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Grover Beach police shoot and kill suspect

Written on 13 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Officers shot and killed a man Wednesday night who charged at them with a blunt object, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Shortly after 10 p.m., police received a report of a disturbance outside a home in the 1000... (Continue reading)

Multiple Central Coast fires and car crashes

Written on 7 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A vehicle plunged about 200 feet off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria Friday morning. Rescue workers then found a dead body in the wreckage. The crash occurred around 7 a.m. near Rock Front Ranch. It is unclear what caused... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man dies in Nipomo house fire

Written on 26 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 61-year-old Thomas Edward Gingell of Arroyo Grande man died in a Nipomo house fire Sunday morning. Around 7:30 a.m., a fire broke out at a house located at 1885 Pomeroy Road. The fire significantly burned the second floor of... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man killed in Humvee accident at Fort Hunter Liggett

Written on 20 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Arroyo Grande man who was working as a civilian contractor for the United States Army was struck and killed by a Humvee at Fort Hunter Liggett in Monterey County on Friday morning. Officials have released sparse information about the... (Continue reading)

Goleta man dies during dirt bike trip near Pozo

Written on 19 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Search and rescue personnel found a 57-year-old Goleta man dead after he was reported missing while dirt biking near Pozo on Sunday. Joseph Dean Echavarria appears to have died of natural causes, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

Woman dies at Twin Cities after attending music festival at Lake San Antonio

Written on 30 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Ventura woman died at Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton early Sunday after being transported away from a music festival at Lake San Antonio in southern Monterey County. Doctors pronounced 20-year-old Ventura College student Baylee Ybarra Gatlin dead at... (Continue reading)

One person dies, four injured in Santa Maria DUI crash

Written on 29 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

One person was killed and four others were injured in an allegedly alcohol-induced accident in Santa Maria early Sunday morning. Just after midnight, there was a crash at Railroad Avenue and Donovan Road. Officers arrived at the scene and found... (Continue reading)

New Jersey man dies in three-car crash on Highway 46

Written on 10 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 29-year-old New Jersey man died and a Cayucos woman was injured in a three-car crash on Highway 46 near the Shandon Rest Area Tuesday night. The collision occurred after the victim drifted into oncoming traffic. After slamming into an... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay mountain climber dies on Mount Whitney

Written on 5 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Morro Bay man slipped and fell while climbing near the 14,494-foot peak of Mount Whitney last month. Jose “Ramiro” Leon Penloza, 29, died in the accident. On April 21, Penloza, an avid climber, was heading up Mount Whitney’s Mountaineer’s... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way driver dies after slamming into big-rig on Highway 101

Written on 3 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An elderly Santa Maria man driving the wrong way on Highway 101 crashed head-on into a semi-truck Tuesday night near Los Alamos. The crashed killed the wrong-way driver and sent his van tumbling into the highway median. At approximately 9... (Continue reading)