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Lois Capps endorses Salud Carbajal

Written on 7 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

Rep. Lois Capps announced Sunday she is endorsing Salud Carbajal to fill her congressional seat. [Tribune] Capps announced in April that she will retire when her current term expires at the end of 2016. Carbajal, a Marine Corp veteran, has... (Continue reading)

Officers shoot motorist in Santa Barbara County

Written on 7 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies shot a motorist who threatened them with a gun during a traffic stop Sunday in Carpinteria. Shortly after 1 a.m., deputies pulled the motorist over for an alleged traffic violation on Highway 150 and Carpinteria... (Continue reading)

Woman’s body found in Atascadero Motel 6

Written on 6 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A customer at Motel 6 in Atascadero found a woman’s body in one of the rooms Friday evening. [KSBY] Police responded to the Motel 6 at 9400 El Camino Real and discovered a woman in her forties who appeared to... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police kill murder suspect

Written on 6 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Santa Maria police shot and killed a man Friday night they believe murdered a woman. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a possible stabbing at an apartment in the northern part of the city. The suspect, who... (Continue reading)

Ted Cruz will speak in Nipomo

Written on 5 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 80 comments

U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate, Ted Cruz, will speak at the Edwards Barn in Nipomo on June 22. Cruz, a first-term senator from Texas, will speak from 9 to 10 a.m. The event is hosted by the San Luis... (Continue reading)

CHP plane chases car through North County

Written on 5 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A California Highway Patrol airplane chased a pair of burglary suspects through North County as they fled by car at speeds of more than 100 mph. Corona residents Derek Masaru Wolfe, 40, and Marissa Elena Mize, 23, led law enforcement... (Continue reading)

Assisted death bill passes California Senate

Written on 4 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The California Senate voted 23-14 Thursday to approve a physician-assisted death bill that would allow some terminally ill patients to obtain medication to end their lives, in a vote that passed largely along the party line. If the measure gets... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly gifted with 450 acres in Arroyo Grande

Written on 4 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The owners of a 500-acre Arroyo Grande ranch are set to donate 450 acres of the property to Cal Poly. [Tribune] On Monday, Stuart and Jan Bartleson will sign over the deed to 450 acres of their family ranch located... (Continue reading)

SLO judge sides with Jerry Brown in parole dispute

Written on 4 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A San Luis Obispo Judge ruled that Governor Jerry Brown exercised legitimate authority when he overturned a decision to parole a 23-year-old San Luis Obispo man, who at 13 used a skateboard to beat an 87-year-old man to death. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)

Phillips 66 pipe bursts, spills oil near Santa Maria

Written on 4 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Two weeks following the oil spill near Refugio State Beach, a second Santa Barbara County crude pipe burst, this time causing a small spill near Santa Maria. [KEYT] Around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, a passerby reported seeing oil on a sidewalk... (Continue reading)