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High youth wrestling coach allegedly caused Nipomo crash

Written on 5 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 10-year-old Santa Maria boy suffered numerous fractures, head injures, a failed kidney and a collapsed lung after his youth wrestling coach, who was allegedly high on drugs, caused a car crash in Nipomo last month. [KSBY] Several days ago,... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman thrown off scooter on Highway 101

Written on 2 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Nipomo woman suffered major injuries Sunday morning after her scooter collided with a car on Highway 101, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 8 a.m., Bettina Annette Williams, 49, was riding a 2012 Yamaha Majesty scooter southbound... (Continue reading)

Murder suicide in Santa Ynez

Written on 1 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

For the second time in less than a month, family members have died in apparent murder suicides in the Santa Ynez Valley. This weekends victims are the estranged wife and son of Steve Pappas, a 2008 and 2012 candidate for... (Continue reading)

Cambria woman killed in hit-and-run accident

Written on 31 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 67-year-old Cambria woman was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident Friday night near the Creekside Bar on Hollister Avenue in Santa Barbara, according to the California Highway Patrol. At about 9:45 p.m., Victoria Harris exited her parked car,... (Continue reading)

Officer arrested for DUI no longer with SLOPD

Written on 27 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An officer arrested last month for driving under the influence of alcohol is no longer employed by the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Police cited personnel matters and did not release further details about Morris’s departure. [KSBY] Early in the... (Continue reading)

Truck spills human biosolid waste near Cambria

Written on 24 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A tractor trailer loaded with 80,000 pounds of human biosolid waste tipped onto its side Friday on Highway 1 just south of Cambria spilling the waste onto the highway. Shortly before 9 a.m., the driver, Sergio Mercado Lepe, 45, of... (Continue reading)

K9 bites suspect this time in Arroyo Grande

Written on 22 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Unlike a recent pursuit in Arroyo Grande, a police chase Wednesday ended with a K9 biting the leg of the suspect. This is the third time a Central Coast K9 officer has bit another officer or a suspect in less... (Continue reading)

Man assaults driver, car crashes in Nipomo

Written on 20 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 10-year-old child suffered critical injuries Monday evening, and a 57-year-old man is behind bars after a car rolled off Highway 101 in Nipomo and landed upside down on a frontage road. [KSBY] Around 5:15 p.m., a green Toyota Avalon... (Continue reading)

Traffic flowing in SLO County following mud cleanup

Written on 19 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Traffic on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County is now moving, following weekend delays caused by out-of-county mudslides. Flash flooding and mudslides led to the closure of parts of Interstate 5 and Highway 58 late last week, according to... (Continue reading)

Oceano man injured in roll over crash

Written on 12 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 41-year-old Ocean man suffered major injuries after he crashed on U.S. Highway 101 near 10th Street in San Miguel on Sunday, California Highway Patrol officials said. Shortly after 3 p.m., the Oceano man was headed southbound at about 70... (Continue reading)