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Oceano Chase Ends In Santa Maria With 2 Arrested

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Two people were arrested Sunday after leading San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputies and the California Highway Patrol on a pursuit. More>>

Powerball Money Goes To California

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Ticket sales gave a boost to local businesses in Santa Barbara as well as California schools. More>>

Six-Year-Old With 'Silent' Disease Honored In Santa Barbara

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More than 200 people across the Central Coast walked in Santa Barbara to bring awareness to a 'silent' disease. More>>

Federal Investigation Underway After CT Train Crash Injures 70+

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Federal investigators are in Connecticut inspecting the scene of a commuter train crash. Officials said it could take days before the busy section of track reopens. More>>

Car Plows Into Virginia Parade, Injuring Dozens

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According to the Associated Press, a car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in Damascus, a small Virginia town. More>>

4H Youth Agricultural Program In Danger Of Cuts

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The 4H program receives $143,000 from the county which is scheduled to decide if it will continue or cut the funding this June 10th. More>>

Vintage Trailers Swarm Pismo Beach

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The Pismo Beach community got a blast from the past as more than 300 vintage trailers rolled through Pismo Coast Village this weekend. More>>

Lompoc "Safe and Sane" Fireworks Lottery Winners Announced

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LOMPOC, Calif. - The Lompoc Fire Department held its lottery on Friday morning for local groups to sell "safe and sane" fireworks for its upcoming Fourth of July celebration. More>>

Hundreds Gather to Remember Jason Anderson "Skittlez" Video included

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SANTA MARIA, Calif.- Friends and family gather for a candlelight vigil to say goodbye to local barber, Jason Anderson. More>>

Lompoc Fire Department Back to 1986 Staffing Levels Video included

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$1.5 million grant used to hire six new firefighters and promote from within. More>>

Lompoc CPA Explains IRS 501(c)4 Controversy Video included

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Century-old non-profit tax exemption at heart of IRS debate and scandal in Washington D.C. More>>

Missing At-Risk Lompoc Man Found

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PISMO BEACH, Calif. - Pismo Beach Police confirm that a missing at-risk man from Lompoc has been found after a good samaritan saw his photo in the news. More>>

Inmate Used Sharpened Toothbrush in California Men's Colony Attack Video included

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In the past 12 months, officers have been attacked 15 times by inmates. In three of those attacks, inmates used weapons.  More>>

California Men's Colony Attack Symptom of AB109? Video included

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The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) in San Luis Obispo says the attack is another symptom of Senate Bill AB 109 and one of the many risks officers at CMC face. More>>

Local Businesses Get Boost From Wine Festival in Paso Robles Video included

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PASO ROBLES, Calif- People from all over California are expected to attend the 31st Paso Robles Wine Festival. More>>

New Tasting Room to Join Paso Roble's Tourism Boom Video included

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PASO ROBLES, Calif- The Paso Robles wine festival is kicking off, and one new tasting room made Friday its deadline to get in on the action. More>>

Dear Jon: Why Won't My Congressman Respond to My Letter?

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Dear Jon - Ray wrote to me and asked, "can you tell me why my congressman doesn't respond to my letters?" They do answer your letter, it just takes time. But why, you may ask? More>>

1 in 5 U.S. kids has a mental health disorder

As many as one in five American children under the age of 17 has a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year, according to a new federal report. More>>

Many public pools contaminated with human waste

There are few things more inviting than a cool, clear pool on a hot summer day. But a new federal report will have you thinking twice before dipping a toe in the water. More>>

Friday Film Focus: Movies Coming To Theaters This May 17th Weekend Video included

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CENTRAL COAST, Calif. - The Summer box office season is already off to a sizzling start.  If you're an action fan, this may be the weekend for you. More>>

Woman Loses Life Savings to 'Grandparent Scam' Video included

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.- A San Luis Obispo woman is out more than $75,000 after falling victim to a phone scam known as the "Grandparent scam." More>>

Operation Jobs: Fusion Contact Centers in Santa Maria is Hiring

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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Fusion Contact Centers is looking to hire 50 new workers for full-time and part-time positions for a variety of positions. More>>

Morro Bay May Lose Its Aquarium Video included

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In the next five years, its lease with the city is set to expire. The city is urging the aquarium to upgrade or look at other options.
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Law Enforcement Target Gang Leaders

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SANTA MARIA - "Our goal is simple, to dismantle gangs from top to bottom, from the street soldiers to the shotcallers."
 
