Daily Briefs


RV destroyed in suspected arson fire

An RV on Horizon Lane in San Luis Obispo was completely destroyed Saturday night by a another suspected arson fire. Shortly before 9:40 p.m., an arsonist is suspected of throwing a bucket of gasoline through the window of the RV... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman killed in crash

A Templeton woman was killed New Years Day when a pickup truck she was a passenger in crashed on Highway 41 in San Luis Obispo County one mile south of the Kern County line. [KSBY] Shortly after 8 p.m., the... (Continue reading)

Steve Gesell hired by his former boss

Ex-San Luis Obispo police chief Steve Gesell has been hired by his former boss. Gesell will become chief in Cottonwood, Arizona on Jan. 20, according to a city press release. Doug Bartosh, the city manager of Cottonwood, formerly served as... (Continue reading)

ASH patient pleads no contest to murdering roommate

Atascadero State Hospital patient Adam Cary has pleaded no contest to the murder of his former roommate at ASH. Cary, 35, strangled to death Kevin Allan Turner, 53. On May 28, 2014, an ASH psychiatrist found Turner with his face... (Continue reading)

Dick Mason signs off from KKJL

Veteran radio newscaster Dick Mason exits K-Jewel, 1400 AM and 106.5 FM. Mason was terminated on Thursday by station management because of budgetary restraints. Mason says his dismissal is not related to recent discord with a local public official or... (Continue reading)

Classic truck stolen in Grover Beach

Grover Beach police are searching for a red 1957 Chevy truck that was reportedly stolen from a grocery store parking lot on Tuesday. The Chevy is a step side truck equipped with special features, like a chrome front grill, chrome... (Continue reading)

Marquez indicted in San Bernardino terrorist attack

A longtime friend of Sayed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, was named Wednesday  in a federal grand jury indictment that charges him with conspiring with Farook in 2011 and 2012 to provide material support... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for child pornography

A 38-year-old San Luis Obispo man is accused of having pornography displaying children as young as 4-years-old partaking in sexual acts with adults. Police arrested the man Wednesday morning. After receiving information Stephen Joseph Lemus was in possession of child... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police catch one of two burglary suspects

Grover Beach police arrested an alleged burglar Tuesday night, but investigators say a second suspect got away. At about 10:39 p.m., officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at a business in the 200 block of Rockaway Avenue. When... (Continue reading)

$10 minimum wage set to begin in California

The minimum wage in California will increase by $1 to $10 per hour on New Years. California and Massachusetts will become the first two states in the country to mandate a $10 minimum wage, according to the National Conference of... (Continue reading)