Daily Briefs


Flood soaks Old Towne Nipomo homes

A recent storm flooded multiple houses in Old Towne Nipomo, soaking the homes with water and mud. Residents in the area are blaming San Luis Obispo County for the flooding, arguing it never would have occurred had workers cleaned out... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man allegedly had child porn pipeline to Minnesota

A 27-year-old Los Osos man was allegedly swapping naked photos with a pair of 10-year-old girls in Minnesota. After authorities caught onto the act, they determined the man was a manufacturer of child pornography who had sexually assaulted a local... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach planning marijuana business zone

The Grover Beach Planning Commission unanimously endorsed a city plan to create a marijuana business district on Wednesday. Grover Beach plans to establish the marijuana district in a 70-acre industrial zone that is located between Farroll Road and Highland Way... (Continue reading)

Highway 41 to remain closed between Morro Bay and Atascadero

Following the recent storm, Highway 41 will remain closed between Morro Bay and Atascadero until mid-February, according to Caltrans. Officials closed that stretch of Highway 41 over the weekend in response to mudslides and rockslides. Now, Caltrans says 20,000 cubic... (Continue reading)

Woman from SLO murdered in Berkeley, political activist arrested

A 27-year-old teacher who spent her teenage years in San Luis Obispo was stabbed to death in her Berkeley home last week. The murder of SLO High School graduate Emilie Inman has made national headlines. Officers have arrested Pablo Gomez... (Continue reading)

Is ‘Hollyweed’ sign guy a former SLO pot deliveryman?

A couple days after altering the iconic Hollywood sign to read “Hollyweed” in a New Year’s prank, Southern Californian artist Zach Fernandez came of of hiding and laid claim to the feat. It turns out Fernandez is a former resident... (Continue reading)

Surgeon left syringe in patient’s stomach at Santa Maria hospital

A 54-year-old woman left Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria free of a tumor that had formed in her uterus. Little did the woman know that she left the hospital with something new inside her body, a surgical syringe.... (Continue reading)

SLO County resident contracts measles

San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials have confirmed a local resident has contracted measles. The patient is an adult who was not vaccinated against the disease and who came in contact with international travelers over the holidays, according to... (Continue reading)

Nipomo armed robbery suspect arrested

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the second of two suspects accused of involvement in the robbery of a Nipomo Chevron station in November.  Deputies discovered Matthew Edward Martinez of Nipomo at his parents’ house in Ventura County... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion hit by car near SLO, then euthanized

Officers euthanized a mountain lion after it was struck by a car on Highway 1 near Camp San Luis Obispo Monday morning. [KSBY] A driver heading toward San Luis Obispo hit the mountain lion around 7 a.m. when the animal... (Continue reading)