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Police arrest Santa Maria man wielding a machete

Written on 5 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Maria police arrested a 34-year-old man Saturday for attempted murder after he allegedly attempted to strike several people with a machete. Shortly after 3 p.m., police responded to a home near the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria... (Continue reading)

Deaths in SLO County from Valley fever on the rise

Written on 4 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In the first month of 2017, there have been 26 confirmed cases of Valley Fever in San Luis Obispo County and two deaths. Over the past eight years, the number of confirmed cases has more than doubled. In 2009 there... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill is on strike, so suspend his paycheck

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 28 comments

OPINION by MIKE BROWN Adam Hill is unhappy. He feels he is entitled to certain outside agency board and committee appointments that he had held for the past eight years. He wants to perpetually serve on the Board of the... (Continue reading)

How much did Cal Poly pay to police Yiannopoulos event?

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Cal Poly and the California State University system spent a combined $55,400 on security measures, including staffing 109 officers, for Milo Yiannopoulos’s stop in San Luis Obispo. The event took place without any violence, prompting some people to commend the... (Continue reading)

Woman snags rings off floor in Target, later confesses

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Nearly two months after losing precious family rings in the Paso Robles Target store, a woman got her heirlooms back from the person who walked away with them. On Dec. 7, a woman reported to police that she accidentally dropped... (Continue reading)

Suspect allegedly installed card skimmer on Grover Beach ATM

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Grover Beach police are looking for a man who installed a card skimming device on an ATM inside the 7-Eleven store on Grand Avenue and Oak Park Boulevard. Card skimmers grab cardholders’ data when they use an ATM, allowing fraudsters... (Continue reading)

Milo Yiannopoulos protest at Cal Poly, photos

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 8 comments

In advance of Milo Yiannopoulos’ speech on Tuesday, dozens of protesters gathered on campus near Spanos Theater. Some of the protesters were dressed in black and wearing masks other wore masks.   See the photo gallery here... (Continue reading)

Riot shuts down Yiannopoulos speech in Berkeley

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

One night after peace prevailed at Cal Poly, masked rioters shut down a Milo Yiannopoulos event at University of California Berkeley before the speech began. Yiannopoulos’ speech was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday. But, university officials canceled it... (Continue reading)

Fund established to help Congalton pay medical bills

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A wide mix of community members have organized a committee to help KVEC radio host Dave Congalton pay for his medical bills following recent hospitalization. Paul Deis of Paso Robles organized a Go Fund Me campaign to raise money. Other... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police officer indicted on felony charges

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

CORRECTION:Alex Geiger is facing a maximum sentence of three years and eight months in jail. By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office Charged the Grover Beach police officer whose two dogs attacked and killed a 64-year-old... (Continue reading)