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Alleged tip thief escapes from police car

Written on 4 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A man arrested for stealing a tip jar in downtown San Luis Obispo was able to wriggle out of his handcuffs and escape from police on Saturday night. Robert Aguilar, 52, was picked up on Saturday for allegedly stealing a... (Continue reading)

Ventura man stabs and kills toddler

Written on 3 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A 27-year-old Ventura man allegedly stabbed and killed his 1-year-old son before he stabbed himself on Friday. At 1:45 a.m., Adrian Navarrete-Gonzalez called 911 to report that his son was dead. Officers arrived to find the child dead with stab... (Continue reading)

Boost to absentee voters

Written on 3 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Voters in California can now mail in their ballots on election day and have their vote counted. In the past, ballots had to arrive at the county office before 8 p.m. on election day through the mail or by hand... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teen opens for Merle Haggard

Written on 2 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A fifteen-year-old Paso Robles girl opened last month for the legendary Merle Haggard at the Canyon Club outside Los Angeles. Amaya Rose is a singer, songwriter and fiddle player. She has been playing fiddle on the Central Coast with Monte... (Continue reading)

Egg prices rising as California chicken law takes effect

Written on 2 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 55 comments

Chicken egg prices are expected to rise across the U.S. early in 2015, following the implementation of a California law requiring farmers to house hens in cages with enough space to move around and stretch their wings. [CBS Sacramento] In... (Continue reading)

Minor violation led to fatal police chase

Written on 2 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A New Year’s Eve police chase, which ended with the accidental death of the suspect, stemmed from the man running a red light, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Officers attempted to stop the suspect after he drove through... (Continue reading)

Man who socked SLO clerk heading to ASH

Written on 2 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

An Arizona man who punched a female clerk in the face at a Downtown San Luis Obispo store in November will spend at least the next three months in Atascadero State Hospital. On Nov. 13, San Luis Obispo police arrested... (Continue reading)

Blackburn’s best-selling book released in Kindle version

Written on 1 Jan, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 7 comments

Daniel Blackburn’s best-selling book, “Human Harvest: The Sacramento Murder Story,” has been republished in ebook (Kindle) version by Garrett County Press of New Orleans. Blackburn is co-founder and senior correspondent for CalCoastNews. “Human Harvest” tells the story of Dorothea Montalvo... (Continue reading)

Did lack of oversight lead to jail deaths?

Written on 1 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 43 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate, who died from a heroin overdose, had not been seen by jail personnel for more than 10 hours when deputies became aware of his death, according to the coroner’s report.... (Continue reading)

KSBY and DirectTV at impasse

Written on 1 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

After a contract dispute between KSBY and DirecTV could not be reached, DirecTV stopped carrying KSBY as of Thursday at midnight. “Both sides have made considerable compromises to try to come to terms, but fundamental differences remain on several key... (Continue reading)