Daily Briefs


Officer shoots, kills man at front door of Lompoc home

By KAREN VELIE An investigation is underway after police officers shot and killed a suspect in the doorway of a home in Lompoc on Saturday. Lompoc officers responded to a home on the 700 block of Cypress Avenue for a... (Continue reading)

Police catch Pismo Beach woman with $30,000 worth of meth

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Pismo Beach woman on Friday who was allegedly driving with more than $30,000 worth of illicit drugs. Shortly before 5 p.m., sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop near the... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 case numbers continue to drop

By KAREN VELIE The number of new COVID-19 cases dropped from a daily average of 60 on Tuesday to 50 on Friday. The number of SLO County residents in hospitals receiving treatment for the virus also continues to drop with... (Continue reading)

Prosecutors say jealousy led to Paso Robles man’s murder

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Shandon man allegedly stabbed to death a Paso Robles man at a 2019 party, in part, because of jealousy over a woman. [Tribune] The alleged murder was then followed by the killing of a witness to... (Continue reading)

Man suffers serious injuries in Grover Beach stabbing

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person is in the hospital and another is in jail after a homeless man allegedly stabbed another man in the neck Wednesday evening in Grover Beach. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a medical emergency... (Continue reading)

Seven car crash slows traffic on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A total of seven vehicles collided on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Thursday morning, causing traffic to back up in the Five Cities area. At about 7:20 a.m., callers first began reporting multiple vehicles colliding on northbound... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man killed in crash on Highway 101

By KAREN VELIE An Arroyo Grande man died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 101 in Ventura on Sunday morning. Adam Bordon, 34, was riding a 2001 Harley Davidson southbound near Highway 126 when he veered of the road and... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly police investigating alleged on-campus rape

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly police are searching for a man who allegedly raped a victim in the Poly Canyon area of the university campus Monday night. After the alleged sexual assault at the Poly Canyon Architecture Structures Area, university... (Continue reading)

Erica Stewart appointed mayor, Michelle Shoresman to the SLO Council

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council appointed Vice Mayor Erica Stewart on Tuesday to replace Heidi Harmon as SLO’s mayor. Following the mayoral appointment, the council selected Michelle Shoresman to fill the seat vacated by Stewart. Shoresman... (Continue reading)

Seven new COVID-19 deaths, cases continue to fall

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported seven new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, and a decline in new cases from a daily average of 63 on Friday to 60 on Tuesday. Those who recently succumbed to the virus range... (Continue reading)