Daily Briefs


Arroyo Grande police searching for bank robber

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police are looking for a man who robbed a Chase Bank on Saturday. Shortly before noon, the man walked into the Chase Bank on Rancho Parkway and handed the clerk a note demanding cash. He... (Continue reading)

Tree crashes into home in Santa Maria

By KAREN VELIE A large eucalyptus tree crashed into a home in Santa Maria during the storm on Friday, displacing a family. Shortly before noon, a caller reported the 80 to 100 foot tree had landed on a single story... (Continue reading)

California serial killer suspected of killing cellmate

By KAREN VELIE A California serial killer is suspected of killing his new cellmate, a child molester, on Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Last year, Ramon Escobar, 51, pled guilty to killing five men and... (Continue reading)

Photos show northern SLO County blanketed in snow

By KAREN VELIE Snow turned San Luis Obispo County into a winter wonderland to the delight of many residents on Friday evening. Rudnick Cattle Ranch in Creston, photo by Toni Avina   Northern SLO County, photo by Greg Grewal  ... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach roof partially collapses, displacing residents

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Part of the roof of a Grover Beach home collapsed Friday evening, displacing residents.  At 5:22 p.m., a 911 caller reported an emergency at a home in the 100 block of Janet Place. Firefighter arrived to find... (Continue reading)

Storm sweeps SLO County bringing snow, road closures, power outages

By KAREN VELIE Snow, heavy rainfall and gusty winds swept through San Luis Obispo County on on Friday evening leading to road closures, flooding and power outages. SLO County is under a winter storm warning until 4 p.m. Saturday, according... (Continue reading)

Deputies nab two people with drugs and firearms in Nipomo

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested two people they found with a large amount of drugs and firearms during a traffic stop in Nipomo on Tuesday. On Feb. 21, a deputy pulled over a vehicle for... (Continue reading)

Oceano residents near the levee issued an evacuation warning

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services issued an evacuation warning to Oceano residents south of the Arroyo Grande Creek Levee on Friday. Shortly after 4 p.m., the county warned that possible flooding from the... (Continue reading)

Missing Arroyo Grande mother and son located

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has located a 3-year-old boy whom his mother took without the permission of San Luis Obispo County Child Welfare Services (CWS).  Investigators had been searching for both Arroyo Grande woman Iryie Rea, 20,... (Continue reading)

Driver hits Arroyo Grande officer with her vehicle

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woman whom police sought to detain is accused of intentionally injuring an Arroyo Grande Police officer with her vehicle Thursday evening.  Shortly before 6 p.m., a 911 caller reported a man and a woman fighting in... (Continue reading)