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Kmart closing Atascadero store

Written on 8 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By CCT STAFF After more than 40 years in business, Kmart will close its store in Atascadero in February. In the latest round of closures, Transformco is set to shutter 45 Kmart stores and 51 Sears locations in February, including... (Continue reading)

Driver accused of killing mother and children charged with murder

Written on 8 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The man whom a California Highway Patrol officer says intentionally crashed his car into an oncoming vehicle on Highway 154 last month, killing a mother and her two young children, has been charged with three counts of... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Councilwoman Dawn Addis announces run for State Assembly

Written on 8 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Less than two years into her first term on the Morro Bay City Council, councilwoman and Women’s March SLO leader Dawn Addis has announced she is running for a seat in the California State Assembly. Addis, a... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest two men in Santa Margarita

Written on 8 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities chased an allegedly violent, wanted man around Santa Margarita Wednesday morning and ultimately arrested him, as well as a second suspect. At about 6 a.m., the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Detail served a high risk warrant at... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles High School parents angry over locked bathrooms

Written on 7 Nov, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations of drug dealing, vaping and sex in bathrooms, Paso Robles High School administrators are locking the bulk of student restrooms for much of the school day, an action that has angered many students and parents.... (Continue reading)

Red-legged frog concerns delay controversial Morro Bay sewer project

Written on 7 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The possibility of causing harm to the endangered red-legged frog has caused the city of Morro Bay to halt breaking ground on its new sewer plant, and construction could now be delayed for a period of at... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles schools locked down while alleged kidnapper arrested

Written on 6 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF Two Paso Robles schools were placed on lockdown Wednesday while officers arrested a man wanted on three felony warrants, including a charge of kidnapping. [Cal Coast Times] Initially, officers pulled over a vehicle driven by Manuel Antonio... (Continue reading)

Monterey County Jail escapees captured at the border

Written on 6 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The two inmates who escaped Monterey County Jail while facing gang-related murder charges were caught by the United States border patrol Tuesday night. At about 11:35 p.m., federal agents caught the fugitives attempting to enter the United... (Continue reading)

Gunman dies following Santa Maria family feud shooting

Written on 6 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 56-year-old man who shot a juvenile relative of his and then shot himself Monday night has died of his injuries, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Police have identified the alleged shooter as Ronald Enos,... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara insurance agent accused of swindling clients

Written on 6 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT STAFF California Department of Insurance detectives arrested insurance agent Mark Lynch, 40, of Santa Barbara on Tuesday for allegedly pocketing his clients’ premium payments; leaving them uninsured. Lynch collected over $72,425 in insurance premium payments from five clients.... (Continue reading)