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Man gets 23 years for sexual assault in SLO bathroom

Written on 20 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 49-year-old man received a 23-year prison sentence Monday for an incident in which he lured a developmentally disabled teen into a San Luis Obispo bathroom and attempted to rape her. [Tribune] Manuel Reyes Luevano faced charges of forced oral... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara aviation workers killed in plane crash

Written on 19 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Two Santa Barbara aviation workers died in a plane crash Saturday afternoon in the San Bernardino mountains. [KCOY] Friends have identified the victims as Bob Trimble and Terri Day. Both Trimble and Day worked at avionics and engineering firm Accurate... (Continue reading)

CSU faculty to vote on strike

Written on 19 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Cal State University system faculty will begin voting Monday on whether or not to authorize a strike on CSU campuses. The faculty union is currently engaged in a labor dispute with the CSU system. The California Faculty Association is demanding... (Continue reading)

Traffic flowing in SLO County following mud cleanup

Written on 19 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Traffic on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County is now moving, following weekend delays caused by out-of-county mudslides. Flash flooding and mudslides led to the closure of parts of Interstate 5 and Highway 58 late last week, according to... (Continue reading)

Police dog bites officer during wedding brawl

Written on 18 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

During a brawl at a Santa Barbara wedding on Saturday, a police K9 bit another officer. [KCOY] Shortly after 8 p.m., a transient crashed a wedding reception at the Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum at 129 Castillo Street.... (Continue reading)

Venomous snakes hit Central California shores

Written on 18 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Several highly venomous sea snakes were spotted last week on a beach near Oxnard in Ventura County. On Thursday, a dead yellow-bellied sea snake was spotted on Silver Strand State Beach. On Friday, a surfer discovered a lethargic sea snake... (Continue reading)

SLO jury convicts man who stabbed pregnant girlfriend

Written on 17 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend at a home in Cambria has been convicted of 25 charges related to domestic violence. Brian Michael Rodriguez, 26, stabbed his pregnant girlfriend multiple times on July 2014 while the couple was visiting... (Continue reading)

Templeton man arrested for distributing child porn

Written on 17 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 29-year-old Templeton man Thursday for allegedly downloading and then distributing child porn. After receiving information that child pornography was being downloaded and distributed from a computer located at a residence in the 20... (Continue reading)

Perjury case against former SLO officer to proceed

Written on 16 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge ruled Thursday that a criminal case can proceed against a former San Luis Obispo County District Attorney investigator who allegedly lied to a judge in an affidavit while on loan to the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task... (Continue reading)

SLO County may take over Cayucos Fire Department

Written on 16 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The Cayucos fire commission is planning on dissolving the Cayucos Fire Department and turning over the agency’s responsibilities to San Luis Obispo County, according to the community’s firefighters union. Fire commissioners directed the chief of the fire department to turn... (Continue reading)