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Police seize illegal snakeskin boots from San Luis Obispo clothing store

Written on 23 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police detectives on Sunday seized tens of thousands of dollars worth of boots that were made with python skin. Detectives served a warrant at Salinas Charreria Western Wear located at 716 Higuera Street. While... (Continue reading)

Fire crews rescue horse from pool in rural San Miguel

Written on 17 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Fire crews rescued a horse that was stuck in a pool in rural San Miguel on Saturday.  The horse became stuck in a pool beside a home on a rural property in the later afternoon. Crews drained... (Continue reading)

Dead whale washes up on Pismo Beach amid offshore sonar use

Written on 14 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A dead whale washed up on Pismo Beach Sunday morning amid a company’s use of sonar off the coast. The small whale carcass appeared on the shore near Tower 5 north of the Pismo Pier, attracting numerous... (Continue reading)

Fire kills two cats at pool service store in SLO

Written on 28 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire killed two cats at a pool service store in San Luis Obispo on Saturday morning. A caller reported the blaze shortly after 8 a.m. at CCH Pools at 198 South Street, according to the San... (Continue reading)

Pony gets spooked, injures woman at Templeton 4th of July Parade

Written on 4 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pony got spooked and stormed into the crowd at the Templeton 4th of July Parade Tuesday morning, resulting in a woman being hospitalized. The pony was pulling a cart with two people inside as part of... (Continue reading)

Dolphins, seals and sea lions found dead on Central Coast beaches

Written on 14 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Members of the public are finding numerous sick or deceased marine mammals on Central Coast beaches, raising concerns about ocean water quality and a harmful algae bloom. [KCOY] Since mid-May, the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute... (Continue reading)

Sperm whale pod spotted off California coast

Written on 13 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A boating crew spotted a rarely-seen pod of sperm whales off the coast of Southern California earlier this month. [CBS News] Crew members with Newport Coastal Adventure first reported seeing the whales on June 4 in an... (Continue reading)

Vehicles slam into cows on Highway 46

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Multiple vehicles, including a semi-truck, crashed into cows that were reportedly running across Highway 46 near the Cholame “Y” on Tuesday night.  Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported a white Toyota RAV4 hit a cow on... (Continue reading)

U.S. Supreme Court upholds California pig law

Written on 11 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld California’s Proposition 12, a law that requires each pig to have 24 square feet of space, ruling that the measure does not violate the Interstate Commerce Clause of the Constitution.  Prop.... (Continue reading)

Pismo police pull ‘angry badger’ out of gas station

Written on 24 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pismo Beach police officers removed an “angry badger” from a Shell Beach gas station Sunday night. Officers found the badger too close to the whiskey, the Pismo Beach Police Department stated in a news release. The badger... (Continue reading)