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• *Pet Tales

  The surprising stats on this year's kitten season

  Posted 5:12 PM 5/28/2012 by Kathy Kuretich

  In this week's Pet Tales, it's all about kittens!

  During the spring and early summer, shelters and non-profit groups gear up for a population explosion.

  And with this year's mild winter, kitten season was predicted to be one of the worst.

  We checked-in with shelters across (More)

  
  

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• SAN LUIS OBISPO

  San Luis Obispo High School students "Double Take" make new music video

  Posted 4:50 PM 5/28/2012 by Kathy Kuretich

  The San Luis Obispo High School girls whose music video "Hot Problems" took off nationally... they're at it again.

  "Treat me like a princess and call me by my name. Put me on a pedestal and soak up all my fame." Those are lyrics from their latest music video, called "Like a (More)

  
  

• LOMPOC

  Lompoc woman asks for public's help in finding missing horse

  Posted 4:32 PM 5/28/2012 by Kathy Kuretich

  A Lompoc woman is asking for the public's help, in finding her missing horse.

  The mustang named Earl has been gone since Mother's Day, and she's desperate to get him back home. Pennie Schuberg was riding at the La Purisima Mission in Lompoc when Earl, a usually calm horse, spooked (More)

  
  

• CENTRAL COAST

  To go online or not to go online thats the question for brick and mortar retail stores

  Posted 4:32 PM 5/28/2012 by Cameron Polom, KSBY News

  Shoppers have invaded downtown San Luis Obispo this holiday weekend, but with so many doing their shopping online, how important is it for businesses to have a storefront anymore?For more than a decade the online retail market has grown by leaps and bounds. Each year the market for (More)

  
  

• ARROYO GRANDE

  Arroyo Grande man arrested after stabbing elderly man

  Posted 3:37 PM 5/28/2012 by Courtney Meznarich, KSBY News

  The Arroyo Grande Police Department says an elderly man who was stabbed several times Monday morning is expected to survive.

  Officers responded to a medical aid request around 11:00a.m. Monday, and found an elderly man with stab wounds. Officers say an investigation revealed a 35-year-old (More)

  
  

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• CALIFORNIA NEWS

  Salinas soldier killed in Afghanistan

  Posted 11:15 AM 5/28/2012 by Courtney Meznarich, KSBY News

  The Department of Defense says a soldier from Salinas was killed in Afghanistan when his unit was attacked by enemy forces with an improvised explosive device.

  Spc. Vilmar Galarza Hernandez, 21, died Saturday. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, at Joint Base Lewuis-McChord in Washington.

   

  
  

• VENTURA COUNTY

  Calif. school district bans use of Mexican epithet

  Posted 10:56 AM 5/28/2012 by Associated Press

  OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California school district has banned the use of Mexican epithets for indigenous people in a campaign to encourage tolerance and stop bullying. The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/JwDtET ) reports that Oxnard School District, home to a large community (More)

  
  

• SANTA BARBARA

  Woman killed while crossing street in Santa Barbara

  Posted 10:18 AM 5/28/2012 by Courtney Meznarich, KSBY News

  The Santa Barbara Police Department is asking any possible witnesses to a fatal crash to come forward.

  Late Sunday night, the police department says a 53-year-old woman was hit and killed while attempting to cross East Cabrillo Boulevard outside of a crosswalk.

  Officers say the (More)

  
  

• SPORTS

  Cal Poly left out of NCAA Tournament

  

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  Posted 9:55 AM 5/28/2012 by Bill Halter

  A 36-20 record and second place finish in the Big West Conference wasn't good enough to earn the Cal Poly baseball team a bid to the NCAA playoffs.  The 64 team field was announced on Monday morning.  Big West champion Cal State Fullerton (35-19) is the only team from the (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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• SANTA YNEZ VALLEY

  Pilot rescued after landing in Santa Ynez Valley

  Posted 5:11 PM 5/27/2012 by Christina Jensen, KSBY News

  The Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to an aircraft down near the Santa Ynez Valley Airport.

  Around 8:00 a.m. Sunday a pilot needed help landing his small aircraft because of heavy cloud cover.

  He thought he was going to be able to glide the aircraft to the runway.

  Firefighters say they located the aircraft one mile southwest of the airport.

  When they found him, he was standing outside of the aircraft.

  There were no injuries.

  
  

• SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

  22 DUI arrests in Santa Barbara County

  Posted 5:08 PM 5/27/2012 by Christina Jensen, KSBY News

  The Memorial Day weekend DUI enforcement effort has already resulted in 22 DUI arrests.

  It's all part of the "Avoid the 12" campaign in Santa Barbara County.

  From Friday through midnight Saturday, Santa Barbara officers arrested 22 people for driving under the influence.

  CHP throughout the state are also patrolling freeways and county roads this holiday weekend.

   

  
  

• SPORTS

  Mustangs finish season with win, hope for playoffs

  

  Posted 5:07 PM 5/27/2012 by Bill Halter

  It was a perfect final day of the regular season for the Cal Poly baseball team.  The Mustangs won at UC-Riverside, 6-0 and CS-Fullerton beat Long Beach State, 5-1.  The win is the Mustangs seventh in a row and 14th in their last 17 games.  Cal Poly finishes the regular season (More)