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Storm causes rock slide, downs trees and power lines

Written on 1 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Following a weekend storm, parts of Highway 1 and Highway 41 are closed. A rock slide spilled onto Highway 41 between Morro Bay and Atascadero, and downed trees and power lines fell on Highway 1 in Grover Beach. [KSBY] The... (Continue reading)

Burger King employees fall for prank, smash windows

Written on 31 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

After receiving a prank call late Saturday night from a person saying there was a gas leak at the Morro Bay Burger King and windows needed to be broken, employees complied breaking out more than a dozen windows. At about... (Continue reading)

APCD to pay consultant to teach civility

Written on 31 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Amid disagreements over high salaries and the controversial dust rule, the divided San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors voted to hire a consultant for up to $5,000 to moderate a team-building workshop tentatively scheduled for... (Continue reading)

Flash flood warning issued for SLO County

Written on 31 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for all of San Luis Obispo County from 9:40 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service says the brunt of the storm is expected to be felt during a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man accused of sexually molesting students

Written on 30 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Officers arrested a 53-year-old teacher at his Atascadero home for allegedly molesting students at Avenal Elementary, police said. Christopher Nugent was also an after school tutor, a youth sports photographer and a former teacher of the year. On Wednesday, three... (Continue reading)

Missing Paso Robles man found in Kern County

Written on 30 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

California Highway Patrol officers located a missing Paso Robles man near Buttonwillow in Kern County on Friday evening. The family of Florencio Perez Rodriguez, reported the 78-year-old man missing on Friday afternoon. Rodriguez suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Rodriguez was last... (Continue reading)

Thieves on the march in SLO

Written on 29 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo police say there has been a recent rise in thefts and burglaries in the city. The police department has received more than 400 reports of “theft-related incidents” since Dec. 1, according to a SLOPD news release. The... (Continue reading)

Twin Cities surgeon operated on wrong finger

Written on 29 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The California Department of Public Health fined Templeton’s Twin Cities Community Hospital $50,000 over a botched surgery. A surgeon operated on a patient’s pinky when it was the ring finger that was deformed. State health official fine hospitals for placing... (Continue reading)

Masturbating father arrested in Avila Beach

Written on 29 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 29-year-old Guadalupe man masturbated in front of his 2-year-old daughter, as well as a group women of women walking by in Avila Beach, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. When a woman spotted him, he attempted to... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande, Morro Bay vote for Styrofoam bans

Written on 28 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The Arroyo Grande and Morro Bay city councils both voted in favor of Styrofoam bans on Tuesday. Morro Bay council members voted unanimously for the ban. The Arroyo Grande council voted 4-1, with Councilwoman Barbara Harmon dissenting. The bans will... (Continue reading)