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Developer wins restraining order against Pismo Beach

Written on 22 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge has ordered the city of Pismo Beach to turn a Shell Beach developer’s utilities back on amid a legal dispute between the city and the property owner. [KCOY] Mike Spangler is trying to develop the... (Continue reading)

California man found dead in SUV buried in mud

Written on 21 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Los Angeles County firefighters found the remains of a 49-year-old Palmdale man in an SUV buried under six feet of mud Tuesday. [NBC LA] Officials say the person is likely a victim of the recent storm and mudsliding. However, homicide... (Continue reading)

Vehicle sparks another fire on Cuesta Grade

Written on 21 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

About five acres of the Cuesta Grade burned Tuesday morning after a car caught fire and the blaze spread to nearby vegetation. The vehicle was traveling northbound on Highway 101 at Ryan’s Gate at the bottom of the grade when... (Continue reading)

Woman gets trapped under her car in Cambria

Written on 21 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A woman was reportedly run over by her own car Tuesday evening outside the Cambria Pines Lodge. [KSBY] The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the hotel’s restaurant. The woman was at the Cambria Pines Lodge... (Continue reading)

Former Atascadero lender sentenced to 7 years

Written on 20 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former Hurst Financial principal James Miller was sentenced to seven years in federal prison on Monday for misappropriating millions of dollars that victims invested in Central Coast real estate projects and for helping developer Kelly Gearhart defraud... (Continue reading)

Two women arrested in Paso Robles drug bust

Written on 20 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Paso Robles police detectives arrested two women Saturday in a drug bust that produced nearly 30 grams of methamphetamine and nearly 10 grams of heroin. On Saturday, the police department’s Special Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a home... (Continue reading)

Man assaults driver, car crashes in Nipomo

Written on 20 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 10-year-old child suffered critical injuries Monday evening, and a 57-year-old man is behind bars after a car rolled off Highway 101 in Nipomo and landed upside down on a frontage road. [KSBY] Around 5:15 p.m., a green Toyota Avalon... (Continue reading)

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)