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Two dead in accident in Santa Margarita

Written on 1 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

Two bodies were found in a car that crashed down an embankment on Highway 58 south of Creston early Wednesday morning. It appears the vehicle, which was occupied by a male and a female, went off the road, down an... (Continue reading)

Brush fire in Santa Margarita

Written on 29 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Firefighters are battling a 50 acre brush fire in a rural area of Santa Margarita near the top of California State Route 229 within less then a mile from homes. The fire was started by fire crews burning brush. The... (Continue reading)

Teenage murder victim identified

Written on 1 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Police have identified the teenage girl who was murdered last weekend as Dystiny Myers, 15, of Santa Maria. [KCOY] Myers’ badly-burned body was found last Saturday east of Santa Margarita. The teen had graduated from El Camino Junior High in... (Continue reading)

Murder victim was 15-year-old Santa Maria girl

Written on 30 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 10 comments

The body found on Sunday in Santa Margarita has been identified as a 15-year-old Santa Maria girl. Firefighters working to put out a grass fire found the unidentified girl’s burning body in a shallow grave off Park Hill Road a... (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)

Sunset at the Rancho, event photos

Written on 16 Sep, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | One comment

Last Saturday, supporters of the Children’s Health Initiative of San Luis Obispo gathered at the Santa Margarita Ranch for live music, enticing live and silent auctions and  a delectable barbecue. The event honored local individuals for their advocacy on behalf... (Continue reading)

Auto burglaries skyrocket

Written on 20 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Department is warning the public not to leave money or valuables in their cars because of a spike in auto burglaries. Deputies said there have been more than 100 burglaries in the past 90... (Continue reading)

Fatal motorcycle accident near Santa Margarita

Written on 16 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

A 32-year-old Kerman man died Sunday evening after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a guard rail on Highway 101 near Tassajara Creek Road just south of Santa Margarita at about 7 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.... (Continue reading)

Questions surround Santa Margarita woman’s death

Written on 13 Jun, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 55 comments

On the morning she died, Janet Lucille McCarthy had planned to take flight from a tumultuous marriage, friends told CalCoastNews. The 44-year-old Santa Margarita woman, and mother of three, was planning an extended vacation to her parents' home in Ohio to... (Continue reading)