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Truck explodes at Ventura County wastewater plant

Written on 20 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A vacuum truck exploded at a Ventura County wastewater treatment plant early Tuesday morning, causing a mysterious chemical to shoot into the air sending 37 people to the hospital. [LA Times] The explosion occurred around 3:45 a.m. while workers were... (Continue reading)

Beating described in Paso Robles murder trial

Written on 20 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A hired assailant who was allegedly paid to rough up a man on behalf of a jealous lover testified Wednesday in the trial of a Paso Robles woman charged with murder. [Tribune] Maria del Carmen Granados Fajardo, 50, is accused... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s mayor elect wants lawsuit abandoned

Written on 20 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid mounting legal costs, incoming Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill asked the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board to immediately cease and desist legal action against the state. Two weeks ago, the sanitation district board... (Continue reading)

Six arrested at high school fight in Santa Maria

Written on 20 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A lunchtime cat fight between two female students at Righetti High School in Santa Maria led to multiple brawls, six arrests and the lockdown of a nearby school Wednesday. [KEYT] Around 12:30 p.m., two female students began fighting in Righetti’s... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach mayoral challenger vying for recount

Written on 19 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A recount may be in order for the Pismo Beach mayoral race, which incumbent Shelly Higginbotham won by a margin of just two votes. Challenger Kevin Kreowski is vying for a recount, and a supporter of his has mounted an... (Continue reading)

Woman claims seizure, not intoxication, in Pismo Beach arrest

Written on 19 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Grover Beach woman has taken to crowdfunding to prove her innocence and convince live an online audiences that Pismo Beach police wrongfully arrested and assaulted her. [Tribune] Andrea Nicole Hansen, 32, says officers mistook her suffering several seizures for... (Continue reading)

Are potential jurors afraid of reprisal?

Written on 19 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Santa Barbara County Superior Court has summoned 1,400 potential jurors for a Santa Maria torture-murder trial, but approximately 1,000 of those summoned did not show up to court. [KSBY] Jury selection began Monday in the trial of six defendants charged... (Continue reading)

A bitter Ferrara lashes out at Hill

Written on 19 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 86 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Outgoing Arroyo Grande Mayor Tony Ferrara is not going quietly into the night — he leveled a nasty and personal attack at write-in victor Jim Hill in comments to the Santa Maria Times Tuesday. “Mr. Hill did... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo collision victim identified

Written on 18 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified an 86-year-old Los Osos man who died in a head-on collision Monday in San Luis Obispo as James Grant Snider. Shortly after 2 p.m., Jane Ann Upton, 52, of San Luis Obispo was driving... (Continue reading)

SLO man goes grocery shopping with box cutter

Written on 18 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

During his Monday evening visit to Ralph’s grocery store in San Luis Obispo, 45-year-old Daniel Marcom pulled a box cutter from his pocket and brandished it an employee, according to San Luis Obispo police. Marcom, a San Luis Obispo resident,... (Continue reading)