Daily Briefs


Flood watch and wind advisories issued for San Luis Obispo County

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County will be under a flood watch and wind advisory from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning because of a heavy storm system expected to drench the county in rainfall, according to the National Weather... (Continue reading)

Highway 1 at Ragged Point open Tuesday, closing on Wednesday

By KAREN VELIE Caltrans reopened Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to just south of Big Sur in Monterey County on Tuesday, with plans to shut the stretch of highway down again on Wednesday, according to... (Continue reading)

Woman critically injured in crash on Highway 101 near Los Alamos

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woman suffered critical injuries in a crash on Highway 101 near Los Alamos, with emergency personnel transporting her to a hospital in a helicopter on Tuesday morning, . Shortly after 7 a.m., the woman drove off... (Continue reading)

Police find missing Grover Beach woman in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police on Monday located a woman in San Luis Obispo who was reported missing last week. Terri Lee Rodman, 65, went missing from the Grover Beach area on Friday, police said. She was last seen... (Continue reading)

Election error flips Oakland school board race

By KAREN VELIE An election error has led to a new winner in an Oakland school board race, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. The mistake was because of an algorithm mistakenly selected as part of rank-choice voting.... (Continue reading)

Police searching for missing Grover Beach woman

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police are asking the public for help finding a missing woman. Terri Lee Rodman, 65, went missing from the Grover Beach area on Friday, police said. She was last seen driving a 2015 Infiniti with... (Continue reading)

One person stabbed during New Years gathering in Nipomo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 20-year-old man allegedly stabbed another man at a New Year’s gathering in Nipomo early Sunday morning, according to the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 1 a.m., a 911 caller reported a disturbance in the... (Continue reading)

Thousands of gallons of sewage spill in San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE A blocked sewer line caused approximately 4,250 gallons of raw sewage to pour into San Luis Obispo Creek on New Years Eve, according to the SLO County Public Health Department. The spill started at about 5 p.m.... (Continue reading)

Teen shoots juvenile following nasty breakup

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police arrested a teenager suspected of threatening his former girlfriend and then shooting a male juvenile outside the former girlfriend’s home early Saturday morning, police said. At 3:28 a.m. on New Years Day, a female juvenile... (Continue reading)

Multiple rock slides close Highway 1 at Ragged Point

By KAREN VELIE Multiple rock slides discovered New Years Eve have led Caltrans to shut down Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to 2.5 miles south of Big Sur in Monterey County. There is no estimated time... (Continue reading)