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Officers find body while searching for missing SLO woman

Written on 26 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The search for a missing San Luis Obispo woman on Sunday turned up a dead body that police say appears to be female and is being investigated as a homicide. However, authorities have yet to confirm the identity of the... (Continue reading)

California spent thousands on sexual harassment claims against judges

Written on 26 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Amid a flurry of sexual harassment cases in the California Legislature, a record request has revealed the state’s court system has been settling sexual harassment complaints against judges and staffers. [Cal Coast Times] Over the last seven years, the state... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police warned homeless of danger, most didn’t listen

Written on 24 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Crews rescued 10 people from the Salinas River in Paso Robles on Thursday, after earlier warning approximately 25 people who live there to leave. Most of the homeless living along the river ignored the warnings. [Cal Coast Times] A CHP... (Continue reading)

SLO police plan search for missing women

Written on 24 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Law enforcement personnel will conduct a large search on Sunday for a 26-year-old San Luis Obispo woman who has been missing for two and a half months. The search will center around Perfumo Canyon. [Cal Coast Times] On Jan. 18,... (Continue reading)

Child injured in fall from Pismo Beach Hotel window

Written on 23 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A five-year-old boy fell out of a fourth-floor window at a downtown Pismo Beach hotel on Thursday, then got up and tried walking off the injuries he suffered. Ultimately, it was determined the boy only suffered a minor fracture. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Heavy rains headed to the Central Coast

Written on 20 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County is expected to received four to eight inches of rain between Tuesday and Thursday, and similar totals are predicted in Santa Barbara County, prompting fresh evacuation warnings. [Cal Coast Times] PG&E’s John Lindsey stated in a... (Continue reading)

Protesters rally over torture death at the SLO County Jail

Written on 18 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Dozens of protesters gathered Saturday afternoon outside the San Luis Obispo courthouse seeking the resignation of Sheriff Ian Parkinson and District Attorney Dan Dow. The rally follows the release of a video that confirmed earlier CalCoastNews reports regarding the death... (Continue reading)

SLO Tribune releases jail torture video, fails to credit earlier reporting

Written on 17 Mar, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

A stunning video documenting how Andrew Holland was strapped in a restraint chair at the San Luis Obispo County Jail for more than 46 hours, and how he died while sheriff deputies laugh in the background, was released Friday by... (Continue reading)

22 clubbed cats found near Santa Margarita

Written on 17 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Authorities found 22 dead cats dumped on the side of a remote road east of Santa Margarita in the Los Padres National Forest earlier this month, according to San Luis Obispo County Animal Services. [Cal Coast Times] Animal Services workers... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputies arrest 9, seeking 5 other in large drug bust

Written on 17 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced a large drug bust — valued at about $1.5 million — as well as the breakup of a methamphetamine and heroin ring in San Luis Obispo County. Parkinson said the drug ring... (Continue reading)