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Victim of crash near Nacimiento Lake identified

Written on 28 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man who died in a fiery crash near Nacimiento Lake early Saturday morning has been identified as 22-year-old Richmond Corrales Eskridge. Eskridge was a resident of Big Sur. He lost control of his Ford pickup sometime between midnight and... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County narcotics officer arrested for perjury

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The California Attorney General’s Office filed a felony charge of  on July 17 against a former San Luis Obispo County District Attorney investigator who allegedly lied in an affidavit to a judge while on loan to the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task... (Continue reading)

Los Osos Cal Fire captain arrested for insurance fraud

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A Morro Bay man who works as a captain for Cal Fire was arrested along with his brother last week on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud. An investigation by the California Department of Insurance led to the arrest of... (Continue reading)

SLO man identified as deceased motorcyclist

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man who died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 101 Sunday evening as 35-year-old San Luis Obispo resident Victor Hugo Padilla-Diaz. [KSBY] Shortly after 6 p.m., Padilla-Diaz lost control of his motorcycle while... (Continue reading)

Rodent killer sparks SLO brush fire

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A homemade device that kills rodents caused a brush fire that broke out Sunday afternoon on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] Cal Fire crews responded to the blaze at Laureate Lane and O’Connor Way around 12:30 p.m. The... (Continue reading)

Two men die in weekend crashes in SLO County

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Big Sur man died in fiery crash outside of Paso Robles early Saturday morning, and a motorcyclist died in a crash Sunday evening on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo. Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. on Saturday, CHP... (Continue reading)

Planning commission approves Pemberton brothers SLO project

Written on 26 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission voted 3-1 Wednesday to approve plans to turn the site of the San Luis Obispo Sports Authority into a bowling alley, restaurant and performance site for live music. The goal is to open in... (Continue reading)

Financial dispute suspected in murder of Morro Bay woman

Written on 25 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested a security guard at a marijuana dispensary Friday on suspicion of murdering a 30-year-old woman who grew up in Morro Bay. Last month, Carrie Jean Melvin was walking with her boyfriend in Hollywood when a gunman shot and... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man facing 126 sexual abuse charges

Written on 25 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed 126 counts against a Nipomo man Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a now 18-year-old girl for the past four years. The 126 felony charges filed against Robert John Bergner, 51, include... (Continue reading)

SLO paraglider who died identified

Written on 24 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified 55-year-old San Luis Obispo man Warren Brockett as the man who died after crashing-landing last week while paragliding in Cayucos. Shortly after 1 p.m. on July 17, Brockett landed in an... (Continue reading)