Daily Briefs


Grover Beach police make 10 arrests in first four days in July

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police officers made 10 arrests and issued five fireworks citations during the first four days of July. Spanning Saturday through Tuesday, Grover Beach officers responded to 299 calls for service, 65 of which were related... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into semi-truck in Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE A red KIA crashed into a semi-truck on Union Road near Highway 46 in Paso Robles on Thursday afternoon, injuring two men and slowing traffic. Shortly before 1 p.m., the KIA was turning from Highway 46 onto... (Continue reading)

SLO County sheriff plans large-scale search for missing Kyle Doan

By KAREN VELIE Six months after floodwaters swept away 5-year-old Kyle Doan of San Miguel,the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced plans to conduct a large-scale search over the upcoming weekend. On the morning of Jan. 9, Lyndsy Doan... (Continue reading)

SLO grocery store worker cited for selling alcohol to minor

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers cited a worker at grocery store last week for selling alcohol to a minor. On June 29, with assistance from California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control agents, the San Luis Obispo Police... (Continue reading)

Arson, backyard and dumpster fires in Lompoc on July 4th

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In a 12-hour span on the night of July 4th and morning after, numerous fires broke out in Lompoc, including one arson. Between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday, Lompoc police received 40 or more calls... (Continue reading)

Fireworks reportedly cause Fourth of July fire in Paso Robles

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Investigators are trying to determine who set off fireworks that are suspected to have caused an open space fire in Paso Robles on the Fourth of July.  Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning... (Continue reading)

Child suffers head injury in July 4th dirt bike crash in Templeton

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 10-year-old child suffered a head injury and likely broke a bone in a dirt bike collision in Templeton on Tuesday. [Tribune] The child was riding a dirt bike on private property on South Main Street. A... (Continue reading)

Missing Guadalupe woman found dead in San Diego

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A security guard on Tuesday found a missing Guadalupe woman deceased in car parked in San Diego close to the United States-Mexico border crossing. [NBC San Diego] The security guard noticed the woman’s body while making rounds... (Continue reading)

Pony gets spooked, injures woman at Templeton 4th of July Parade

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pony got spooked and stormed into the crowd at the Templeton 4th of July Parade Tuesday morning, resulting in a woman being hospitalized. The pony was pulling a cart with two people inside as part of... (Continue reading)

California allocates over $20 million for Central Coast projects

By KAREN VELIE Millions of dollars have been approved for disaster recovery efforts, services for underserved populations and more on the Central Coast, California Sen. John Laird announced June 30. Both houses of the Legislature have approved the budget which... (Continue reading)