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Fire burns 150 acres near Shandon

Written on 11 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A vegetation fire burned about 150 acres Tuesday afternoon off Highway 41 near Shandon. Firefighters also dealt with a smaller fire in the area. The fires broke out between Shandon and Shedd Canyon. They were about two miles apart from... (Continue reading)

Double-murder suspect found asleep in Monterey County

Written on 11 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A double-murder suspect who fled police through San Luis Obispo County was arrested Wednesday in the Monterey County city of Seaside after a homeless person tipped off officers to his whereabouts. The suspect is accused of stabbing to death his... (Continue reading)

Jared Springer gets a new prom

Written on 11 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

An Arroyo Grande High School student who is battling a brain tumor has become a local celebrity after being kept out of his senior prom by the Lucia Mar school district. The community is now organizing a replacement prom for... (Continue reading)

California to relax water conservation rules

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Local agencies in California may soon be allowed to relax or even eliminate water conservation mandates imposed on them by the state. However, Gov. Jerry Brown is also ordering that some water conservation rules become permanent statewide. [LA Times] Last... (Continue reading)

Fake check spurs South County police chase

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man accused of cashing a fictitious tax refund check fled police in a motorhome Monday evening. Officers arrested the man after surrounding his RV with guns drawn in an Arroyo Grande parking lot. [KSBY] Richard Joseph Sams allegedly tried... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police Taser man with knife

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Grover Beach police officers Tasered an Oceano man who approached them with a 10-inch butcher knife early Monday morning. The suspect refused multiple commands to drop the knife. Around 3:40 a.m., officers responding to a disturbance at a home in... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay working to localize water supply

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

By John Lindt, publisher of Sierra 2 the Sea Morro Bay currently gets about 87 percent of its drinking water from the State Water Project, but now the city is looking to desalination and aquifer recharge to replace imported water.... (Continue reading)

Two LA County Sheriff’s deputies sentenced to prison

Written on 9 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies who were found guilty after a two-week trial earlier this year of falsifying reports with the intent to obstruct justice related to their assault of a waist-chained inmate were sentenced to prison terms today. Former... (Continue reading)

SLO mechanic wrecks customer’s car, charges client

Written on 9 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

A few hours after a San Luis Obispo couple dropped off their Porsche for an oil change, a mechanic called back and told the couple the car needed a new clutch and its bumper repaired. The mechanic failed, however, to... (Continue reading)

“Isis” makes appearance in California school yearbook

Written on 9 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A 17-year-old Southern California high school student is disgusted that she was misidentified in her yearbook as “Isis Phillips.” The student, Bayan Zehlif, is Muslim and is pictured in the yearbook wearing a hijab. [CBS LA] Susan Petrocelli, the principal... (Continue reading)