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Morro Bay man airlifted from motorcycle crash

Written on 3 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Emergency responders airlifted a Morro Bay man to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after he crashed his motorcycle into the back of a car in Northern Santa Barbara County. [KSBY] Steven York, 51, ran a stop sign in Santa Ynez around... (Continue reading)

Los Osos motorcyclist killed in Cayucos crash identified

Written on 21 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Officials have identified the man killed in a motorcycle crash in Cayucos on Wednesday as Kenneth Kirtley, 63, of Los Osos. Kirtley rear-ended a vehicle waiting to take a left turn near San Geronimo Road at about 11:50 a.m. California... (Continue reading)

DUI crash on Highway 41 leaves driver in critical condition

Written on 19 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

An Atascadero woman suffered major injuries Sunday night after she crashed her car while driving under the influence on Highway 41. The crash prompted two other accidents on the highway. [KSBY] Roberta Silva, 56, was driving northbound on Highway 41... (Continue reading)

DUI prompted San Miguel power outage

Written on 13 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a Bradley man for driving under the influence Sunday evening after he crashed into a power pole in San Miguel. The collision caused a power outage in San Miguel that lasted until Monday morning. [KSBY]... (Continue reading)

DUI driver sentenced to 6 years

Written on 1 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A 55-year-old Paso Robles woman was sentenced to six years in prison after she received her fourth DUI for driving under the influence of prescription drugs. [Tribune] In 1999, Denise Gafner Mendoza, received her first DUI. Two years later, she... (Continue reading)

Three teens arrested for carjacking

Written on 18 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Three teenage boys were arrested Wednesday on Highway 101 just north of Santa Margarita on suspicion of carjacking a woman in Visalia. Two teens allegedly jacked the car and a purse from a woman in a Target store parking lot... (Continue reading)

Ten dead after bus owned by SLO company crashes

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A tour bus owned by a San Luis Obispo company crashed on Interstate 5 in Northern California Thursday evening, killing 10 people and hospitalized 35. [KSBY] The bus was carrying high school students from the Los Angeles area to Humboldt... (Continue reading)

Woman airlifted from North County crash

Written on 19 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Emergency personnel airlifted a woman early Tuesday morning from a car crash on Highway 46. [Tribune] Around 4:13 a.m. Tuesday, a woman driving east on Highway 46 near Gruenhagen Flat veered into the westbound lane and clipped a Peterbuilt truck... (Continue reading)

Body of missing Nipomo woman found in Avila Beach

Written on 11 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies discovered the body of a missing Nipomo woman lying near an Avila Beach intersection Sunday evening. Investigators ruled 41-year-old Maria De La Cruz Albarran Uribe’s death a suicide. Uribe had gone missing in late... (Continue reading)

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)