Daily Briefs


SLO police seek help identifying alleged credit card thieves

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking the public for help with identifying two individuals who allegedly used stolen credit cards at Target last week. Investigators are circulating surveillance images of the suspects walking into Target... (Continue reading)

Standoff leads to capture of mentally ill man in crisis

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers evacuated residents from apartments on Thursday while in a standoff with a reportedly mentally ill person. Officers responded to an apartment in the 1700 block of Bishop Street in response to a... (Continue reading)

Lompoc man dies after son set him on fire

By KAREN VELIE A Lompoc man – who was set ablaze by his 40-year-old son during an altercation on June 11 – succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. The son is now expected to face murder charges. After receiving a... (Continue reading)

SLO County seniors without insurance, provider lost license

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A California health insurance provider recently lost its Medicare license, leaving some San Luis Obispo County seniors without coverage. [Tribune] Golden State Medicare Health Plan lost its Medicare license because of a failure to maintain good financial... (Continue reading)

Firefighters quickly extinguish blaze at Paso Robles homeless camp

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a blaze at a homeless encampment in the Salinas riverbed in Paso Robles early Wednesday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., a 911 caller reported a fire in the riverbed south of Riverbank Lane. Firefighters arrived... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID cases declining, no new deaths

By KAREN VELIE The number of new COVID infections decreased 5% during the past week in San Luis Obispo County, showing a downward trend in the latest outbreak, according to data from the SLO County Health Department. New reported cases... (Continue reading)

Investigators seek help identifying body found on Pismo Beach

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help identifying the body of a man found washed up on the shore near South Dolliver Street in Pismo Beach on Jan. 13. Investigators are hoping... (Continue reading)

SLO County District 2 supervisor seat appears headed to a runoff

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson appears to be headed to a rematch with Dr. Bruce Jones in the Nov. 8 midterm election, according to the latest count from the SLO County Clerk-Recorders office.... (Continue reading)

Central Coast surfer seriously injured in shark attack

By KAREN VELIE A Central Coast surfer is in the hospital after a shark attacked him in Monterey Bay on Wednesday. Shortly before 11 a.m., the shark attacked the man in the water off Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove.... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into apartment in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed an SUV into a home in San Luis Obispo Wednesday morning. The driver slammed a Ford Explorer into an apartment on Orcutt Road, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. The driver walked... (Continue reading)