Daily Briefs


SLO man leads officers on a chase in a stolen car

A chase that started in San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning ended in a crash and an arrest in South County. Shortly before 8 a.m., San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle at the Octagon Barn in... (Continue reading)

Indiana man accused of sending lewd images to a child in Los Osos

Utilizing electronics at his Los Osos home, a child was playing on a gaming platform in late September when another player sent him lewd images including child pornography. During an investigation by the SLO County Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit and... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police are seeking the public’s help solving a 2018 murder

By Josh Friedman Two years following the shooting death of a teen in Santa Maria, police are asking the public for help in solving the murder. On the afternoon of Dec. 8, 2018, police officers responded to reports of gunshots... (Continue reading)

Deputies identify the woman who fell to her death near Los Osos

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the individual who fell to her death off a bluff at Montana De Oro State Park on Monday as a 49-year-old Camarillo woman. Natra Ruth Lucas fell backwards... (Continue reading)

SLO County sheriff deputies seeking armed robbery suspect

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying an armed man who robbed a gas station in Nipomo last week. At 11 p.m. on Dec. 3, an armed man entered the Chevron gas... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay declares Bayshore Village seagulls a menace

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In an effort to protect residents from feces and other nuisances created by seagulls, the Morro Bay City Council adopted a resolution last month allowing a condominium complex to take continued measures aimed at driving away the... (Continue reading)

Deputies seize 92 firearms from Santa Barbara gun store operator

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies seized more than 90 grams of methamphetamine and 92 firearms on Saturday from a man who operates a gun supply store. Kyle Dodge, 36, along with his father Rick Dodge, operate Dodge... (Continue reading)

Woman falls from cliff near Los Osos, dies

A woman fell 70-feet to her death from a bluff in the Spooner’s Cove area of Montana De Oro State Park on Monday. Shortly after 4 p.m., witnesses observed a woman walking alone on the bluff when she fell backwards... (Continue reading)

SLO County sets another coronavirus case record

As San Luis Obispo County residents prepared for three weeks under stay-at-home orders, with 186 new coronavirus cases on Saturday the county set another record. Likely spurred by Thanksgiving gatherings, California also logged a record number of deaths this weekend.... (Continue reading)

Who will Gov. Gavin Newsom select to fill high-ranking seats?

In the aftermath of United States Sen. Kamala Harris being elected vice president, California Gov. Gavin Newsom could have three high-ranking statewide office seats to fill, a first in decades. [Politico] Newsom is now expected to select replacements for both... (Continue reading)