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Morro Bay councilman requests time off

Written on 28 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Morro Bay Councilman Matt Makowetski is requesting up to 90 days off as he battles what he describes as a “very persistent eye infection.” In a letter to Mayor Jamie Irons, Makowetski said he has been battling the eye infection... (Continue reading)

7 men charged with trafficking cocaine

Written on 8 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed felony drug charges Friday against seven men for allegedly trafficking in cocaine, according to a press release. Officers arrested five of the suspects in Los Osos, Morro Bay, Paso Robles and... (Continue reading)

Templeton man killed in crash, 3 others injured

Written on 2 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A 77-year-old Templeton man died in a car crash on Highway 41 near Morro Bay Saturday afternoon that injured an additional three people. At about 2 p.m., Nicholas Bundren, 24, of Atascadero, was driving a Ford Fusion west on Highway... (Continue reading)

Los Osos Cal Fire captain arrested for insurance fraud

Written on 27 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A Morro Bay man who works as a captain for Cal Fire was arrested along with his brother last week on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud. An investigation by the California Department of Insurance led to the arrest of... (Continue reading)

Financial dispute suspected in murder of Morro Bay woman

Written on 25 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested a security guard at a marijuana dispensary Friday on suspicion of murdering a 30-year-old woman who grew up in Morro Bay. Last month, Carrie Jean Melvin was walking with her boyfriend in Hollywood when a gunman shot and... (Continue reading)

Conspiracy theorist attacks banks, police and top corporation

Written on 9 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

Armed with a sling shot and metal balls, a 26-year-old Morro Bay man allegedly opened fire on the windows of 11 bank buildings, as well as the San Luis Obispo Apple Store and the Morro Bay Police Department, during two recent... (Continue reading)

Woman who grew up in Morro Bay shot dead in Hollywood

Written on 7 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

A 30-year-old woman who grew up in Morro Bay died Sunday night after a man approached her from behind on a street in Hollywood and shot her in the back of the head. [NBC LA] Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, was... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police find fleeing suspected felon

Written on 2 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Morro Bay man fled a home police were searching Wednesday morning, but he did not evade capture for long. Around 11:26 a.m. Morro Bay detectives and police officers served a warrant at a home in the 900 block of... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay hires department head in closed process

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

Morro Bay City Manager Dave Buckingham hired a new deputy city manager without any public advertising of the position, forgoing the usual process of allowing multiple people to apply. Buckingham said he pursued Sam Taylor, the former assistant city administrator... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay named one of America’s top beach towns

Written on 25 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Morro Bay is one America’s 14 best small beach towns, according to the online travel publication Thrillist. “The best place to stop along the Pacific Coast Highway? Morro Bay, where you can take in Morro Rock (aka America’s Gibraltar) or... (Continue reading)