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Grover Beach man arrested for auto theft

Written on 18 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Police arrested a Grover Beach man Sunday for stealing a Toyota sedan that was taken from Atascadero. Grover Beach officers located the car after a resident reported a suspicious vehicle that was parked in front of his home. At 6:33... (Continue reading)

Battle lines over allegiances drawn in AG Council race

Written on 17 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following a political shakeup in 2014, seven candidates have entered the race for three seats on the Arroyo Grande City Council. Amid allegations of graft and corruption by former mayor Tony Ferrara and other city officials, in... (Continue reading)

3 officers killed, 3 injured in Baton Rouge ambush, video

Written on 17 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Three police officers are dead and at least three others injured in what is being described as an ambush Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. One suspect is dead and officers believe two... (Continue reading)

Pit bull attacks elderly woman in Atascadero

Written on 17 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A pit bull attacked an 85-year-old woman Friday morning on Morro Road near the intersection of Highway 101. [KSBY] At about 9 a.m., Mary Martindale was headed to the bank when the dog, which was on a leash, lunged at Martindale... (Continue reading)

14 people shot at teen party in Bakersfield

Written on 17 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Fourteen people were shot at a party in Bakersfield Saturday morning when three people who had been told to leave returned and began shooting. Two people are in critical condition. [Bakersfield Now] After Alicea Wallace told her two teenage children... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisors approve oak tree and reservoir ordinances

Written on 16 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

While all five members of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors where in favor of implementing ordinances to protect the clear cutting of oak trees and the county’s underground water resources, supervisors disagreed over the best way to... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man arrested for kidnapping, criminal threats

Written on 16 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested an Arroyo Grande man Friday after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and kidnapped her after she called law enforcement. At about 3 p.m., a woman walked into the main ranger station at Lopez... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist killed in Edna Valley crash identified

Written on 16 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the bicyclist killed in Edna Valley on Thursday as 58-year-old Bridget Dawson of San Luis Obispo. Dawson died Thursday evening after being hit by a car on Highway 227 south of Biddle Ranch Road. At... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man narrowly avoids nosedive off Highway 101

Written on 15 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 32-year-old Atascadero man and cancer survivor narrowly avoided plunging off a bridge after he crashed his truck on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County Thursday morning. Authorities say there is about a 50-foot drop off the bridge. [KEYT] Around... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist hit, killed by car in Edna Valley

Written on 15 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A driver struck and killed a bicyclist who was riding on Highway 227 in Edna Valley Thursday evening. The victim was a 58-year-old San Luis Obispo woman. [KSBY] At around 6:45 p.m., a 53-year-old Oceano woman was traveling northbound on... (Continue reading)