Daily Briefs


Guns, drugs discovered inside vehicle near Cal Poly in SLO

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers arrested four people after discovering a loaded handgun and drugs in a car they searched near Cal Poly on Halloween. After spotting a traffic violation, an officer pulled over a car with... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police searching for tobacco shop robbers

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Atascadero police are searching for two men who robbed a tobacco shop on Halloween. On Sunday, at about 7 p.m., two Hispanic men entered Discount Cigarette at 8457 El Camino Real, approached the checkout area and demanded... (Continue reading)

Suspect in shooting at councilwoman’s home charged with murder

By JOSH FRIEDMAN SWAT officers on Sunday arrested a man who shot four people, killing one of them, at the home belonging to a council member of the Northern California city of Gilroy. Early Saturday morning, a large outdoor party... (Continue reading)

Two teens hospitalized following another shooting in Santa Maria

By KAREN VELIE Two teens are in the hospital following a shooting Saturday evening on the north side of Santa Maria, the third shooting in less than 48 hours in the same general area of the city. Shortly before 11... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande murder suspect caught with blood on his boots

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge ruled Thursday that the state produced sufficient evidence to for the case against a 19-year-old Fresno man who allegedly killed an elderly woman in her rural Arroyo Grande home to proceed... (Continue reading)

Highway 1 reopens after mudslide near Big Sur

By KAREN VELIE Highway 1 from Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County to Gorda in Monterey County reopened Saturday after being closed by a rock slide, according to Caltrans. Rocks fell from a cliffside onto the northbound lane of... (Continue reading)

Man stabs, kills dog amid fight in Atascadero

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A dog owner stabbed and killed another man’s dog amid a fight between the two animals in Atascadero on Thursday. Shortly before 6 p.m., witnesses reported a physical fight in the area of Buena Avenue and Sycamore... (Continue reading)

Two shootings in four hours in Santa Maria

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A pair of shootings occurred within a span of four hours in Santa Maria Thursday night and early Friday morning, leaving two victims hospitalized. First, shots were reported in the area of the 600 block of S.... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 cases continue to rise, 4 new deaths

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported four new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, and an increase in new cases from a daily average of 42 on Tuesday to 46 on Friday. Those who recently succumbed to the virus range... (Continue reading)

SLO gunman’s mother alleges police killed her son

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The mother of the mentally ill man, who shot and killed a San Luis Obispo police detective, wounded another officer and died in the deadly shootout, has filed a wrongful death claim alleging officers’ gunfire, not a... (Continue reading)