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Dies plan to file claim against House of Representatives

Written on 23 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The parents of the woman fatally injured when a legislative aide for Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara struck her and then drove away are planning to file a claim against the House of Representatives. [Noozhawk] Attorney Robert Stoll, who represents... (Continue reading)

Hay trailer catches fire at Cal Poly

Written on 23 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A trailer full of hay caught on fire on the Cal Poly campus Saturday. [Tribune] A pickup truck was hauling alfalfa hay to deliver as cattle feed around 12:30 p.m. Saturday when flames sparked from trailer. The driver stopped in... (Continue reading)

Parents of UC Santa Barbara students want meningitis vaccine

Written on 23 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

After four University of California, Santa Barbara students contracted meningitis B, parents are questioning why their children are not able to get the vaccine which was made available to students at Princeton. [ABCNews] Even though the U.S. Centers for Disease... (Continue reading)

Child porn found on garage sale computer

Written on 23 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Chico man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after child porn was discovered on a computer he gave away for free at a garage sale. [MercuryNews] Amado Hernandez, 34, gave the computer to a person who then... (Continue reading)

Los Osos board member stepping down

Written on 22 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Los Osos Community Services District board member David Vogel moved outside of the district, making him ineligible to remain in office. Vogel moved to a house on Cimarron Way, which is just outside the southeastern district boundary,... (Continue reading)

Dignity Health surgical center loses $543,000 lawsuit

Written on 22 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A local banker won a more than $543,000 medical negligence lawsuit against the Pismo Beach Coastal Surgical Institute on Dec. 13. Charles Blevins, 66, of Paso Robles developed a deep-tissue infection following a 2010 knee operation at the surgical center... (Continue reading)

Oceano board to meet pre-Christmas after manager plagiarism charge

Written on 22 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Oceano Community Services District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting two days before Christmas to discuss the performance of its general manager, who is accused of plagiarizing part of his job application. Since longtime... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman killed in tragic accident

Written on 21 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Paso Robles mother of four died Thursday afternoon after her husband’s truck ran her over. Jana Carlson, 35, was speaking with her husband Kenneth Carlson, 38, at the Broken Earth Winery where she works as a tasting room manager.... (Continue reading)

Coast Union High grad stars as naked survivalist

Written on 20 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A graduate of Coast Union High School in Cambria has become the high scoring survivalist on the Discovery Channel reality Show “Naked and Afraid.” [Tribune] Forrest Galante, 25, survived three weeks in a Panamanian jungle amid stormy weather and without... (Continue reading)

Report of planned Paso Robles child abduction deemed false

Written on 20 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The report earlier this week that a man was planning to abduct a child from a Paso Robles school is unfounded and has no merit, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. Paso Robles police detectives determined that a Stockton... (Continue reading)