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Grover Beach stabbing suspect arrested

Written on 7 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested a 26-year-old Grover Beach resident Wednesday for stabbing a man at a homeless encampment. Andrew A. Lerma allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old man on Tuesday evening at a homeless camp located south of the Grove Beach train station in... (Continue reading)

Lightning strike shuts down SLO airport

Written on 7 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Lightning struck the air traffic control tower at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport on Wednesday, destroying key navigational equipment. The airport is currently closed during nighttime hours. [KSBY] The lightning strike damaged the airport’s navigation system and caused... (Continue reading)

Insurance carrier claims hostility in Arroyo Grande

Written on 6 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (JPIA) is claiming that comments critical of the Arroyo Grande city manager could be deemed hostile and lead to financial risks for the city, according to a Dec. 21 letter to... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s city manager a bad fit

Written on 6 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 41 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER A year ago, in its search to replace embattled City Manager Steve Adams, the Arroyo Grande City Council voted unanimously to retain the same recruiting firm, Peckham & McKenney that the city of Bell had hired... (Continue reading)

Video of bomb threat on SLO bus

Written on 6 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured, Screening Room | 9 comments

A young man boarded a bus outside of City Hall in San Luis Obispo and began warning other passengers not to ride buses for the rest of the week because there may be a bomb on one of the buses.... (Continue reading)

Bomb threat shuts down SLO bus service

Written on 6 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

San Luis Obispo has shut down all city bus services while police investigate bomb threats made by a passenger. [Tribune] At about 8:30, a young man boarded a bus headed to Cal Poly. While on the bus, the man and... (Continue reading)

Wind knocks over Paso Robles mobile home

Written on 6 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

High winds have uprooted and turned upside down a mobile home in rural Paso Robles, according to Cal Fire. A person was inside the home at the time it tipped over, but Cal Fire did not receive any reports of... (Continue reading)

Man who pimped Los Osos teen sentenced to decades

Written on 6 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A 40-year-old man convicted of raping and pimping a Los Osos teen received a prison sentence of more than 60 years. [Tribune] Richard Scott Brooks met the then-17-year-old girl on Craigslist in July 2014. Brooks had sexual relations with her... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed at Grover Beach homeless camp

Written on 6 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A 28-year-old man was stabbed at a Grover Beach homeless encampment Tuesday evening. The man suffered serious injuries but survived. Police have not made an arrest, and the suspected attacker remains at large. Around 6:55 p.m., Grover police officers and... (Continue reading)

Cattle killer sought in Santa Barbara County

Written on 5 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for a person or person who allegedly shot and killed a 3-year-old black cow and a 2-year-old Black Angus bull. [KSBY] A caretaker discovered the dead cattle on Dec. 26 while conducting a... (Continue reading)