Daily Briefs


Officials confirm first Zika virus case in Santa Barbara County

Health officials have confirmed a Santa Barbara County resident tested positive for the Zika virus. The person who tested positive is a pregnant woman who contracted the virus during travel to Central America, according to the county public health department.... (Continue reading)

Adopted son of Paso Robles pastor accused of racial stabbing

The adopted son of a Paso Robles pastor allegedly stabbed an interracial couple in Olympia, Washington while preparing to confront Black Lives Matters protesters. Daniel Brett Rowe, 32, left his Paso Robles family at the age of 18, moved to... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police shoot carjacking suspect

Arroyo Grande police shot a man involved in an alleged carjacking early Thursday morning. The suspect is undergoing surgery at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. Around 6:25 a.m., officers responded to a report of an armed carjacking that was in... (Continue reading)

Chimney Fire grows, containment stagnates

Powered by hot temperatures and gusting winds, the Chimney Fire burned another three houses Wednesday, increasing the total number of homes destroyed by the blaze to 48. Between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning, the fire burned nearly an additional 3,000... (Continue reading)

Robbery reported outside Buffalo Wild Wings in SLO

Update: Police arrested three suspects — each of whom is from the Sacramento area — in connection to the reported robbery in the Madonna Plaza Shopping Center. Two of the three suspects remain in San Luis Obispo County Jail on... (Continue reading)

Person burned in Atascadero house fire

An Atascadero resident suffered burns and was taken to the hospital after their home caught on fire Tuesday night. Firefighters responded to the blaze and stopped it from spreading to adjacent units. [KSBY] At 10:02 p.m., the fire broke out... (Continue reading)

Chimney Fire destroys 45 homes, containment increases

With cooler temperatures and cooperating winds on Tuesday, firefighters successfully increased containment of the Chimney Fire to 39 percent. Nevertheless, on Tuesday, the fire destroyed nine additional homes and four outbuildings in the South Shore Village neighborhood of Lake Nacimiento.... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay nurse killed in Kern County crash

A 63-year-old Morro Bay woman and longtime nurse at a local hospital was killed in a car crash near Bakersfield earlier this month. Deborah Doubledee had worked for 29 years as a nurse at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police identify couple found dead

The Morro Bay Police Department has identified Brian Keith Tuck, 47, and Angelica Ramos, 36, as the man and woman found dead inside a house early Monday morning. Police suspect that Tuck killed Ramos and then committed suicide, but investigators... (Continue reading)

California Supreme Court tosses case challenging teacher tenure

In a split decision, the California Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear a case challenging tenure and other job protections for public school teachers in the state. The decision constitutes a victory for California teacher unions. [LA... (Continue reading)