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Teen’s car rolls over near Arroyo Grande High School

Written on 12 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 17-year-old Arroyo Grande High School student suffered minor injuries after his car rolled over multiple times Tuesday afternoon. [KSBY] The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m., and the vehicle landed in a field just west of the Fair Oaks Avenue... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles bank robber sentenced to 5.5 years

Written on 12 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Paso Robles man was sentenced Tuesday to five and a half years in prison for robbing a Cambria bank last year. Bruce Franklin Valentine, 70, a former Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputy, plead guilty to robbing a Rabobank in... (Continue reading)

SLO County ranked third least affordable place to live

Written on 11 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

San Luis Obispo County is ranked third on the list when it comes to being the least affordable small market place to live in the United States, according to a study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders. Of... (Continue reading)

Downed power line causes house fire in Paso Robles

Written on 11 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A downed power line on a Paso Robles residential street initiated a house fire and an evacuation of neighboring residences Monday evening. Paso Robles firefighter responded to a downed power line in the 200 block of Vine Street at 5:57... (Continue reading)

Legislation proposes state regulated medical marijuana

Written on 11 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A California state senator recently introduced legislation to have state regulated medical marijuana. If passed, the state would have oversight of pot farmers, doctors who prescribe medical marijuana cards and the stores that sell it. Since 1996 when the people... (Continue reading)

Rowdy crowd impedes attempted murder investigation

Written on 10 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

After a Lompoc man allegedly stabbing a man in Isla Vista Saturday night, a crowd of over a 1,000 people gathered in a near riot. Kuriyan Summers-Dickinson, 18, of Lompoc allegedly stabbed a 20-year-old Rhode Island man in the stomach... (Continue reading)

Lompoc cop charged with DUI

Written on 10 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Lompoc policeman put the cuffs on a fellow officer Friday after a veteran of the department allegedly crashed his vehicle while driving under the influence. [KSBY] Officer David Garcia crashed his personal car into a tree on a median... (Continue reading)

Man robbed at SLO bus stop

Written on 10 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 25-year-old transient Sunday for robbing a man at the county bus stop. Officers responded around 12:45 p.m. Sunday to a reported fight at the bus stop on Osos Street between Palm and Monterey streets.... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach group’s large lot ballot initiative

Written on 9 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A group of Pismo Beach residents are working to promote a ballot initiative focused on requiring large acreage developments on the east side of the city. The group dubbed Save Price Canyon is working to get the required signatures to... (Continue reading)

Mayor and council race heating up in Morro Bay

Written on 8 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

Morro Bay’s qualifying period for mayoral candidates has ended with two candidates vying for the office, incumbent mayor Jamie Irons and former council woman Carla Wixom, then known as Carla Borchard. Irons and Wixom were contestants in the 2012 race... (Continue reading)