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Cal Poly football players fight against going to trial

Written on 13 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Attorneys representing four former Cal Poly football players accused of complicity in an attempted armed robbery of a fraternity house argued Monday that their clients should not go to trial. In August 2014, San Luis Obipso police arrested five Cal... (Continue reading)

Father, son both die in SLO County Jail

Written on 13 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN A Morro Bay man who died in San Luis Obispo County Jail over the weekend passed away in the same location his son died 14 years ago. On Sunday morning, 63-year-old Morro Bay resident David Osborn Sr.... (Continue reading)

Who laced the cake at a California bakery?

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

A Southern California bakery is under criminal investigation after approximately 40 customers became ill from eating bread that police say contained a synthetic drug. [NBC Southern California] After consuming Three Kings cake, customers of Cholula’s Bakery in Santa Ana experienced... (Continue reading)

DUI-prone driver narrowly misses SLO creek

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

In an apparent repeat DUI offense, a San Luis Obispo man narrowly missed plunging his truck into a creek late Saturday night. Charles Evert, 22, suffered undisclosed injuries in a single car crash that required emergency responders to extricate him... (Continue reading)

Atascadero council to finalize dumpster diving ban

Written on 12 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Atascadero City Council is expected on Tuesday to place the finishing touches on an ordinance that would prohibit residents and visitors from rummaging through others’ trash. On Dec. 9, the council unanimously approved the first reading of what city... (Continue reading)

KSBY back on DirecTV in time for playoffs

Written on 11 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

DirecTV and KSBY’s parent company announced Saturday that they have settled their contract dispute and reached a multi-year agreement in time for DirecTV viewers to watch the NFL playoff game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots. KSBY,... (Continue reading)

Hancock College athletes arrested for murder

Written on 11 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Santa Maria police arrested two Allan Hancock Basketball players, including the leading scorer of the team, early Saturday morning for allegedly murdering a man on Dec. 30. Officers booked Ali Mohammed, 19, from Los Angeles, and Lavelle White, 22, from... (Continue reading)

Jury finds Templeton man guilty of murder

Written on 10 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A San Luis Obispo jury found a Templeton man guilty Friday afternoon of second degree murder. Phillip Thomas Hanes, 58, faces a sentence of 16 years to life in state prison. Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Duffy set Hanes’ sentencing for... (Continue reading)

Three injured in DUI accident

Written on 10 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

One man is in jail and three people are injured following a multi-car DUI crash in San Luis Obispo on Friday. At 11:25 a.m., Paul Daniel Robin, 51, was driving eastbound on Foothill Boulevard when he collided into a car... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay home badly burned in fire

Written on 10 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire severely damaged a Morro Bay house Wednesday evening after flames shot up as high as 35 feet. [KSBY] The fire displaced an elderly woman, who attempted to save her home by putting out the fire herself. She did... (Continue reading)