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Rash of car burglaries in Morro Bay

Written on 6 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Police are investigating reports of more than a dozen cars burglaries on Saturday morning in Morro Bay. Between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m., the suspects stole items from cars parked on several streets on the south side of the city.... (Continue reading)

Spike in guns sales following San Bernardino shooting

Written on 6 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

California gun stores saw a spike in gun and ammunition sales following the Wednesday shooting in San Bernardino that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others. Worries of stricter gun laws following mass shootings generally result in an increase in... (Continue reading)

11 homicides in Santa Maria this year

Written on 5 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Friday night deadly shooting marks the 11th homicide in this year in Santa Maria. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., a man was shot and killed in his car near the corner of Sonya Lane and Depot Street. As police processed... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student arrested for threat to diversity leader

Written on 5 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

University police arrested a Cal Poly student Friday for sending a death threat to the leader of the SLO Solidarity student group. Hundreds of students, faculty members and even Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong joined SLO Solidarity in pro-diversity rallies... (Continue reading)

San Bernardino massacre was an act of terrorism

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

The FBI announced Friday evening that it has determined the shooting in San Bernardino that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others on Wednesday was an act of terrorism. Shortly after Tashfeen Malik and her husband Syed Farook opened fire... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student did not die from bacterial meningitis

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Reports that a Cal Poly student likely died last week from bacterial meningitis are incorrect, the San Luis Obispo County’s Public Health Department announced Friday. Sophomore Nicholas Reid Brown, 20, died while visiting his family in San Diego on Thanksgiving... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest burglary suspects

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Paso Robles police arrested two men who allegedly burglarized a pair of homes on Tuesday. Only one of the suspects is charged with burglary, but both are suspects in other burglary cases in the city. Tuesday’s burglaries occurred between 8... (Continue reading)

Tanker crashes, spills fuel in Santa Barbara County

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An 18-wheel oil tanker crashed, turned over and leaked fuel early Friday morning in Santa Barbara County on Highway 154 and Zaca Station Road, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The location is northwest of Los Olivos. KSBY... (Continue reading)

Diversity group, Cal Poly president march together

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong marched Thursday alongside a student group threatening his job. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff and supporters marched in solidarity with the cause “Cal Poly is no place for hate,” according to the university. Matt Klepfer,... (Continue reading)

ISIS connection in San Bernardino shooting

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Investigators believe there is a connection to ISIS in the San Bernardino shooting that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others on Wednesday. [CNN] Just before the attack, Tashfeen Malik, the 27-year-old female shooter, posted a pledge of allegiance to ISIS... (Continue reading)