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Deputies search for alleged child molestor

Written on 14 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a Nipomo resident suspected of several counts of child molestation. Deputies describe Marcos Saldana Hernandez as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 220 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.... (Continue reading)

200 pound dog rescued from sinkhole

Written on 8 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Crews in Nipomo rescued a 200 pound Mastiff that fell into a 20 feet deep and about three feet wide sinkhole. The dog, Cedric, fell into the backyard sinkhole at 167 West Price Street at about 9 p.m. on Friday.... (Continue reading)

Thoughts on the winter solstice

Written on 18 Dec, 2010 in Opinion | 10 comments

BY BILL DENNEEN All cultures have a ceremony of some sort around Dec. 21st—Hanaukkah, Ramadan, Kwanzza, Christmas. The term “solstice” is derived from two Latin words:”sol” meaning sun and “sistere” meaning to stand still. It occurs when the earth’s axial... (Continue reading)

Man dead after fight in Nipomo

Written on 26 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

A young man died after being involved in a street fight at Hazel Lane and Starlite Drive in Nipomo on Thanksgiving at about 8:30 p.m. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies responded to a report of a fight and found... (Continue reading)

Woman thwarts home invasion robbery in Nipomo

Written on 25 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

A Nipomo woman was able to thwart a home invasion robbery by breaking away from her capture and activating the home alarm at about 6 p.m. on Friday. Three men entered a home on the 500 block of Tejas Place... (Continue reading)

Light up the Night, event photos

Written on 29 Sep, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | One comment

Rebecca Houseman almost lost her life to leukemia twice during the past six years. And now, with the help of the Nipomo Rotary Club and her family, she is working to help others coping with this devastating illness. Last Sunday,... (Continue reading)

Woman’s murderers turned on grave digger

Written on 28 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 32 comments

The alleged murderers of the woman whose charred remains were found in Santa Margarita on Sunday turned on one another while trying to dispose of her body. Sources tell CalCoastNews that Cody Lane Miller, 20, of Fresno was digging a... (Continue reading)

Arrest over burned body found in Santa Margarita

Written on 27 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Deputies investigating the murder of a man whose charred remains were found in Santa Margarita have arrested four people. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday, firefighters responding to a vegetation fire near Park Hill Road discovered the body in a... (Continue reading)

Landscaper savaged by pit bull in Nipomo

Written on 24 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 21 comments

A landscaper who was mauled by a pit bull in Nipomo on Monday morning is recovering from massive wounds to his face. [KCOY] Craig Groth, 48, was trying to save two Jack Russell terriers from a large gray pit bull... (Continue reading)

Dining Out: Tahlia’s Cucina in Nipomo

Written on 25 Jul, 2010 in Discovered | No comments

By DAVID CONGALTON The area around the intersection of Thompson Road and Tefft Street is considered Old Town Nipomo, but there’s not much action in these parts. Plenty of empty lots. Very little retail. Most of the traffic seems headed... (Continue reading)