June, 2013

Paso Robles hot springs co-owner charged with child molestation

Co-owner of Franklin Hot Springs in Paso Robles, Leonard Ray Franklin, is facing charges of molesting three children to whom he is related. [Tribune] San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested Franklin, 69, last month for multiple charges of child... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay boating accident victim identified

Morro Bay police identified the man who died in a boating accident Sunday as 53-year-old from Bakersfield. [Tribune] Christopher Castro died Sunday morning when his fishing boat overturned south of the jetty in Morro Bay. A friend of Castro’s also... (Continue reading)

Looters hit Lompoc businesses during power outage

During Sunday night’s power outage, reports of attempted burglaries and looting overwhelming dispatchers at Lompoc police headquarters. [KCOY] The looters caused significant damage, however, little was stolen. At Tom’s Burger in the College Center, burglars smashed a glass door to... (Continue reading)

Man killed in San Luis Obispo plane crash

One man was killed when his twin-engine plane crashed into a truck parked in front of a chemical building in San Luis Obispo shortly after taking off from the airport on Monday afternoon. At about 1 p.m., the plane crashed... (Continue reading)

Equipment failure in Morro Bay caused outage

An outage of two PG&E transmission lines in Morro Bay Sunday evening caused more than 150,000 Central Coast customers to lose power. [Tribune] The outage started around 9:30 p.m. Sunday and lasted until about 12:20 a.m. Monday. Residences lost power... (Continue reading)

Murder suspect nabbed after high-speed chase

An Oceano murder suspect led San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies on a high speed chase that ended in Guadalupe on Sunday. Sheriff investigators discovered Joseph Munoz, 35, traveling in a car driven by Cassandra Deleon, 24, of Santa Maria and... (Continue reading)

State lead bullet ban proposed

A state Senate panel will consider a proposal today to completely ban the use of lead ammunition in California. If the measure by Assemblyman Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) makes it into law, all lead would be banned in bullets, shell shot... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Morro Bay boating accident

One man is dead and another injured after the boat they were fishing from overturned south of the jetty in Morro Bay. Because of dense fog and low visibility, the friends drifted too close to shore and a wave capsized... (Continue reading)

Central Coast hit with massive power outage

More than 148,000 residences from Solvang to Cambria are without power from an outage that started at about 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. PG&E online says that the outage was caused by interruption to a main transmission line. Santa Barbara County... (Continue reading)

Boaters injured after vessel capsizes in Morro Bay

Two people were injured Sunday morning when the vessel they were in overturned south of the jetty in Morro Bay. [KSBY] At about 7:40 a.m., a wave capsized the boat. Suffering from minor injuries, one of the boaters made it... (Continue reading)