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Three killed by trains on Central Coast, SLO victim identified

Written on 11 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Coroner’s Office has identified Aaron Matthew Wolf as the man killed by an Amtrak train Saturday night near San Luis Obispo. Wolf was one of three individuals who were struck and killed by trains on... (Continue reading)

Man killed by train near SLO

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

A man in his 20s was hit and killed by an Amtrak train Saturday night on the railroad tracks south of Tank Farm Road. About 8:15 p.m., a northbound train hit the man about a mile south of San Luis... (Continue reading)

Los Osos fire burns two homes

Written on 10 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Six people were displaced by a fire that broke out at a home on the 1200 block of 5th street in Los Osos Saturday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., Calfire responded to the fire that started in the front house... (Continue reading)

SLO police catch man burglarizing The Sub

Written on 9 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A burglar targeted burned San Luis Obispo business The Sub, but police caught him before he walked away with some of the items that survived a fire last month. On Dec. 26, a fire burned day and night, destroying The... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita man suspected of car theft

Written on 9 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Santa Margarita man led San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies on a high-speed chase in a stolen car on Friday. At about 10:26 a.m., deputies spotted a Volvo SUV which had been reported stolen the previous day out of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles parolee breaks into teen girl’s home

Written on 8 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Police arrested a 35-year-old parolee after he twice broke into the Paso Robles home of a 17-year-old girl on Wednesday. The teen was the only person home at the time. Paso Robles man Jesse Torres allegedly attempted to open several... (Continue reading)

Los Osos CSD parts ways with its general manager

Written on 8 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

Embattled Los Osos Community Services District general manager Kathy Kivley will retire at the end of January, following a settlement she reached with the CSD board. The district board decided to part ways with, but not fire Kivley after an... (Continue reading)

Bloody fingertip found in salad at Paso Robles Applebee’s

Written on 8 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A cook at the Paso Robles Applebee’s may have put blood, sweat and tears into a salad served to a pregnant Atascadero woman last month. At the least, the cook left a bloody fingertip in the salad, according to a... (Continue reading)

Heritage Oaks Bank robbery suspect arrested

Written on 7 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a Bakersfield man on Wednesday for allegedly robbing a San Luis Obispo bank on Monday afternoon. Following the armed robbery of the Heritage Oaks Bank on Froom Ranch Way, police released photos of the holdup... (Continue reading)

Lightning sets Atascadero house on fire

Written on 7 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Lightning struck near an Atascadero house, then traveled through electrical wiring into the garage, setting the 4600 San Vicente Avenue home on fire Wednesday morning. No one suffered any injuries as a result of the lightning strike or the fire.... (Continue reading)