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Stanley the rooster surfs on a vacuum cleaner in California

MORRO BAY, Calif. - Stanley the rooster gets to do a lot of cool things.He gets to take rides in the car, go to the beach and pose for silly pictures, posted on Jennifer Guelker's Facebook page, BackYard Chickens.But because this rooster lives in Morro Bay – a seaside city in San Luis Obispo County -- he's also an expert surfer.Guelker took video of Stanley perched on top of her robotic vacuum cleaner, calmly sucking up dirt and dust from the hardwood floors.A child's voice can be heard giggling in the background. Guelker described Stanley as "special rooster" who "likes to hangout with everyone." For more of Stanley's adventures, click here. Advertisement

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Shark attack leaves California surfer dead on Christmas Eve

MORRO BAY, Calif. - A shark attack off State Parks Beach in Morro Bay on Christmas Eve left a surfer dead, authorities said Friday.Around 10:45 a.m., an injured male surfer was pulled from the water north of Atascadero Road after an apparent shark attack.The surfer was unresponsive laying on the beach when paramedics arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android.The victim has not been identified and the San Luis Obispo County Coroner's Office and State Parks representatives responded to the scene to investigate the incident.The beaches in the Morro Bay and State Parks area will

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Fake COVID-19 vaccine cards online worry college officials

(Photo: Department of Justice) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person classes. But the mandatory requirement has opened the door for those opposed to getting the vaccine to cheat the system, according to interviews with students, educators, and law enforcement officials.Across the internet, a cottage industry has sprung up to accommodate people who say they won’t get vaccinated for either personal or religious reasons.An Instagram account with the username "vaccinationcards" sells laminated COVID-19 vaccination cards for $25 each.A user on the encrypted

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Kristin Smart murder suspect 'hunted her,' unsealed documents allege

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Unsealed court documents in the 1996 Kristin Smart murder case include allegations of a discovery of human blood and witnesses who claim to have seen suspicious activity at the family home of the suspects including the fact that her alleged killer had been "hunting" her.On the night of the Cal Poly student's disappearance 25 years ago, a "hyperactive" Paul Flores, who also attended the university, spent the evening at an off-campus party hitting on the 19-year-old Smart and other women to the point one attendee warned her to "stay away from that guy," according to detailed witness accounts included in recently unsealed court documents, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.In addition to the account of that evening,

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Judge denies adding rape charges in Kristin Smart case

Kristin Smart is shown in a file image. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - A judge has denied a prosecutor’s bid to file rape charges against the man accused of killing California college student Kristin Smart, who went missing 25 years ago.The San Luis Obispo district attorney’s office had sought to add two rape charges — for offenses they say were committed in Los Angeles County after Smart disappeared — to the complaint filed against Paul Flores in Smart’s death, KEYT reported Wednesday.The judge ruled against the DA’s motion and scheduled a preliminary hearing in the murder case for Aug.

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New details emerge in fatal shootings of California police

LOS ANGELES – As two police departments in California mourn the loss of their officers — shot and killed in the line of duty in two separate incidents within 24 hours — new details have emerged about the violence that occurred during a week meant to honor law enforcement nationwide.

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Ex-Uber driver sentenced for raping passengers in California

Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez (43) has been sentenced to 46 years to life, plus 8 years and 8 months for his conviction of thirteen felony counts, including sexual crimes, burglary and theft involving five women.

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Parents of Kristin Smart sue Paul Flores' father, who is accused of hiding their daughter's body

Kristin Smart is shown in a file image. LOS ANGELES - The parents of missing California college student Kristin Smart on Thursday sued the father of the man charged with killing their daughter nearly 25 years ago.The lawsuit filed in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court said Smart’s body was buried in Ruben Flores’s backyard and he moved the body "under cover of darkness" to another location a few days after investigators searched his property in February 2020.Ruben Flores, 80, pleaded not guilty to accessory after murder on Monday, and his son, Paul Flores, 44, pleaded not guilty to murder.Booking photo of Paul Flores (pictured left) and his father Rueben Flores (shown right).

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Parents sue father accused of hiding Kristin Smart's body

LES ANGLES – The parents of missing California college student Kristin Smart on Thursday sued the father of the man charged with killing their daughter nearly 25 years ago.

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Bail reduced for father of suspect in Kristin Smart's killing

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - A judge reduced bail Wednesday for a man accused of helping his son hide the body of California college student Kristin Smart, who went missing nearly 25 years ago.San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Craig Van Rooyen set bail at $50,000 for Ruben Flores, 80, who has pleaded not guilty to accessory after murder in Smart’s death.

