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Lompoc city employee arrested for hit-and-run DUI

Written on 8 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Lompoc police arrested an on-the-job city employee Tuesday for a hit-and-run while under the influence of alcohol. [KSBY] Officers say Lompoc Parks and Recreation Department employee Kelly Didrickson backed a city vehicle into another car in the 800 block of... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande council calls special meeting to hire investigator

Written on 7 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council will convene for a special meeting Wednesday morning in order to hire a new investigator to delve into an affair involving the city manager and a department head. Arroyo Grande council members Tim Brown and... (Continue reading)

Templeton seniors scammed by fake magazine fundraiser

Written on 7 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Two young women posed as Templeton high school students have convinced residents of a senior citizen complex in Templeton to buy magazine subscriptions with claims the proceeds would go toward an athletic program fundraiser, according to the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

SLO man killed on Highway 101 after surviving rollover

Written on 7 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man survived a rollover crash in Ventura Monday morning but then died minutes later after a vehicle struck him on the freeway. [KEYT] Adam Begazo was returning to San Luis Obispo in his Toyota 4Runner... (Continue reading)

Emaciated bobcat attacks woman

Written on 6 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

An emaciated bobcat that attacked a woman Thursday at a Solvang resort was euthanized. [LATimes] The bobcat came up behind the 65-year-old victim, an employee at the resort, and bit down on her head. When the woman tried to brush... (Continue reading)

California measure calls for sending fewer criminals to prison

Written on 6 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

California voters will decide in next month’s election whether to reclassify a host of felony crimes relating to drugs and theft as misdemeanors, thus reducing the amount of convicts sentenced to prison. [New York Times] Proposition 47 calls for redefining... (Continue reading)

Robbers succeed in string of Santa Maria heists

Written on 6 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

For the second time in less than a week, multiple closely timed robberies took place in Santa Maria with the suspects evading capture. [KSBY] Santa Maria police say that two or three suspects walked around town Saturday night robbing liquor... (Continue reading)

Body discovered in Carpenteria Salt Marsh

Written on 6 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a suspicious death after a passerby found a man’s body in the Carpenteria Salt Marsh Saturday. [KEYT] A person walking in the area discovered the body around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Witnesses spotted responders... (Continue reading)

Possible contamination prompts chocolate recall

Written on 5 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Cal Poly has recalled six varieties of candy bars because of possible contamination. [Tribune] No contamination has yet been discovered. However, it was determined that a piece of equipment had not been properly cleaned. As a result, the candy could... (Continue reading)

Investigation continues into Margay Edwards’ death

Written on 4 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Sheriff officials investigating the death of Los Osos resident Margay Edwards said she had been staying in a hotel in Las Vegas prior to her death. On Sept. 25, two men riding quads discovered Edwards’ decomposing body in the desert... (Continue reading)