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Man shot in Santa Maria, shooter on the loose

Written on 22 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A day after police shot a man in Santa Maria, a gunman shot and wounded a man at a gas station in the city. The two shootings are unrelated. Police are still searching for the gas station shooter. At 4:11... (Continue reading)

Good Samaritans rescue an Oceano woman from violent assailant

Written on 22 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

While an Oceano woman’s 2-year-old son watched, a 55-year-old man grabbed the mother by the throat, punched her, forced her to the ground and held a knife to her throat. At approximately 3 p.m. the Oceano woman returned to her... (Continue reading)

California Valley sprouting pot farms

Written on 21 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

  By DANIEL BLACKBURN Isolated and sparsely populated California Valley, on the eastern edge of San Luis Obispo County, is parched, flat terrain, part of the largest remaining native grassland in California.  And now it’s becoming known for the widespread... (Continue reading)

3 Arroyo Grande golfers heading to Kid’s Golf World Championships

Written on 21 Jul, 2016 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

Next month, three of Arroyo Grande’s top junior golfers will head to the U.S. Kids World Championships in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Elias Moncrief, 6, Shane Moncrief, 8, and Luke Montoya, 10, have qualified to compete in the world’s largest and... (Continue reading)

Jordan Cunningham supports children and education

Written on 21 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by PAM ESTES As a parent, my first thought when it comes to voting for my representative is education. I need to know that my children are in good hands when I’m not with them, and that the people... (Continue reading)

Fleeing driver rams CHP vehicle in Templeton, hides in dog house

Written on 21 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A driver suspected of a hit-and-run rammed his vehicle into a California Highway Patrol SUV that was pursuing him. After failing to get away from the officer, the suspect ran and hid in a dog house, but was located and... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police shoot and kill suicidal man, video

Written on 21 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 53 comments

UPDATE: The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department has identified the man killed by Santa Maria police as 31-year-old Javier Gaona. ORIGINAL: In an apparent suicide by cop, Santa Maria police officers shot and killed a man Wednesday who charged at them... (Continue reading)

Korean fraudster arrested for bank scam in Morro Bay

Written on 21 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Morro Bay police arrested a 60-year-old man for bank fraud earlier this month. The man is suspected of being a member of a Korean gang involved in a string of bank fraud scams. [KSBY] On July 12, Il Kwon Chung,... (Continue reading)

2 men beaten during Templeton home invasion

Written on 20 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested four suspects and are searching for a fifth following a home invasion robbery in Templeton early Wednesday morning. Shortly after 3 a.m., five suspects allegedly broke into a home in the 4700 block... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors put sales tax on the ballot

Written on 20 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

UPDATE: Video of the confrontation between supervisors Adam Hill and Lynn Compton at the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor meeting on July 19 at the bottom of the article. ORIGINAL: Following a brief argument between supervisors Adam Hill... (Continue reading)