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Fire burns 150 acres near Shandon

Written on 11 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A vegetation fire burned about 150 acres Tuesday afternoon off Highway 41 near Shandon. Firefighters also dealt with a smaller fire in the area. The fires broke out between Shandon and Shedd Canyon. They were about two miles apart from... (Continue reading)

Double-murder suspect found asleep in Monterey County

Written on 11 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A double-murder suspect who fled police through San Luis Obispo County was arrested Wednesday in the Monterey County city of Seaside after a homeless person tipped off officers to his whereabouts. The suspect is accused of stabbing to death his... (Continue reading)

Jared Springer gets a new prom

Written on 11 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

An Arroyo Grande High School student who is battling a brain tumor has become a local celebrity after being kept out of his senior prom by the Lucia Mar school district. The community is now organizing a replacement prom for... (Continue reading)

California to relax water conservation rules

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Local agencies in California may soon be allowed to relax or even eliminate water conservation mandates imposed on them by the state. However, Gov. Jerry Brown is also ordering that some water conservation rules become permanent statewide. [LA Times] Last... (Continue reading)

Fake check spurs South County police chase

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man accused of cashing a fictitious tax refund check fled police in a motorhome Monday evening. Officers arrested the man after surrounding his RV with guns drawn in an Arroyo Grande parking lot. [KSBY] Richard Joseph Sams allegedly tried... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police Taser man with knife

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Grover Beach police officers Tasered an Oceano man who approached them with a 10-inch butcher knife early Monday morning. The suspect refused multiple commands to drop the knife. Around 3:40 a.m., officers responding to a disturbance at a home in... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay working to localize water supply

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By John Lindt, publisher of Sierra 2 the Sea Morro Bay currently gets about 87 percent of its drinking water from the State Water Project, but now the city is looking to desalination and aquifer recharge to replace imported water.... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar bars teen with brain tumor from going to prom

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A high school senior who is battling a brain tumor and recovering from a broken hip managed to score a date, as well as a black tuxedo with a pink tie, for the Arroyo Grande High School... (Continue reading)

Two LA County Sheriff’s deputies sentenced to prison

Written on 9 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies who were found guilty after a two-week trial earlier this year of falsifying reports with the intent to obstruct justice related to their assault of a waist-chained inmate were sentenced to prison terms today. Former... (Continue reading)

AG City officials tussle in escalating fight over grocery store

Written on 9 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 56 comments

  By KAREN VELIE While the former space of Arroyo Grande’s only full-service grocery store remains empty, city officials are tussling over what should be done. In late October, as part of a bankruptcy, Haggen Food and Pharmacy shuttered its... (Continue reading)