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Capps backs Central Coast marine sanctuary

Written on 3 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

With just months left in her final term in office, Rep. Lois Capps has thrown her support behind a Chumash tribal proposal to create a national marine sanctuary ranging from Cambria to Santa Barbara. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... (Continue reading)

Drug use suspected in Atascadero crash

Written on 3 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Paso Robles man responsible for a traffic collision that stalled traffic on Highway 101 in Atascadero for more than an hour Monday was arrested for driving under the influence of a drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. At about... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students play dead to protest tuition hike

Written on 3 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Cal Poly students participated in a “die in” Monday, symbolizing the death of the California State University system. The mock funeral followed a rally against tuition increases that CSU officials are proposing. [Tribune] During the mock funeral, students gathered outside... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into cars while fleeing CHP

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

A driver crashed into multiple cars on Highway 101, ran vehicles off the roadway and traveled the wrong way on the highway while fleeing California Highway Patrol officers in a cross-county chase on Monday. Officers eventually caught the suspect and... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman killed in crash in Los Olivos

Written on 2 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 53-year-old Paso Robles woman died Saturday after she veered off Highway 154 in Los Olivos in an attempt to avoid a collision between a stolen Jeep and a donkey. About 5:30 a.m., Peter Franklin of Solvang was driving westbound... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested for felony DUI crash in Nipomo

Written on 2 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a 19-year-old Los Osos man on a felony DUI charge following a crash in Nipomo on Sunday. Around 1:25 p.m., Christopher Paul Dolan was driving northbound on Highway 101 just south of Tefft Street when... (Continue reading)

Structural problems close Cayucos Vets Hall

Written on 2 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The Cayucos Veterans Memorial Lions Hall, a popular location for weddings and other events, appears to be closing due to structural problems found by building inspectors. The building is used on a daily basis by the Cayucos Lions Club, but... (Continue reading)

Makeshift motorhome sparks eight fires in Cayucos

Written on 2 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 1954 Greyhound bus that was converted into a motorhome sparked eight fires along Highway 1 in Cayucos Sunday afternoon. The fires burned about 1.1 acres. [KSBY] Shortly before 3 p.m., a person was driving the motorhome on Highway 1... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita woman killed in crash identified

Written on 1 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The Santa Margarita woman killed in a head on collision on Highway 58 has been identified as Denise Lyn Fox, 56. Shortly after 6 p.m., Fox was driving her Toyota sedan eastbound about a half mile outside Santa Margarita when... (Continue reading)

Psychics claim cash is possessed, con victims

Written on 1 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A pair of self proclaimed Lompoc psychics pleaded guilty Friday to scamming two women out of $244,800. Gina Lucyfenia Lee, 29, and Anthony Lee Davis, 29, convinced the two women that their money was possessed by evil spirits. The victims... (Continue reading)