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Is lying to lawmen illegal?

Written on 13 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Can a conversation with law enforcement be hazardous to your freedom? It all depends on an interpretation of your honesty. Police officials in Atascadero said field officers have been arresting people for lying to them. The admission... (Continue reading)

Central Coast otters battle climate change

Written on 13 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Sea otters are now being touted for helping to fight global warming, according to a pair of scientists from UC Santa Cruz. [MercuryNews] The reasoning is really fairly simple: kelp removes carbon from the environment, sea urchins are ravenous creatures... (Continue reading)

California’s uninsured increasing in numbers

Written on 13 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California’s uninsured population is among the nation’s highest at 19.7 percent and continuing to increase, according to a new Census Bureau report. Even though nationally the number of those without medical insurance fell from 16.3 percent to 15.7 percent in... (Continue reading)

Dick Mason signs off from KPRL

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 60 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE Please see correction at bottom of article. After five years of hosting Sound Off, Dick Mason is leaving Paso Robles-based KPRL amid discord with the station’s owner over an alleged political agenda. Mason is... (Continue reading)

Sierra Vista doctor killed in bicycle accident

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The bicyclist who died after being hit by a semi-truck Wednesday morning in San Luis Obispo was Dr. Damian Horstman. Candy Markwith, the CEO of Sierra Vista regional Medial Center, provided the following statement: “It is with great sadness that... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist killed in semi-truck accident

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A bicyclist died after being hit by a semi-truck Wednesday morning in San Luis Obispo. The fatal collision occurred near the corner of Higuera and Ontario Streets on the outskirts of town. California Highway Patrol officials are not releasing further... (Continue reading)

PG&E’s pending assault on the sea and gray whales

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION By ROGER CLEARY Some say, short of thermonuclear war, PG&E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, with its radioactive, spent fuel posing a toxic hazard lasting longer than we Homo sapiens have populated this planet presents the biggest threat to... (Continue reading)

Public pension reform bill inked

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday called the state’s public pension system “a big ship” which is slowly being turned in the right direction by reform legislation he’s set to sign. (Sacramento Bee) But faced with complaints that the pension reduction bill... (Continue reading)

Prescription drug use epidemic linked to violent crime

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Police said a recent string of assaults in Grover Beach may be linked to an increase in prescription drug use. [KSBY] In all three cases, victims were beaten by their alleged assailants. In one case, the suspect demanded a man... (Continue reading)

Transient threatens 3 women in Cayucos

Written on 11 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A transient forced his way into a Cayucos home at 2:30 a.m. today while three women hid in a bedroom and called 911. Richard Lugo, 42, was allegedly pounding on the victim’s front door while claiming to have a gun.... (Continue reading)