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Arroyo Grande woman sentenced to 15 months for theft

Written on 22 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

An Arroyo Grande woman who admitted to stealing nearly $110,000 from U.S. Bank and two elderly customers while she was employed at its Arroyo Grande branch was sentenced Monday to 15 months in federal prison, according to the U.S. attorney’s... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in Shell Beach

Written on 20 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A woman crossing westbound on Shell Beach Road near the Cliff’s Resort was struck by a car and killed Saturday night at about 6:50 p.m. in Pismo Beach. Emergency personnel transported the woman to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital where she... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande girl died, brother arrested

Written on 9 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Grover Beach man after his 17-year-old sister died from drugs he allegedly gave her. Theo Evan Macey, 27, allegedly provided his sister methadone. She was found dead on the morning of May... (Continue reading)

Bank transfer day hits SLO County

Written on 6 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Bank Transfer Day, a movement started by a San Luis Obispo County native, has resulted in 650,000 new members joining credit unions. [KSBY] Kristen Christian, 27, born and raised in Arroyo Grande, invited her Facebook friends to close their accounts... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande teen to be tried as an adult

Written on 5 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The 16-year-old accused of burning down the Arroyo Grande Boys Scouts of America building in May will likely be tried as an adult. [SantaMariaTimes] Police arrested the currently unnamed 16-year-old Arroyo Grande High School student and Caleb Joseph Pelletier, 18,... (Continue reading)

Wine review: Sinor-LaVallee is Mr. Pinot

Written on 2 Nov, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By ADAM MONTIEL When I first moved here almost ten years ago, I did not see wine as approachable. Maybe the stigma with wine came from things I may have seen in TV or movies, perhaps picking up a wine... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district found to have improved financial controls

Written on 23 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The County auditor-controller said that the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District has implemented changes and now has sufficient controls in place to avoid a conflict of interest, according to an Oct. 21 report by Gere Sibbach, auditor-controller. In... (Continue reading)

Man accused of Arroyo Grande home invasion

Written on 19 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Maria man is accused of forcing himself into a rural Arroyo Grande home in mid-August and tying up two brothers before robbing them and pistol whipping one of the victims. Santa Maria police officers arrested Silas Nathaniel Kanady,... (Continue reading)

Four face hate crime trial

Written on 13 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Burning a cross in the front yard of an Arroyo Grande family has earned a trial for four people accused of a hate crime, Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn Duffy ruled Monday. Duffy ruled Monday there was enough evidence to try... (Continue reading)

Woman thwarts carjacking attempt

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Arroyo Grande police are hunting a knife-wielding, foul-smelling man who attacked a 25-year-old woman after she had stopped her car briefly in a residential neighborhood. The unidentified Santa Maria woman was left with minor injuries in the Sept. 6 incident,... (Continue reading)