Daily Briefs


Bomb threat at Mustang Village

Renters at Mustang Village Apartments in San Luis Obispo were evacuated Tuesday after the complex received a bomb threat. Shortly before noon, employees at the off campus Cal Poly student housing complex knocked on 514 apartment doors and ordered residents... (Continue reading)

2,000 gallon raw sewage spill in Oceano

An approximately 2,000 gallon raw sewage spill in Oceano on July 3 was the result of higher flow levels during the holiday and a primary sewer line under repairs, said South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation Plant Superintendent John Clemons.... (Continue reading)

Woman who grew up in Morro Bay shot dead in Hollywood

A 30-year-old woman who grew up in Morro Bay died Sunday night after a man approached her from behind on a street in Hollywood and shot her in the back of the head. [NBC LA] Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, was... (Continue reading)

SLO Symphony invites Nowak back as guest conductor

Ousted San Luis Obispo Symphony conductor Michael Nowak has the opportunity to lead three concerts in the upcoming 2015-2016 season. The symphony board fired Nowak in May and has since faced outcry from the public, as well as members of... (Continue reading)

Water leaks for hours in Los Osos after construction mishap

Water flowed into the streets of Los Osos for more than five hours Monday, following a construction accident in which a sewer repair contractor struck a water main. [Tribune] The water main broke around 10:30 a.m. at Green Oaks Drive... (Continue reading)

Wanted Nipomo man arrested

A Nipomo man featured last month on the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page is now in custody. Hermes Jose Rodriguez, 20, was sought for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant, preventing and dissuading a witness or victim... (Continue reading)

SLO water exceeds chemical compound limit

A chemical compound that is a by-product of chlorine has exceeded the drinking water safety limit in at least some San Luis Obispo households. City water monitors recently discovered that the amount of trihalomethanes in a water supply sample exceeded... (Continue reading)

Tree falls on firefighter from SLO County

A firefighter who resides in San Luis Obispo County suffered major injuries, including broken vertebrae, after a tree fell on him in Eastern Tulare County. Damien Pereira, 25, was mopping up a small wildland fire around 6:30 p.m. Friday when... (Continue reading)

Robbers stab Grover Beach clerk

Police are on the look out for two men who robbed and stabbed a clerk at the 7-Eleven in Grover Beach early Saturday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m., the clerk was disposing trash in a bin behind the store. Two... (Continue reading)

Felon with a gun runs and hides from SLO police

A felon allegedly carrying a 40 caliber handgun outran San Luis Obispo police officers, but did not manage to hide from them for long. Around 10 a.m. Friday, the police department received a call about a man with a gun... (Continue reading)