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Baby otter rescued in Morro Bay

Written on 27 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Kayakers and Morro Bay Harbor Patrol officers teamed up to rescue an abandoned baby otter. The newborn female otter was recently found washed up on the sand spit and alone, according to the city of Morro Bay. Several residents of... (Continue reading)

Santa Barabara woman, world’s oldest Facebook user, dies

Written on 27 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Santa Barbara woman known for her devotion to charity work and her profile on Facebook has died at the age of 107. Edythe Kirchmaier gained fame late in life by becoming the world’s oldest Facebook user. She signed up... (Continue reading)

Officer arrested for DUI no longer with SLOPD

Written on 27 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An officer arrested last month for driving under the influence of alcohol is no longer employed by the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Police cited personnel matters and did not release further details about Morris’s departure. [KSBY] Early in the... (Continue reading)

Controversial SLO County water regulations up for vote

Written on 26 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A divided San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on proposed groundwater use regulations that would curtail farming and development in rural North County and the unincorporated areas of the county. The core component... (Continue reading)

Drought challenges mounting for California farmers

Written on 26 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California farmers are leaving hundreds of thousands of acres unplanted and are spending million of dollars to access water during the ongoing drought. But, California growers are still reluctant to raise fruit and vegetable prices causing them to bear the... (Continue reading)

Hazardous chemical causes odor in Arroyo Grande

Written on 26 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Firefighters and a regional hazmat team responded to an incident involving a hazardous chemical Sunday evening in Arroyo Grande that resulted in emergency crews asking neighbors to stay in their homes with the windows closed. At about 7:30 p.m., firefighters... (Continue reading)

Truck spills human biosolid waste near Cambria

Written on 24 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A tractor trailer loaded with 80,000 pounds of human biosolid waste tipped onto its side Friday on Highway 1 just south of Cambria spilling the waste onto the highway. Shortly before 9 a.m., the driver, Sergio Mercado Lepe, 45, of... (Continue reading)

Shooting in Oceano deemed gang related

Written on 24 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives determined a shooting on Thursday in Oceano was gang related. At about 1:30 p.m., Jose Angel Castillo, 38, allegedly opened fire on a passing vehicle from a home on the 1500 block of Ocean... (Continue reading)

Jeanette Trompeter leaving KSBY

Written on 24 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Jeanette Trompeter announced Thursday on Facebook plans to vacate her news anchor position in March, five years after she returned to KSBY. Trompeter co-anchors the evening news Monday through Friday with Dan Shadwell. Trompeter currently is also the co-owner of... (Continue reading)

Fleeing driver nearly runs over Grover Beach officer

Written on 23 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 38-year-old man, allegedly on drugs at the time, nearly ran his truck over an officer, then led police on a cross-county chase Thursday night. Around 11:30 p.m., a Grover Beach police officer saw a suspicious truck backed into a... (Continue reading)