 59-year-old man who died shortly after falling off a dinner cruise boat. Around 8 p.m. Friday, Brekke fell overboard while on the Papagallo II dinner cruise in... (Continue reading)

Student struck by car outside Righetti High School

Written on 9 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An emergency helicopter landed on the Righetti High School football field in Santa Maria Wednesday morning and airlifted an injured pedestrian to the hospital, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The injured pedestrian was a 14-year-old girl who... (Continue reading)

Haggen files for bankruptcy

Written on 9 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

Grocery chain Haggen has filed for bankrupty following a troubled expansion into new locations, including the Central Coast. The Washington-based supermarket chain filed Tuesday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Chapter 11 bankruptcy would allow the company to reorganize its business... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in SLO County crash

Written on 9 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 20-year-old woman died Tuesday evening in a crash that also sparked a brush fire along Highway 166 east of Highway 33 in San Luis Obispo County. Shortly before 6 p.m., the Cuyama woman’s Chevrolet Suburban drifted off the road, went... (Continue reading)

Man accused of sexual assault in SLO bathroom takes plea

Written on 9 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with a man who allegedly lured a developmentally disabled teen into a San Luis Obispo restroom and attempted to rape her. [Tribune] Manuel Reyes Luevano, 48, allegedly forced the 17-year-old girl to perform oral... (Continue reading)