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Jackson’s family planned to help him flee a conviction

Written on 11 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Michael Jackson’s family planned to fly the singer out of the United States rather than see him jailed if he was convicted at his 2005 child abuse trial in Santa Maria, his brother Jermaine Jackson told the Times of London... (Continue reading)

Woman thwarts carjacking attempt

Written on 8 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Arroyo Grande police are hunting a knife-wielding, foul-smelling man who attacked a 25-year-old woman after she had stopped her car briefly in a residential neighborhood. The unidentified Santa Maria woman was left with minor injuries in the Sept. 6 incident,... (Continue reading)

Tony Cipolla joins KCOY

Written on 12 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Former KSBY news anchor Tony Cipolla is heading to Santa Maria for a new TV gig with arch rival KCOY Channel 12. [Tribune] Next week, Cipolla will join Sara Cole as co-anchor of the morning show. Last October, KCOY began... (Continue reading)

SLO ad exec arrested for threatening an officer

Written on 13 Jul, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 184 comments

Prosecutors in Santa Maria have filed a flurry of felony charges against a San Luis Obispo marketing executive for allegedly threatening a police officer, a charge partially refuted by video tape of the incident available on KCCN.tv. Jeffery Lind, 55,... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach child molester convicted

Written on 26 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Grover Beach man was convicted of sexually molesting a pre-teen girl by a jury in Santa Maria on Thursday. [SantaMariaTimes] Santa Maria police arrested Ryan Olsen, 33, in February 2010 and charged him with sexually abusing two pre-teen girls... (Continue reading)

Science Night at Allan Hancock, event photos

Written on 15 Apr, 2011 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

Young and old, over 650 people were excited to see, touch, and hear fascinating scientific and engineering principles in action at Science Night at Hancock College on April 8. Dr. Robert Jorstad embraced the learn-by-doing paradigm by having his science... (Continue reading)

Doctors testify on murder suspect’s competency

Written on 14 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Doctors from Patton State Hospital testified in Santa Maria today that Lee Leeds is competent to stand trial for the murder of four people including his father. [KSBY] In March 2008, Lee Leeds reportedly shot the four men at his... (Continue reading)

Screen legend Jane Russell dies in Santa Maria

Written on 28 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Jane Russell, 89, who became one of the biggest and most controversial movie stars of the 1940’s and 50’s, in part due to her revealing cleavage, died Monday at her home in Santa Maria. Russell, a former pin-up girl, was... (Continue reading)

Man shoots at restaurant in San Luis Obispo

Written on 12 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Santa Maria man was arrested for allegedly shooting a gun from his car towards a group of people standing outside Tonitas Mexican Restaurant on Nipomo Street in San Luis Obispo at 1:58 a.m. on Saturday. After purchasing food from... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Police arrest murder suspect

Written on 10 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs | No comments

San Luis Obispo Police officers arrested a Santa Maria man suspected of the attempted murder of a 21-year-old on Sunday. Cole Sterling Milton, 19, is suspected of repeatedly stabbing Justin Hirsh near the intersection of Nipomo and High Streets with... (Continue reading)