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KVEC drops morning news team

Written on 4 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

El Dorado Broadcasters, owner of News/Talk 920 KVEC radio, announced in an email Monday morning plans to terminate the positions of both News Director King Harris and on-air producer Joe Bowman, effective Jan. 15. Harris has served as the host... (Continue reading)

Is Gavin Newsom trying to close Diablo Canyon?

Written on 4 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 93 comments

California’s second-in-command and a leading candidate in the 2018 governor’s race, Gavin Newsom, is predicting Diablo Canyon power plant will close by the time its current licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. Newsom is also using his position as chair... (Continue reading)

New chief takes over in SLO

Written on 4 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Deanna Cantrell, San Luis Obispo’s new police chief, begins work in SLO on Monday. Cantrell, 45, was a member of the Mesa, Arizona police department for 21 year. She most recently served as assistance police chief and was in charge... (Continue reading)

Climber falls off Bishop Peak wall

Written on 4 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

A woman fell 35 feet and suffered major injuries Saturday while rock climbing on Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] At around 2:49 p.m., a woman in her late 20s was free climbing an area of Bishop Peak called... (Continue reading)

Series of storms to bring rain to the Central Coast

Written on 3 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A series of three El Niño-related rainstorms are expected to bring 4 to 6 inches of rain to the Central Coast this week. The first storm moving in late Sunday is expected to bring rain on Monday. A second, stronger... (Continue reading)

RV destroyed in suspected arson fire

Written on 3 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

An RV on Horizon Lane in San Luis Obispo was completely destroyed Saturday night by a another suspected arson fire. Shortly before 9:40 p.m., an arsonist is suspected of throwing a bucket of gasoline through the window of the RV... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman killed in crash

Written on 2 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Templeton woman was killed New Years Day when a pickup truck she was a passenger in crashed on Highway 41 in San Luis Obispo County one mile south of the Kern County line. [KSBY] Shortly after 8 p.m., the... (Continue reading)

Steve Gesell hired by his former boss

Written on 1 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Ex-San Luis Obispo police chief Steve Gesell has been hired by his former boss. Gesell will become chief in Cottonwood, Arizona on Jan. 20, according to a city press release. Doug Bartosh, the city manager of Cottonwood, formerly served as... (Continue reading)

Top ten stories of 2015

Written on 1 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The year 2015 drew to a close with Atascadero’s former citizen of the year in federal prison and Arroyo Grande’s most recent citizen of the year in the San Luis Obispo County Jail. In a wild year... (Continue reading)

ASH patient pleads no contest to murdering roommate

Written on 1 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Atascadero State Hospital patient Adam Cary has pleaded no contest to the murder of his former roommate at ASH. Cary, 35, strangled to death Kevin Allan Turner, 53. On May 28, 2014, an ASH psychiatrist found Turner with his face... (Continue reading)