Daily Briefs


San Luis Obispo County welcomes the first babies of 2021

French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo welcomed its first baby of the year, a baby girl named Emmie Rafaela Hernandez. She arrived at 1:11 p.m. on New Year’s Day weighing eight pounds and at 20.5 inches long. Christina... (Continue reading)

SLO and Santa Barbara counties set records for new coronavirus cases

San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties set records for new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to data the California Department of Public Health released Friday afternoon. San Luis Obispo labs reported 356 positive case results on Thursday, while Santa... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for runaway from Nipomo

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are seeking the public’s help in finding a 12-year-old girl who ran away on New Years Eve. Alyssa Vanwyk was last seen walking near Grand Street in Nipomo at approximately 1:30 p.m. Deputies searched... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest suspected serial burglar in Templeton

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an 18-year-old Templeton man on Wednesday following a series of burglaries in the North County community. On Dec. 23, officials began to receive a series of reports of thefts that... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police snag three alleged car burglars

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers arrest three Fresno County residents who allegedly broke into a pair of vehicles in San Luis Obispo earlier this week, snatched an individual’s purse and promptly used a stolen credit card at a local business. Between... (Continue reading)

SLO County remains under Gov. Newsom’s stay-at-home order

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Southern California region, to which San Luis Obispo County belongs, will remain under a stay-at-home order indefinitely, state officials announced Tuesday. Officials also extended the stay-at-home order for the San Joaquin Valley region, citing projections that... (Continue reading)

Eight people died from the coronavirus in SLO County, a new record

San Luis Obispo County set a one-day record on Tuesday for coronavirus-related deaths, reporting eight fatalities. As SLO County’s reporting of new coronavirus cases lags behind the state’s reporting, CalCoastNews will now report daily case numbers from the state while... (Continue reading)

Car chase leads to crash in Shell Beach

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A failed traffic stop led to a police chase, crash and search for a suspect or suspects in Shell Beach on Tuesday afternoon. [KSBY] The incident began when a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy tried to... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly senior dies in San Luis Obispo on Christmas

Cal Poly senior Jake Worden died on Christmas in San Luis Obispo, according to an email from the Office of the President. Worden was a computer science major from Santa Clarita. University administrators have not disclosed how Worden died. “Sharing... (Continue reading)

SLO County falls behind in reporting new coronavirus cases

During the long holiday weekend, San Luis Obispo County employees fell behind in logging positive coronavirus cases. While the county reported 9,602 confirmed cases on Tuesday, the state reported 10,260. Testing labs forward positive coronavirus results to the state, which... (Continue reading)