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Dog tossed at Orcutt protesters, found dead

Written on 24 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A dog was found dead at a teachers’ rally in Orcutt on Friday. Witnesses said the dog was thrown from a truck into a crowd of people at the demonstration. [KCOY] Last Wednesday, a 14-year-old blind toy poodle named Sam... (Continue reading)

Lompoc school board member voted his wife raises

Written on 24 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Lompoc school board member who is married to the district’s special education director voted for pay raises for district administrators. Board member Bill Christen may have to reimburse the district about $26,000. [KSBY] Board President Steve Straight said he... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay officer explains why he shot burglary suspect

Written on 24 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A Morro Bay police officer who shot a burglary suspect in the leg last October testified Wednesday that he feared for his life at the time. The officer shot the suspect after the man attacked him with a 4-foot stick.... (Continue reading)

Bomb threat empties SLO County courthouse

Written on 23 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Authorities evacuated the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse, as well as the Old Courthouse building, after receiving a bomb threat Wednesday morning. The county planning department is located in the Old Courthouse. Witnesses said they saw people pouring out of... (Continue reading)

Five Cities team wins Western States Championship

Written on 23 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The Five Cities under 10 boys AYSO All Stars soccer team had a historical win at the 2016 AYSO Western States Championships in Bullhead City, Arizona on Sunday. For the first time, a Five Cities team has won the Western... (Continue reading)

SLO County presses on with Diablo desal plan

Written on 23 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to move ahead with plans to pipe water from the Diablo Canyon desalination plant to a South County water system. The board authorized spending $900,000 on project planning and... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man sentenced for raping his adopted daughter

Written on 23 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A former foster parent has received a prison sentence of 20 years to life for raping a girl whom San Luis Obispo County officials placed in his Nipomo home. The man adopted the victim, as well as her two siblings,... (Continue reading)

California foster parents, Native Americans battle over child

Written on 22 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Social workers removed a 6-year-old girl from a Southern California home on Monday as the child’s foster parents and a crowd of supporters protested the move. A court order stated the girl’s Native American blood required social workers to place... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dodges hate crime charge

Written on 22 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors have charged a Cal Poly student with vandalism for allegedly drawing swastikas and racial and homophobic slurs on a Cal Poly apartment. Prosecutors opted not to charge the student with a hate crime. [KSBY] Matthew... (Continue reading)

Solvang woman acquitted of murdering her daughter

Written on 22 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Less than a month after declaring a mistrial, a Santa Maria judge reversed his ruling, freeing a 90-year-old Solvang woman who was accused of murdering her terminally ill daughter. In 2013, Solvang resident Heidi Good died at the age of... (Continue reading)