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Dog nearly kills Grover Beach man, elderly woman

Written on 15 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A 64-year-old Grover Beach man and his next-door neighbor, an 86-year-old woman, are reportedly lucky to be alive following a vicious dog attack Tuesday. David Fear is critically injured and at risk of losing both of his hands, while Betty... (Continue reading)

Death row inmate who killed Atascadero couple dies

Written on 15 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A longtime death row inmate who was convicted of a 1988 brutal double murder in Atascadero died in a hospital near San Quentin State Prison Tuesday evening. San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow said Dennis Duane Webb’s death... (Continue reading)

Cause of The Sub fire in SLO remains ‘undetermined’

Written on 14 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Nearly one year after a fire destroyed a popular San Luis Obispo retail store and head shop, city fire officials still have not assigned a cause to the blaze. The business, though, has posted on its Facebook page that arsonists... (Continue reading)

Firefighters watch fire burn Templeton home

Written on 14 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A fire destroyed a house in rural Templeton Tuesday night. Firefighters responded to the scene, but they did not try to save the home. [KSBY] Fire crews let the structure burn prior to beginning to use water to extinguish the... (Continue reading)

Earthquake near Templeton awakens North County residents

Written on 14 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattled the Central Coast and woke up numerous North County residents early Wednesday morning. It struck at 3:58 a.m. with an epicenter 5.6 miles west of Templeton, 8.7 miles southwest of Paso Robles and 9.3 miles... (Continue reading)

Officer mistakes crucifix for a gun, kills 73-year-old

Written on 14 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

After a 73-year-old man with dementia failed to follow a Bakersfield police officer’s orders, the officer shot and killed the unarmed man. On Monday, seven officers responded to reports of a man with a revolver who was acting strangely after... (Continue reading)

Heritage Oaks Bancorp proposed sale under scrutiny

Written on 13 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Shortly after Heritage Oaks Bancorp announced that Pacific Premier Bancorp of Irvine planned to acquire its banks through a $405.6 million stock transaction, a national attorney firm began questioning the logistics of the proposed deal. Heritage Oaks Bancorp has 12... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman arrested for making bomb threat

Written on 13 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Authorities arrested an employee of Camp San Luis Obispo for calling in a bomb threat targeting Camp Roberts. [KSBY] On the morning of Oct. 1, a woman called 911 and reported three bombs would go off at Camp Roberts that... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay city manager searching for another job

Written on 13 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

Morro Bay City Manager David Buckingham applied for a job in a Montana city of approximately 7,000 people and is now a finalist for the position. Buckingham has spent a little more than two years as Morro Bay’s top executive.... (Continue reading)

Man’s body found near Morro Rock identified

Written on 13 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Authorities have identified a body found in the water near Morro Rock Saturday morning as that of Raymond Garland Reade, 74. Reade was a resident of Los Osos. The San Luis Obispo County coroner ruled Reade’s death a suicide based... (Continue reading)