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Car hits, kills person walking on Highway 101 in Santa Maria

Written on 25 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A pedestrian died on Highway 101 in Santa Maria Wednesday night after being hit by a vehicle driven by a Nipomo woman. [KSBY] Around 9:05 p.m., the pedestrian appeared to be walking across the number one lane on the southbound... (Continue reading)

Nipomo board seeking water rate increase

Written on 21 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The Nipomo Community Services District is seeking a water rate increase that would raise costs about 30 percent for the average rate payer. If approved, the rate hike will start July 1, 2015. In Sept. 2013, the board voted to... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 11 acres on Nipomo Mesa

Written on 15 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon on the Nipomo Mesa and burned about 11 acres of land before firefighters contained it. [KSBY] The fire began around 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Camino Mariposa and Scenic View Way. It quickly... (Continue reading)

Gang member suspected of vandalizing Nipomo farm

Written on 22 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A known gang member from Santa Maria is suspected of vandalizing a Nipomo farm on Wednesday. Early in the morning, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies were called to Rancho Laguna Farms to investigate a tagging. At the farm they... (Continue reading)

Accused child molester turns himself in

Written on 4 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man on the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office’s most wanted list turned himself in to authorities on Friday. Paul Jacob Speer, 39, is charged with 20 counts of committing lewd acts with a child under the age of... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud

Written on 22 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Nipomo woman received a three-year federal prison sentence Monday for her role in several tax fraud schemes. [Tribune] Imelda Sanchez, 42, pleaded guilty in Feb. 2013 to one count of making false claims against the government and one count... (Continue reading)

Salary jump for Nipomo manager

Written on 22 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The general manager of the Nipomo Community Services District is in line for a raise of more than $14,000 on Wednesday. Michael LeBrun, who has served as the district’s permanent general manager since 2011, currently makes a base salary of... (Continue reading)

Wanted man invades Nipomo home

Written on 9 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A suspect in a carjacking who barricaded himself in a Nipomo home Wednesday morning has been arrested. After allegedly carjacking a vehicle in Santa Maria, the suspect fled north, crashed into a fence in Nipomo and entered an occupied home... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man arrested for raping a 5-year-old

Written on 11 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Nipomo man Tuesday for sexually assaulting a 5-year-old child at an unlicensed daycare facility run by the suspect’s wife. After receiving information that Adam Lieja Aguirre, 66, had been sexually assaulting the... (Continue reading)

In the season of campaign sign rustlers

Written on 2 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

EXCLUSIVE By KAREN VELIE You know it really is election season when signs appear and disappear throughout San Luis Obispo County as candidates battle for exposure. And every year candidate signs worth thousands of dollars are stolen. Even so, this... (Continue reading)