That was the message two years ago this month from Andre Birotte Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Central Coast at a press briefing in Santa Barbara.
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Maldonado Announces Ballot Initiative to Repeal AB 109

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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Former California Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado spoke with reporters in front of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. Foster Road station in Santa Maria to explain why he's traveling across the state speaking out against AB 109, the state prison realignment and early release program. More>>

State Proposes Regulations for Pesticide Commonly Used in Strawberry Farming

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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The California Department of Pesticide Regulation proposed new rules on a widely used chemical in the strawberry industry. Regulations are already in place for the fumigant known More>>

Nipomo Woman Claims Neighbor Attacked Her Son

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NIPOMO, Calif. - One local mother says justice needs to be served after she claims her neighbor attacked her son. The woman says law enforcement would only do so much. Amber Hefferan says marks all over More>>

Strong Arm Robbery Near UCSB Campus, Woman Dragged and iPhone Stolen

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Deputies said a 31-year old woman was the victim of a strong arm robbery near the University of California Santa Barbara campus. More>>

Salmon Season In Full Swing In Morro Bay

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The season started on the first of May bringing in salmon sometimes as large as 20lbs. More>>

Caltrans Starts Drainage Construction on Highway 101 in Buellton

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Caltrans says construction work is planned to start next week along northbound Highway 101 between Santa Rosa Road and Highway 246. More>>

David Beckham Announces Retirement

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International soccer superstar David Beckham has announced he will retire later this month and will end one of the most memorable and remarkable careers in sports history. More>>

Local Students Qualify For State Rodeo Finals

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More than 40 rodeo participants from the Central Coast have qualified for the upcoming Junior High School State Finals and High School State Finals. More>>

Cal Poly Students Evacuated After Fire At Housing Complex

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - More than 400 Cal Poly students were evacuated Wednesday night after a fire broke out at the Corralitos apartment building. More>>

The Search Is On For Missing At-Risk Man From Lompoc

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LOMPOC, Calif. - Lompoc Police are asking for the public's help to find a missing at-risk man from the area, who they suspect is traveling up the Central Coast. More>>

SLO K9 Helps Sniff Out Thousands of Dollars of Drugs Video included

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-  A mom is behind bars after sheriff's deputies stopped her car and discovered hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs, but it was a K9 who sniffed out the goods. More>>

Central Coast Mother and Daughter Opt For Mastectomy Video included

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Gutierrez and Reed hope sharing their experiences will possibly save lives. More>>

Lompoc Fire Training Saves Family From Real Thing Video included

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Lompoc family has the fire department to thank for knowing exactly what to do when disaster struck their home. More>>

Woman Faces Charges for Child Endangerment and Possession of Meth

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An Anaheim woman faces child endangerment and drug charges after police find 13 pounds of meth in her car. Deputies arrested 32-year old Maria Guadalupe Garcia Monday night around 7:00 p.m. More>>

Lions & Bears Spotted in San Luis Obispo County Video included

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif- Lions and bears are indigenous to the area, but its not everyday we actually see them. A mountain lion has been spotted twice near Poly Canyon and a black bear was on Morro rock last week. More>>

Police Identify the Body Found in an Atascadero Storage Unit

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Police said they have identified the man who was found dead a in a storage unit as 59-year old James Richard Amundson. More>>

Tourism Industry is Growing Stronger in SLO County Video included

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif- Tourism is growing in San Luis Obispo County. According to Visit San Luis Obispo County it has a 1.2-billion dollar economic impact ever year in the county alone. More>>

Ed Herrmann Named New Righetti Football Coach

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After a lengthy search process, Righetti High School has announced Ed Hermann has been hired as the new varsity head football coach. More>>

WATCH LIVE: CA Governor Brown Releases State Budget Proposal

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SACRAMENTO, Calif- Governor Brown will release his revised 2013-14 California State Budget. To watch the live news conference at 10 a.m., click here. More>>

SLO Co. Emergency Services Using New Mobile App

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Emergency Medical Services personnel (EMS) in San Luis Obispo County are now utilizing a new mobile application that has been developed by Arroyo Grande based blueHula Studios. More>>

Angelina Jolie has preventative double mastectomy

Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she has undergone a double mastectomy because she carries a genetic mutation that greatly increases her risk of potentially fatal breast cancer. More>>

Cigarette Ashes To Blame For Early Morning Apartment Fire

Photo Courtesy: Fire Chief Kurt Latipow Photo Courtesy: Fire Chief Kurt Latipow
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LOMPOC, Calif.- Lompoc Fire Investigators determined the cause of an early morning structure fire to be improperly disposed cigarette ashes. More>>

SLO Police: Grandparent Scam Warning

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-  San Luis Obispo Police are warning people not to fall for the "Grandparent Scam" after several elderly people have lost thousands of dollars. More>>

Three Stores Caught Selling Tobacco to Minors

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif.- Three stores in San Luis Obispo County are in trouble after they were caught selling tobacco to minors. More>>

Plea Offer Made in Santa Maria Man's Murder Case Video included

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Brian Reid is charged with killing his father and nearly killing his mother in 2012 Labor Day BBQ shooting. More>>

SMPD Looking For Victims of Man Charged in Sexual Assault Video included

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Clive Decomarmond is accused of sexually assaulting girls between 12 and 16 years old. More>>

People Trying to Make a Storage Unit Home is Not Too Uncommon Video included

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ATASCADERO, Calif- A mans body was found in a storage unit in Atascadero this past weekend. The owners of the storage facility said the man may have been living there. More>>

