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Suspect in Goleta police chase falls on his knife

Written on 4 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Goleta man repeatedly stabbed himself in the chest and neck Thursday, but he survived with help from officers who were trying to arrest him. David Rosales Medina, 37, led California Highway Patrol officers on a chase that began on... (Continue reading)

K9 sniffs contraband in Nipomo man’s truck

Written on 21 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

With the help of a K9, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies found a stolen pistol, heroin, methamphetamine and counterfeit cash in a Nipomo man’s pickup truck. Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, deputies saw a driver on Highway 101 whom they... (Continue reading)

Video of grass fire off Highway 101 near Buellton

Written on 16 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured, Screening Room | No comments

UPDATE: At 7 p.m., the fire off Highway 101 at the Nojoqui Summit south of Buellton is 80 percent contained. Fire officials have limited the fire to 5 to 6 acres and said earlier reports were incorrect. Highway 101 was... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman killed in crash identified

Written on 15 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified Suzanne Tobey as the 80-year-old Templeton woman who was killed in a crash on Highway 101 in Paso Robles on Friday afternoon. Shortly after 4 p.m., Tobey drove her white 2004 Ford Explore onto... (Continue reading)

SLO man identified as deceased motorcyclist

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man who died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 101 Sunday evening as 35-year-old San Luis Obispo resident Victor Hugo Padilla-Diaz. [KSBY] Shortly after 6 p.m., Padilla-Diaz lost control of his motorcycle while... (Continue reading)

Two men die in weekend crashes in SLO County

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Big Sur man died in fiery crash outside of Paso Robles early Saturday morning, and a motorcyclist died in a crash Sunday evening on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo. Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. on Saturday, CHP... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed on Highway 101 in Nipomo identified

Written on 23 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

More than a month following the fatal accident the California Highway Patrol has identified 31-year-old Richard Cruz as the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run on Highway 101 in Nipomo. [KSBY] Cruz was from Mexico, but his last known address was... (Continue reading)

Lightning strikes Paso Robles man’s pickup

Written on 21 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Lightning struck a Ford pickup truck on Highway 101 on Sunday, but the man and dog inside only suffered minor injuries. [KEYT] Paso Robles man James Benson was returning home from delivering birthday presents to his granddaughter in Templeton. He... (Continue reading)

Cop battles bull on Highway 101 in Buellton

Written on 24 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A California Highway Patrol officer shot and killed a breakaway bull on Highway 101 in Buellton, but not before the animal knocked the patrolman down a hillside. [KEYT] On Tuesday afternoon, a bull broke through three fences and approached the... (Continue reading)

Spike strip stops wrong-way driver on Highway 101

Written on 21 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a wrong-way driver on Highway 101 in the Nipomo area on Saturday evening. No one was injured in the incident. At approximately 9:30 p.m., multiple motorists had to change lanes in order to avoid a... (Continue reading)