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3 males brutalize homeless man in Santa Maria

Written on 13 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

One teen and two men from Santa Maria were arrested Saturday after they allegedly beat and robbed a homeless man. Shortly after 7 p.m., Santa Maria police responded to reports of a an assault at the1700 block of North Broadway... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man accused of brutally attacking stranger

Written on 12 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 25-year-old Atascadero man for the brutal assault of a 20-year-old woman police found covered in blood Friday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m., the victim was leaving her apartment when she was allegedly confronted by... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman killed in crash identified

Written on 12 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department identified the Grover Beach woman who was killed after her car plunged 400 feet down a cliff near Stagecoach Road and Highway 154 as Georgette Gonzales, 59. At about 1 p.m. on Thursday, a... (Continue reading)

Threatening letters lead to San Gabriel Elementary school evacuation

Written on 12 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Teachers at San Gabriel Elementary School in Atascadero arrived to school on Friday morning to find someone had entered their classrooms and left threatening letters on their desks and a suspicious object on the playground. School officials evacuated the campus... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly janitor arrested for sexual assault

Written on 11 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A Cal Poly custodial staffer who works at university housing was arrested on-campus this week and charged with sexual assault. [KSBY] Grover Beach resident Mark Calixterio, 33, faces charges of sexual assault, domestic violence, false imprisonment and assault with intent... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman killed in Santa Barbara County crash

Written on 11 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Grover Beach woman died after her vehicle plunged about 400 feet down a cliff near Stagecoach Road and Highway 154 in rural Santa Barbara County on Thursday. At about 1 p.m., a Santa Barbara County air unit found the... (Continue reading)

Fire sparks in SLO yard with possible homeless camp

Written on 11 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo Fire Department in investigating a fire that broke out in the yard of an abandoned house where a homeless camp may have been erected. [KSBY] The fire stated just after 12:45 p.m. Thursday in the front... (Continue reading)

California Assembly approves assisted suicide bill

Written on 10 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A bill that would legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill patients passed the California Assembly Wednesday and now moves on to the State Senate, which has already endorsed similar legislation. [LA Times] The Assembly voted 43-34 in favor of the... (Continue reading)

Witness to shooting testifies in Yanaga murder trial

Written on 10 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A teary witness took the stand in a murder trial Wednesday and testified she saw a Paso Robles man shoot and kill her boyfriend earlier this year. [KSBY] Thomas Yanaga, 53, is standing trial for second-degree murder. Prosecutors allege he... (Continue reading)

Man who fell overboard in Morro Bay identified

Written on 10 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Morro Bay police have identified San Luis Obispo resident Tobias Brekke as the 59-year-old man who died shortly after falling off a dinner cruise boat. Around 8 p.m. Friday, Brekke fell overboard while on the Papagallo II dinner cruise in... (Continue reading)