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Pony gets spooked, injures woman at Templeton 4th of July Parade

Written on 4 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pony got spooked and stormed into the crowd at the Templeton 4th of July Parade Tuesday morning, resulting in a woman being hospitalized. The pony was pulling a cart with two people inside as part of... (Continue reading)

Juvenile in critical condition after Santa Maria crash

Written on 4 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers are investigating a crash that left a juvenile in critical condition in Santa Maria on July 4.  Shortly before 5:30 a.m., a car crashed at the intersection of Donovan Road and Pepperwood Place. Officers arrived at... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist in critical condition after being hit by car in SLO

Written on 22 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver in a truck and a 20-year-old male bicyclist crashed in San Luis Obispo on Friday, leaving the man in  critical condition. Shortly before 4 p.m., caller reported the crash at the intersection of Grand Avenue... (Continue reading)

Goleta man slices victim’s fingers with a machete

Written on 28 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Following an argument Friday night, a Goleta man badly sliced a 51-year-old male’s fingers using a machete, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s officials say the attacker and the victim were acquaintances. The attack occurred shortly before... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist injured in Paso Robles crash

Written on 22 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Police officers found a motorcyclist in a Paso Robles intersection suffering from injuries following a collision with a car on Monday. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the car crashed into the motorcyclist in the intersection of Spring Street and Seventh Street,... (Continue reading)

Vehicle plunges 300 feet off Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County

Written on 8 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two men suffered major injuries but survived after their vehicle plunged about 300 feet off the side of a road in Santa Barbara County on Sunday. Shortly after 2 p.m., the vehicle went off Highway 154 near the Windy Gap.... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman breaks her legs after going airborne on Highway 101

Written on 1 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 54-year-old Templeton woman lost control of her pickup truck on Highway 101, went airborne and slammed into an overpass in Atascadero. The woman suffered broken legs in the wreck. At about 3:20 p.m. Monday, Melissa Diane Gootkin was driving... (Continue reading)

Girl plunges 300 feet off Ragged Point

Written on 11 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 12-year-old girl fell approximately 300 feet off Ragged Point on Monday and survived. The girl suffered a head injury and was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter. [Tribune] Shortly after 11 a.m., the girl fell from a cliff near... (Continue reading)

Scaffolding collapses in Pismo Beach, 5 injured

Written on 27 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Five people suffered injuries, several critically, after scaffolding collapsed Tuesday morning in Pismo Beach, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 11 a.m., the scaffolding collapsed onto the beach south of the Kon Tiki Inn. The collapsed appeared to have occurred... (Continue reading)

Atascadero teen breaks her back in a crash on Cuesta Grade

Written on 23 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 19-year-old Atascadero woman suffered a broken vertebra on Thursday after the pickup truck in which she was traveling in slammed into the back of a big rig on the Cuesta Grade. [KSBY] At approximately 7:30 a.m., a 20-year-old Santa... (Continue reading)