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California tests scores among worst in U.S.

Written on 30 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

California K-12 students have some of the worst math and reading skills in the United States, according to new national test results. [Mercury News] The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) tests the math and reading abilities of a sampling... (Continue reading)

Report of suicidal man stops traffic on Highway 101

Written on 30 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Traffic backed up from the Five Cities to San Luis Obispo Thursday afternoon after county sheriff’s personnel responded to a report of a suicidal man near Avila Beach. [KSBY] Around 3 p.m., authorities responded to a trailer in the 5400... (Continue reading)

San Luis Harbor District hires former Morro Bay manager

Written on 29 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Port San Luis harbor commission voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint former Morro Bay city manager Andrea Lueker as the harbor district’s interim general manager. Lueker said she is seeking to become the harbor district’s permanent executive. [New Times] Lueker... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbra County fire fueled by Santa Ana winds

Written on 29 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

In the hills above Montecito in Santa Barbara County, a more than 65-acre brush fire is spreading rapidly as northeast winds reach 20 mph with gusts of up to 40 mph. At about 5:15 a.m., the blaze broke out near... (Continue reading)

Manhunt on for California deputy

Written on 29 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Kern County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a suspect on the run who also happens to be a Kern County sheriff’s deputy. The fleeing deputy escaped custody Tuesday night after his second arrest in the past week. [LA Times] On... (Continue reading)

Pair arrested for burglarizing Morro Bay hotel

Written on 28 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Police arrested a Cambria woman and an Arroyo Grande man last week for burglarizing a Morro Bay hotel earlier this month. Late in the evening of Oct. 11, a female suspect wearing a bandanna over her face entered the lobby... (Continue reading)

Two Paso Robles men sentenced for murders

Written on 28 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A pair of Paso Robles men received prison sentences Tuesday for second-degree murder convictions. San Luis Obispo Judge Michael Duffy sentenced John Steven Danner, 25, to 40 years to life in prison. Duffy sentence Herbert Brown, 32, to 15 years... (Continue reading)

SLO County groundwater regulations approved

Written on 28 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved a package of regulations Tuesday that will restrict groundwater usage in multiple unincorporated areas of the county. On a 3-2 vote, supervisors Bruce Gibson, Adam Hill and Frank Mecham voted... (Continue reading)

Baby otter rescued in Morro Bay

Written on 27 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Kayakers and Morro Bay Harbor Patrol officers teamed up to rescue an abandoned baby otter. The newborn female otter was recently found washed up on the sand spit and alone, according to the city of Morro Bay. Several residents of... (Continue reading)

Santa Barabara woman, world’s oldest Facebook user, dies

Written on 27 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Santa Barbara woman known for her devotion to charity work and her profile on Facebook has died at the age of 107. Edythe Kirchmaier gained fame late in life by becoming the world’s oldest Facebook user. She signed up... (Continue reading)