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Lion kills California animal sanctuary intern

Written on 7 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 350 pound lion mauled a 24-year-old woman to death Wednesday at an animal sanctuary in Fresno County. [CNN] Diana Hanson, a Seattle native, was an intern at the 100-acre wild animal sanctuary Cat Haven located 45 miles west of... (Continue reading)

No ID on man found dead in Morro Bay parking lot

Written on 3 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Morro Bay police have yet to identify the man found dead inside a white car Saturday afternoon in the Rite Aid parking lot in Morro Bay. Police said at the scene that there were no apparent signs of foul play... (Continue reading)

Child burned in car outside mother’s work

Written on 27 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A Santa Barbara woman is facing child endangerment charges after the van she had left her 2-year-old alone in caught on fire. [SantaBarbaraIndependent] Viviana Wink, 29, allegedly left her child strapped in a car seat in the van parked outside... (Continue reading)

Man killed in motorcycle accident

Written on 18 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Lompoc man died Sunday after he lost control of his motorcycle while riding on Highway 227 north of Arroyo Grande. Fred Garrett Jr, 49, was driving at about 35 miles per hour with a group of motorcyclists when he... (Continue reading)

Teen dies in rollover accident near Cuesta College

Written on 18 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Encino girl died on Sunday after being ejected from a Jeep that drove off Highway 1 in front of Cuesta College. The driver, Sanam Azemoon, 19, of Calabasas drove off an embankment which caused the Jeep to roll several... (Continue reading)

Recovery advocate overdoses at treatment facility

Written on 17 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A well-loved advocate of alcohol and drug recovery was discovered unconscious at the Lighthouse Foundation treatment facility in Santa Barbara on Saturday. Steven Hartman, 52, is in a coma at Cottage Hospital following an overdose at the sober living facility... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student struggled to breathe at party before death

Written on 12 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cal Poly student Brandon Huang died early Sunday morning on the way home from a large house party in San Luis Obispo, where he began struggling to breathe. [Tribune] Huang, who has just turned 20, stopped breathing around midnight Sunday... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dies on campus

Written on 11 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A Cal Poly student died early Sunday morning outside his residence hall on campus. [Tribune] Second-year biology major Brandon Huang stopped breathing around 11:56 p.m. Saturday outside Poly Canyon Village. University police performed CPR on Huang, 20, but they did... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria CEO dies in Arizona shooting

Written on 31 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 62 comments

The chief executive officer of a Santa Maria telecommunications company died in a shooting Wednesday in an Arizona office building. [KCOY] Steven Singer, 48, was the CEO of Santa Maria based Fusion Contact Centers. A 70-year-old shooter wounded two other... (Continue reading)

SLO High student dies from collision injuries

Written on 31 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo High School student Alex Maier died Wednesday evening, two days after crashing his pickup truck on a Highway 101 off-ramp in San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] Sierra Vista Medical Center pronounced Maier, 17, dead at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday... (Continue reading)