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NRC rejects call to close Diablo Canyon

Written on 11 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission rejected the recommendation Wednesday of a former federal investigator who called for the closure of Diablo Canyon Power Plant until the agency determines whether the plant can withstand high magnitude earthquakes caused by nearby faults. [ABC... (Continue reading)

Attempted murder suspect met victim online

Written on 11 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A San Luis Obispo man who allegedly assaulted a 27-year-old woman he met on a social media site, is now also charged with attempted murder. After meeting online, Timothy Hayes, 33, and his victim dated for two days before he... (Continue reading)

SLO County law enforcers acquiring military equipment

Written on 10 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Police departments and the sheriff’s office in San Luis Obispo County have been participating in federal grant programs that allow them to obtain used military weapons, gear and vehicles. [Tribune] Through U.S. Defense and Homeland Security Department grants, San Luis... (Continue reading)

CSU bans campus Christian group

Written on 10 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 72 comments

The California State University system has banned a popular campus Christian group, which has a chapter at Cal Poly, for refusing to allow non-Christians to serve in leadership roles in the organization. [Huffington Post] InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, which has chapters at... (Continue reading)

Man who died in San Miguel bar fight identified

Written on 10 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County coroner has identified the man who died in a San Miguel bar fight Sunday night as 54-year-old Alvaro Jaramillo Medrano. Emergency responders found Medrano, a San Miguel resident, unconscious outside the Elk Horn bar around... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man arrested for kidnap and torture

Written on 9 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo man allegedly bound a 27-year-old woman with tape then assaulted her with a knife, scissors, a pool que, and burned her with kitchen utensils Monday evening. At approximately 11:30 pm, San Luis Obispo Police Officers responded... (Continue reading)

San Jose homeless rescue autistic boy

Written on 9 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Residents of a San Jose homeless encampment rescued a runaway 6-year-old autistic boy early Sunday morning. [Mercury News] Sergio Zepeda wandered away from his San Jose home Saturday morning and spent the day and night wandering several miles over and... (Continue reading)

Shark spotted in Morro Bay

Written on 9 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A commercial fisherman spotted a 10-foot shark in Morro Bay Sunday, prompting the city’s harbor patrol to issue a shark warning. [KEYT] The shark sighting was the second to occur in Morro Bay in a little more than a month.... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion snatches boy in Northern California

Written on 8 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

A mountain lion attacked a 6-year-old boy on a Northern California hiking trail Sunday afternoon and dragged him through nearby brush. [SF Gate] The boy was hiking with his family near a winery located in the Bay Area city of... (Continue reading)

Driver hits man crossing street in Santa Maria

Written on 8 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 17-year-old driver crashed into a man walking a bicycle across a street in Santa Maria Saturday night, leaving him with a serious head injury. The victim was pushing his bicycle across the intersection of Broadway and Inger Drive when... (Continue reading)