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Bail reduced for father of suspect in student's killing

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – A judge reduced bail Wednesday for a man accused of helping his son hide the body of California college student Kristin Smart, who went missing nearly 25 years ago.

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Documents: Kristin Smart's body once buried in California suspect's backyard

LOS ANGELES - A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect’s father, authorities said in a court document.The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said, according to a document filed Monday and posted on social media by a reporter for The Tribune of San Luis Obispo.Ruben Flores, 80, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of accessory after the murder for hiding Smart’s body after his son allegedly killed her.

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Document: Kristin Smart once buried in suspect's backyard

LOS ANGELES – A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect's father, authorities said in a court document.

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Podcaster helped police crack California's Kristin Smart cold case

Chris Lambert, a musician and recording engineer, poses Thursday, April 15, 2021, in front of Muir Hall dormitory at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Lambert started a podcast to document the 1996 disappearance of Kristin SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years.A billboard on the side of the road on California's Central Coast led him on a detour three years ago from his career as a singer-songwriter and recording engineer.

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Shy podcaster helped police crack California cold case

LOS ANGELES – Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years.

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Son, father appear in court for hearing in 1996 killing

LOS ANGELES – A former California college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin Smart and the defendant's father, who is accused of helping hide the young woman's body, made their first court appearance Thursday but did not enter pleas.

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DA charges former classmate with murder following 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - San Luis Obispo prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former classmate of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart with first-degree murder since she disappeared in 1996.Smart's body has still not been found, but District Attorney Dan Dow hinted that authorities might know where it might be. Sheriff Ian Parkinson on Tuesday arrested Paul Flores on suspicion of murder and his father, Ruben Flores, as an alleged accessory after the fact.Dow said that Flores allegedly killed Smart as he was also trying to rape her.

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Body missing, suspect arrested in '96 student disappearance

LOS ANGELES – Paul Flores was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus on California’s scenic Central Coast nearly 25 years ago and suspicion has followed him ever since.

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Kristin Smart case: Paul Flores, Smart's former classmate, taken into custody, report says

Kristin Smart is shown in a file image. Paul Flores, a former classmate of Kristin Smart, was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the California Polytechnic State University's students' 1996 disappearance, according to KSBY. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday morning that they would be announcing "major" new developments in the case Tuesday afternoon a 2 p.m. Back in March, investigators served a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Ruben Flores, Paul's father, located in the 700 block of White Ct.

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Kristin Smart case: Deputies search family home of Paul Flores after he is named 'prime suspect'

Kristin Smart is shown in a file image. ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. - A search warrant was served Monday at the Arroyo Grande family home of Paul Flores, a former classmate of Kristin Smart, who, for the first time, was called the "prime suspect" in her 1996 disappearance.Shortly before 8 a.m., the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office announced that they were serving a search warrant at the home of Ruben Flores, Paul's father, located in the 700 block of White Ct.

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Amid COVID shutdowns, GOP's McCarthy attended son's wedding

MORRO BAY, Calif. – At a time when California residents were being urged to avoid social gatherings because of the risk of spreading coronavirus, U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy attended his son’s wedding in December with a small group of family members.

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Gunman sought in deputy shooting killed, 3 officers wounded

LOS ANGELES – A man recently released from jail in Central California was shot and killed at the end of a 36-hour hunt that followed the shooting of a sheriff's deputy and other attacks that wounded three other law enforcement officers.Mason James Lira, 26, was killed Thursday afternoon after he emerged from a brushy riverbed in Paso Robles where he'd hidden all night, climbed a steep hillside and ran toward a vineyard, authorities said.He had two stolen handguns and investigators found a box of ammunition, Paso Robles Police Chief Ty Lewis said.He clearly had been planning to attack police, possibly for days, the chief said.The specific motive for the attacks was under investigation but one thing was clear, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff

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Hunt on for gunman who ambushed California deputy

LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of California police officers were hunting Thursday for a gunman suspected of opening fire at a police station, hitting a deputy in the head and killing a transient with a bullet to the back of his head. Authorities described being a step behind the suspect, 26-year-old Mason James Lira, since he opened fire at the downtown Paso Robles Police Department before dawn Wednesday in an ambush.

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One officer injured in Paso Robles active shooter situation; gunman remains at large

PASO ROBLES, Calif. - An officer has been injured and residents are being told to shelter in place due to an active shooter situation in downtown Paso Robles, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department said. Officers reported shots fired at 3:15 a.m. at the Paso Robles Police Department building.Shortly after, there were reports of gunfire near Downtown City Park where the officer was injured.The officer was taken to a local hospital.

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Kristin Smart case: Search warrant served at LA County home of former classmate Paul Flores

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