Amgen Tour Benefiting Pismo Beach and Surrounding Cities Video included

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PISMO BEACH, Calif. - With the Amgen Tour of California heading to the Central Coast, that means thousands of visitors are also heading our way. Cities surrounding Avila Beach are getting perks as well.Pismo More>>

Manhunt Monday, May 13th 2013

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Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office The sheriff's office is looking for 30-year old Adrianna Trujillo. She's wanted on 4 felony warrants, a probation violation and possession of a controlled substance. More>>

IRS Under Fire After Allegedly Targeting Conservative Group Requests for a Tax-Exempt Status

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Lawmakers are reacting to allegations that the Internal Revenue Service regularly targeted conservative groups when reviewing requests for a tax-exempt status. Conservatives are angry and demanding answers after information of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting tea party groups for excessive review surfaces. More>>

Body Found Inside Atascadero Storage Unit Video included

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Police confirmed to Central Coast News that a body was found inside a storage unit along El Camino Real. Investigators said the body was discovered on Saturday, and they believe the person died of natural causes. More>>

Grover Beach Financier Slapped with 7 Criminal Charges

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif- A well known Grover Beach financier, Al Moriarty was in court Monday for his arraignment. He was recently booked into San Luis Obispo County jail after being extradited from Kitsap County jail in Washington for alleged criminal charges of fraud and embezzlement. More>>

Armed Carjacking in Santa Maria

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SANTA MARIA -- Around 3:30 Sunday morning, Santa Maria Police Officers responded to reports of a carjacking.The victims says they were approached by two people near the intersection of Boone and Thornburg. More>>

Mountain Lion Spotted Near Cal Poly Video included

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Officials say due to drought more of them are making their way down the creek for water near Poly Canyon. More>>

Two Santa Barbara Schools Put on Lockdown After Police Investigate Reports of Man With Rifle

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara Police put two area schools on lockdown on Tuesday afternoon as they investigated a report of a man with a rifle on the 800 block of East De La Guerra Street. More>>

Deadly Accident In Nipomo

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NIPOMO -- The California Highway Patrol says one man is dead after an accident on the southbound lanes of highway 101 near Willow Road.CHP says the driver from New Jersey drifter into the center divider, More>>

Local Barber Passes Away From Rare Brain Disorder Video included

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SANTA MARIA, Calif.- A community comes together to remember a well-known barber after his life is cut short by a rare brain disorder. More>>

House Burns Down in Santa Maria

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Firefighters responded to a house fully engulfed in flames along the 2200 block of Mon Chere Lane in Santa Maria. No one was in the home at the time of the fire. More>>

Casmalia Man Arrested After Authorities Find Drugs In His Trailer

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CASMALIA, Calif. - A Casmalia man arrested for allegedly having drugs at his home has been released on bail. More>>

Decomposing Bodies Found In NJ Home After Standoff

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Authorities say the suspect accused of killing two people and holding three children hostage in a Trenton, New Jersey standoff, has died from gunshot wounds. More>>

How the 2014 Obama budget could affect your finances

Depending on which estimate you believe, Obama's proposed budget would raise the tax bill of a household with a yearly income of $50,000 to $75,000 between $63 and $100 per year. However, that's not all you should know. More>>

Memorial Service Planned for Fallen Officers in San Luis Obispo County

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The city of San Luis Obispo is planning a Peace Officer Memorial Service this week. Officers and criminal justice agencies throughout the county will be attending the service. More>>

Cal Poly Announces Plan For New Housing Facility

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Cal Poly has announced it will build new student housing facilities, near the entrance of the university on Grand Avenue that will house about 1,400 first-year students. More>>

San Luis Obispo Gym Hosts Push-Up Challenge For Troops

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Athlon Fitness is hosting the push-up challenge next Saturday to raise money for wounded soldiers and for the men and women in uniform coming home. More>>

Atascadero Resident Arrested After Pursuit

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A high speed pursuit Tuesday night in Atascadero has led to the arrest of Tatum Stewart, a 25-year old resident of Atascadero. More>>

Lompoc Families Prepare For Disaster

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In a recent Red Cross poll, only 7% of people across the country are prepared should a disaster strike and Lompoc fire wants to change that with its "Ready, Set, Go" emergency preparedness program. More>>

Truck Injures Two Cyclists Near Harris Grade

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.- Two bicyclists are recovering after being hit by a truck. More>>

Third Graders Compete For Spot At Santa Maria Mini-Rodeo

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The kids will compete in categories like barrel jumping, junior team roping and break away roping. More>>

Santa Maria Barber Fights For Life

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Jason Anderson commonly known as "Skittlez" has been a barber for more than 15 years and owns a popular shop on Broadway. More>>

Cycling Clubs Hail Return of Amgen Tour of California Video included

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Tailwinds Bicycle Club members say globally televised event helps draw attention to important issue of bike safety. More>>

The Fight to Keep Kids On The Right Path Video included

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Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley helps local youth stay on the right path and steer clear of trouble, violence and gangs. More>>

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