Daily Briefs


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)

Santa Maria issues nine $1,000 fireworks citations ahead of July 4th

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Maria Police Department has issued at least nine $1,000 citations for illegal fireworks use in the lead up to the Fourth of July. [KSBY] Beginning in late June, every evening, the police department has... (Continue reading)

Juvenile in critical condition after Santa Maria crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers are investigating a crash that left a juvenile in critical condition in Santa Maria on July 4.  Shortly before 5:30 a.m., a car crashed at the intersection of Donovan Road and Pepperwood Place. Officers arrived at... (Continue reading)

Sinkhole leads to extended Highway 1 closure in Monterey County

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An existing Highway 1 closure near Big Sur caused by storm damage has moved farther south because of a sinkhole that appeared in the roadway in southern Monterey County.  The sinkhole appeared along the center line of... (Continue reading)