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Posted 3/10/2010 12:57 PM
Source: Associated Press

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A voracious moth has prompted an aggressive quarantine across Napa Valley wine country.

Agriculture officials imposed a quarantine Tuesday restricting the transport of equipment after discovering the European grapevine moth in at least 32 sites. They intend to conduct spraying to control and eradicate the pest.

Growers, meanwhile, say they're worried the spraying could undermine a decade-long effort toward low-impact farming practices in the Napa Valley.

Posted 3/10/2010 12:42 PM by Andrew Masuda
Source: KSBY Sports

The UC Santa Barbara women and the Cal Poly men's basketball team play during opening day of the Big West Conference Tournament in Anaheim today.

The Cal Poly men face off against UC Irvine around 8:30 pm in the Anaheim Convention Center. It will be the second time in four days that the two teams will meet.Last Saturday, the Mustangs blew an eight point lead with 48 seconds left to play and lost to the Anteaters in overtime91-84. Head coach Joe Callero says on the plus side, his team … Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 12:37 PM by Dave Hovde
Source: KSBY News

A few spotty morning showers gave way to sun but a lot of wind Wednesday.  It'll be a concern this afternoon and through Thursday morning for some:

There is a Gale Warning in place for the water off the Central Coast:

Northwest winds increasing to 25 to 35 kt. strongest winds in the south portion of the coastal waters.

A gale warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occuring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equip… Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 12:07 PM
Source: Associated Press

NORWALK, Calif. (AP) - Detectives are searching for three armed robbers who broke into a Norwalk home and threatened the parents of a 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Douglas Jensen said Wednesday investigators are interviewing neighbors and looking for anyone with information about the assailants.

The assailants held the parents at gunpoint Tuesday while the boy and his 6-year-old sister hid in a bathroom. The boy, identified… Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 10:09 AM by by Richard Gearhart

Colder air remains in place today across the central and south coast.  A weak front moved through the area this morning producing  numerous rain showers.  The frontal boundary has now moved to the south effectively ending our chance of rain.  Cool temperatures and gusty winds will prevail for the rest the day. Wind advisories have been issued for southern Santa Barbara County as well as the surrounding mountains.  Look for sustained winds this afternoon around 35mph w… Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 9:44 AM
Source: Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - It could be the beginning of the end of overdrawn accounts linked to debit cards.

Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in such accounts in a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees.

Rules set by the Federal Reserve that will ban banks from charging such fees, without first getting permission from the customer, are set to take effect July 1.

But Bank of America is going a s… Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 8:48 AM
Source: Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) - Proposed national educational guidelines would move math and English instruction closer to standards that are uniform and more rigorous.

The plan is expected to lead to standardized textbooks and testing, making it easier for students to move from state to state. Also under the proposals, some learning goals will be taught earlier.

The head of the math standards committee says the standards "are as high as the highest standards that any state has." But another m… Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 8:44 AM
Source: Associated Press

THERMAL, Calif. (AP) - They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did - but not much.

Authorities in Riverside County say a woman with a gun robbed 11 customers at a market and got away with $6.

A Sheriff's Department statement says the woman was armed with a semi-automatic pistol when she went to La Chicanita Market in the town of Thermal on Tuesday afternoon.

Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela says the woman confronted 10
customers in the store and als… Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 8:43 AM
Source: Associated Press

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) - The California Highway Patrol officer who helped a man stop his runaway Toyota Prius says he could smell the burning brakes.

Todd Neibert gave instructions to James Sikes over a loudspeaker as they went east on mountainous Interstate 8 in San Diego County Monday afternoon.

He says that when Sikes finally got the car stopped, there wasn't much left of the car's brakes. Neibert says there was "a bunch of brake material on the ground and inside the wheels.… Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 8:35 AM by Courtney Meznarich
Source: KSBY News

A police and fire dispatcher confirms that a residence is fully involved in flames on Ironwood Drive in Morro Bay.

KSBY News has a crew on scene and will bring you the latest information as it becomes available. Be sure to watch KSBY News at 10 and 11 for the latest.

Posted 3/10/2010 7:50 AM by Richard Gearhart

Some brief showers are moving through this morning, but should be ending by midday.  The cool, windy weather will continue this afternoon.  Look for winds to gust up to 35 miles per hour in some locations.  Highs will be similar to the past couple of days.  Look for upper 50s and lower 60s.

Expect a change in your forecast tomorrow.  It will be mostly clear with an offshore flow developing.  That will mean less wind and warmer temperatures.  Mid to u… Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 7:50 AM by Courtney Meznarich
Source: KSBY News

Sheriff's deputies say they've solved a string of thefts in Northern San Luis Obispo County.

Seven theft cases are linked to 38-year-old Shelly Renee Davis and 33-year-old Gustavo Dejesus. Deputies say they stole brass sculptures from front yards, and then traded them for cash.

A salvage yard employee became suspicious and alerted investigators. Deputies say the stolen items are valued at $40,000. Both suspects are in jail on grand theft charges.

Posted 3/10/2010 7:48 AM
Source: Associated Press

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BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles coroner's office says "The Lost Boys" actor Corey Haim is dead at 38.

Coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said Wednesday that Haim died at 2:15 a.m. at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She said an autopsy will determine the cause of death and there are no other details.

Canadian-born Haim became a teen heartthrob with the 1986 film "Lucas" and 1987's "The Lost Boys." His first role was in the 1984 hit "Firstborn," in which he… Click to Read More

Posted 3/10/2010 7:48 AM by Jimena Martinez
Source: KSBY News

An Anaheim man, accused of sexually assaulting a child, will learn his fate on the Central Coast Wednesday morning.

Last year, officers arrested 56-year-old Alfredo Soria in Anaheim, and brought him back to the Santa Barbara County Jail. Officers believe Soria was involved in a series of sexual assaults against a young girl, who was under 10 years old.

They say the assaults began about eight years ago.

Posted 3/10/2010 7:48 AM by Emily Kiefer
Source: KSBY News

The Michigan man accused of traveling to the Central Coast, to meet a local teenager he met online, will learn his fate.

Fifty-two-year-old Bradford Mitchell is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday morning. He was arrested back in December after police say they found him with a missing 16-year-old girl in Pismo Beach. Investigators say the pair had been staying together in a hotel.

He pled not guilty to charges of having sex with a minor.