Daily Briefs


Paso Robles parolee breaks into teen girl’s home

Police arrested a 35-year-old parolee after he twice broke into the Paso Robles home of a 17-year-old girl on Wednesday. The teen was the only person home at the time. Paso Robles man Jesse Torres allegedly attempted to open several... (Continue reading)

Los Osos CSD parts ways with its general manager

Embattled Los Osos Community Services District general manager Kathy Kivley will retire at the end of January, following a settlement she reached with the CSD board. The district board decided to part ways with, but not fire Kivley after an... (Continue reading)

Bloody fingertip found in salad at Paso Robles Applebee’s

A cook at the Paso Robles Applebee’s may have put blood, sweat and tears into a salad served to a pregnant Atascadero woman last month. At the least, the cook left a bloody fingertip in the salad, according to a... (Continue reading)

Heritage Oaks Bank robbery suspect arrested

San Luis Obispo police arrested a Bakersfield man on Wednesday for allegedly robbing a San Luis Obispo bank on Monday afternoon. Following the armed robbery of the Heritage Oaks Bank on Froom Ranch Way, police released photos of the holdup... (Continue reading)

Lightning sets Atascadero house on fire

Lightning struck near an Atascadero house, then traveled through electrical wiring into the garage, setting the 4600 San Vicente Avenue home on fire Wednesday morning. No one suffered any injuries as a result of the lightning strike or the fire.... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach stabbing suspect arrested

Police arrested a 26-year-old Grover Beach resident Wednesday for stabbing a man at a homeless encampment. Andrew A. Lerma allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old man on Tuesday evening at a homeless camp located south of the Grove Beach train station in... (Continue reading)

Lightning strike shuts down SLO airport

Lightning struck the air traffic control tower at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport on Wednesday, destroying key navigational equipment. The airport is currently closed during nighttime hours. [KSBY] The lightning strike damaged the airport’s navigation system and caused... (Continue reading)

Video of bomb threat on SLO bus

A young man boarded a bus outside of City Hall in San Luis Obispo and began warning other passengers not to ride buses for the rest of the week because there may be a bomb on one of the buses.... (Continue reading)

Bomb threat shuts down SLO bus service

San Luis Obispo has shut down all city bus services while police investigate bomb threats made by a passenger. [Tribune] At about 8:30, a young man boarded a bus headed to Cal Poly. While on the bus, the man and... (Continue reading)

Wind knocks over Paso Robles mobile home

High winds have uprooted and turned upside down a mobile home in rural Paso Robles, according to Cal Fire. A person was inside the home at the time it tipped over, but Cal Fire did not receive any reports of... (Continue reading)