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Floods, mudslides impede SLO County traffic

Written on 9 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Floods, mudslides and rockslides shut down several San Luis Obispo County roads Sunday, causing problems for drivers but bestowing one man the opportunity to surf down the street in Grover Beach. Over the past 24 hours, San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Atascadero teen killed in Templeton crash

Written on 7 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 17-year-old Atascadero girl was killed Friday morning in an accident on Templeton Road near State Route 41 in Templeton, according to the CHP. Shortly after 10 a.m., the teen was driving a 2011 Toyota southbound at about 55 mph... (Continue reading)

SLO woman arrested for cruelty to children

Written on 7 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A San Luis Obispo woman is in jail after she injured her three children in a drunken crash on New Year’s Eve. Her baby suffered a broken leg and a broken arm. (KSBY) Shortly before 4 p.m., Jessica Rae Cramer,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay murder defendant declared mentally incompetent

Written on 7 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 22-year-old man who allegedly murdered his father at their Morro Bay home has been declared incompetent to stand trial. William Joel Schonberger is accused of killing his 59-year-old father with a machete. [KSBY] During Schonberger’s initial arraignment hearing last... (Continue reading)

New Years Eve at Tooth & Nail Winery, photos

Written on 6 Jan, 2017 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

An epic New Year’s Eve at Tooth & Nail Winery included a DJ and dance party along with bougie eats, a great venue and plenty of wine. The cork dorks Adam Montiel and Jeremy West kept the party going until... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles High cuts ties with football coach after syrup incident

Written on 6 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Months following a raunchy locker room incident that divided the city of Paso Robles, school district officials have announced they are searching for a new head football coach. It is not clear whether the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District... (Continue reading)

Lompoc man of the year facing life in prison for child molestation

Written on 6 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A longtime public servant and former Lompoc man of the year is facing life in prison after pleading guilty to 17 counts of child molestation charges. Anthony Michael Durham, 67, is expected to spend the rest of his life in... (Continue reading)

Six injured in Santa Barbara County’s Windy Gap

Written on 5 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Three vehicles collided on Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County’s Windy Gap, leaving an SUV dangling over a guardrail and another car lying on its side in the middle of the road. A total of six people suffered injuries, according... (Continue reading)

Will the new county board majority take charge?

Written on 5 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by MICHAEL F. BROWN Editor’s note: A column by Republican Mike Brown will run in CalCoastNews every other Thursday, rotating with a column by Democrat Stew Jenkins. One of the institutional weaknesses of California’s Board of Supervisor form of... (Continue reading)

Dog that killed Grover Beach man was police K-9

Written on 5 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

The dog that attacked and killed a 64-year-old Grover Beach man was an Exeter Police Department K-9. Grover Beach Police Officer Alex Geiger was the dog’s handler during his time with the Central Valley police department. Geiger left Exeter to... (Continue reading)