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Former Rotary president and alleged bank robber dies in crash

Written on 3 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the person who died after he crashed his RV over the side of a cliff on Highway 1 on Sunday as Arthur McClay Watkins, 56, of Arroyo Grande. Watkins, a former president of the... (Continue reading)

Driver dead after crashing into Cayucos home

Written on 1 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An elderly man was found dead inside a car he drove into a home on Hacienda Drive in Cayucos on Saturday afternoon. [Tribune] California Highway patrol officers found the 79-year-old Cayucos man unresponsive in his car. Paramedics transported the man... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man injures daughter in crash after fleeing CHP

Written on 27 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Paso Robles man and his 5-year-old daughter went to the hospital Saturday evening after twice fleeing California Highway Patrol officers and crashing a car into a dirt embankment in Paso Robles. [KSBY] Claude Cowans was driving a Ford on... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of attempted murder for shootout with officer

Written on 25 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Diego man who engaged in a shootout with a California Highway Patrol officer in Paso Robles was convicted of attempted murder Thursday. Clifford Scott, 23, battled CHP Officer Adrian Ayala in a shootout on Oct. 27, 2012, after... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man arrested for hit and run

Written on 11 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a 27-year-old Nipomo man for allegedly crashing into a bicyclist and then leaving the scene Friday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., witnesses said a white truck hit the bicyclist near the corner of Orchard Road... (Continue reading)

CHP officer shot in Paso Robles testifies in trial of shooter

Written on 10 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California Highway Patrol Officer Adrian Ayala testified Thursday that he thought would die from multiple wounds he received during a shootout in Paso Robles with a San Diego man. [KSBY] Ayala said that Clifford Scott Jr. shot him three times... (Continue reading)

Trial begins for man accused of causing shootout in Paso Robles

Written on 9 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of San Diego resident Clifford Scott, whom prosecutors accuse of starting a shootout with a California Highway Patrol officer in Paso Robles in 2012. [Tribune] On Oct. 27, 2012, a CHP officer pulled... (Continue reading)

Los Osos woman killed in car crash

Written on 7 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 44-year-old Los Osos woman died Sunday evening in a single vehicle crash near Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort on Avila Beach Drive. Shortly after midnight, the unnamed woman’s 1985 Chevrolet pickup left the road, struck a small tree, traveled down... (Continue reading)

Panga boat beaches near San Simeon

Written on 24 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A panga boat beached north of San Simeon Monday afternoon. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a panga landing around 5 p.m. Monday. Deputies, State Parks rangers and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman killed in tragic accident

Written on 21 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Paso Robles mother of four died Thursday afternoon after her husband’s truck ran her over. Jana Carlson, 35, was speaking with her husband Kenneth Carlson, 38, at the Broken Earth Winery where she works as a tasting room manager.... (Continue reading)