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Gangsters getting military training

Written on 15 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Federal officials are documenting a growing presence of gang members in the U.S. military, even while state financial support for local gang-busting and narcotics interdiction evaporates. The proliferation of organized criminal elements with military-trained members should raise red flags for law... (Continue reading)

Athletes pack pro-plastic political message

Written on 9 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

High school football players delivered a political message along with barbecue chicken dinners last weekend at an Atascadero fundraiser, surprising some parents, risking their boosters' non-profit status, and igniting a brisk debate about plastic bags and exploitation of students. Student athletes... (Continue reading)

$78 million lottery winner sold in Paso Robles

Written on 2 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

There was unbridled joy Wednesday at Paso Robles’ suddenly-most popular service station, 1-Stop Food and Convenience at 7th and Spring streets, as news of a $78 million lottery winner spread through the quiet downtown neighborhood. Although the big winner is... (Continue reading)

103-year-old tombstone falls on Paso Robles girl

Written on 31 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

Attorneys for the Paso Robles Cemetery District are battling over who is responsible for maintaining tombstones after an aged-grave marker fell on a four-year-old Paso Robles girl breaking her ankle. Last year, Heather Wolcott was visiting the Paso Robles Cemetery with... (Continue reading)

Click! California Photo Festival, event photos

Written on 28 Oct, 2011 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The second annual Click! California Photo Festival is the largest photography event on the Central Coast. More than 200 photography buffs attended the five-day event that included more than 170 classes, workshops, seminars, countywide photo shoots and networking events. If... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles gangs, civic concern growing

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

Residents of Paso Robles and other North County communities are keenly aware of a growing gang presence in their neighborhoods, but many public officials continue to pretend nothing is wrong. [NewTimes] In recent weeks, law enforcement agencies have banded together... (Continue reading)

North County man arrested after armed standoff

Written on 23 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man who fired a rifle at deputies before barricading himself in a garage in rural Paso Robles on Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., deputies responded to calls that Aaron Macay... (Continue reading)

Plane crashes in Paso Robles

Written on 21 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A pilot was injured after his single engine airplane crashed north of Paso Robles Airport at about 4:20 a.m.on Friday. The unnamed man was attempting to land a 2010 Piper Malibu Matrix when he crashed during his final approach in... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman facing up to 35 years in prison

Written on 16 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

A Paso Robles woman found guilty in July of defrauding the United States Department of Education and the California Department of Education out of a $35 million grant will be sentenced Monday at the U.S. District Court in Riverside. Jean... (Continue reading)

Seven arrested in Paso Robles drug raid

Written on 13 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Officers arrested seven people for various drug offences following an early morning raid of a home on the 500 block of Beverly Drive in Paso Robles. At about 7 a.m. today, officers with the Paso Robles Police Department the San... (Continue reading)