Daily Briefs


Paso Robles police seek suspect in armed robbery

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police are looking for the man who robbed the Carl’s Jr. on Black Oak Drive at gunpoint on Thursday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., the robber entered the restaurant armed with a small, black semi-automatic... (Continue reading)

SLO child tests positive for fentanyl, mother arrested

By JOSH FRIEDMAN During the search of a San Luis Obispo home last month, detectives discovered a 5-year-old living surrounded by narcotics, garbage and lice. The child ended up testing positive for fentanyl. On June 15, detectives served a search... (Continue reading)

North County probation sweep nets drugs, gun, six arrests

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A North County probation and parole sweep conducted on Monday resulted in a total of six arrests for a variety of offenses, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. Paso Robles police conducted the sweep along with... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID cases fall slightly following a July 4 surge

By KAREN VELIE The average number of new COVID infections in San Luis Obispo County fell slightly last week, according to the SLO County Health Department. Following the July 4 holiday, the county reported a temporary surge in new cases.... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man sentenced to 26 years in prison for incest

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a Ventura man to 26 years in prison for sexual crimes, including incest, against his own daughter, who was a pre-teen when the abuse began. [KCOY] Tiburcio Emeterio Martinez, 45, sexually abused his biological... (Continue reading)

Catalytic converter ignites fire in SLO

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle’s catalytic converter sparked a fire that charred land along Broad Street in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday, but the quick reaction of a bystander helped keep the blaze from spreading very far. The fire broke... (Continue reading)

Pickup truck crashes and flips over in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pickup truck crashed, rolled over and landed upside down in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning. A caller reported the single-vehicle crash on Grande Avenue near a Highway 101 ramp at 10:20 a.m. The driver received treatment... (Continue reading)

California bans state-funded travel to nearly half of the country

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In response to a wave of “anti-LGBTQ+ legislation” across the country, California now bans state-funded travel to 22 U.S. states, including the one in which Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vacationed. [New York Times] California’s ban on state-funded... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach plans to repair a third of the city’s streets

By KAREN VELIE The City of Pismo Beach kicked off a massive paving project with a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday. During the project, the city will repair 33% of all streets in the city, with an emphasis on residential neighborhoods,... (Continue reading)

Thief attempts to burglarize Grover Beach pot shop

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police caught a Santa Maria man in the act of trying to break into a Grover Beach cannabis dispensary early Sunday morning, something he was allegedly trying for the third time. About a 1:40 a.m., a man... (Continue reading)