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California loosens sex offender law

Written on 29 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

California officials announced Thursday that the state will no longer impose the portion of Jessica’s Law that forbids all sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park. Instead, only those offenders whose crimes involved children under... (Continue reading)

Voracious sea lions invade the Columbia River

Written on 29 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Thousands of hungry California sea lions and harbor seals have swarmed into the Columbia River seeking food. The more than 6,000 sea lions and seals have damaged docks and affected water quality. [GrindTV] A marine mammal biologist with the Washington... (Continue reading)

Hit and run driver crashes on Highway 154

Written on 29 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 40-year-old man suffered major injuries Saturday night after a series of crashes that ended with his vehicle rolling of the side of Highway 154 about four miles east of Highway 101. Shortly after 6 p.m., the driver allegedly struck... (Continue reading)

Homeless living in Santa Maria storage units

Written on 28 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Homeless people have moved into multiple storage units in Santa Maria creating safety, theft and trespassing issues. [KEYT] In some cases, the occupants rented the units before moving in. And while some of the tenants claim they have paid their... (Continue reading)

PG&G diverted safety funds to bonuses

Written on 28 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

PG&E diverted more than $100 million in monies for safety and operations to bonuses for executives and shareholder profits over a 15-year period that is linked to the 2010 San Bruno disaster, according to an independent audit and a staff... (Continue reading)

Police officer shoots and kills Oxnard woman

Written on 28 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

An Oxnard police officer shot and killed a 24-year-old Oxnard woman early Saturday morning, according to a press release. Shortly before 1 a.m., Oxnard police received a report of a domestic dispute at an apartment building on Vineyard Avenue. While... (Continue reading)

Jury finds feces eating bank robber, sane

Written on 27 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury found a 40-year-old man who said the Virgin Mary ordered him to rob a bank and eat his own feces, sane and guilty of bank robbery. In July 2013, Andrew Gilbertson disguised himself by... (Continue reading)

ISIS allegedly sets its sights on Solvang

Written on 27 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is reportedly targeting a resident of Solvang who is an active member or veteran of either the U.S. Navy or Air Force. [KEYT] A hacking group affiliated with ISIS has released a kill... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar teachers endorse a strike

Written on 27 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 129 comments

The South County teachers’ union currently engaged in a pay dispute with the Lucia Mar Unified School District voted Thursday to authorize a strike. Representatives of the Lucia Mar Unified Teachers Association must still meet at least once more time... (Continue reading)

Aspiring thief caught on camera in Paso Robles

Written on 27 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Paso Robles police are searching for a man who has been scavenging for items to steal from vehicles at night. Early Wednesday morning, a resident of the 1600 block of Leah Way reviewed home surveillance footage and noticed a man... (Continue reading)