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Arroyo Grande’s city manager a bad fit

OPINION By JULIE TACKER A year ago, in its search to replace embattled City Manager Steve Adams, the Arroyo Grande City Council voted unanimously to retain the same recruiting firm, Peckham & McKenney that the city of Bell had hired... (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)

Man who pimped Los Osos teen sentenced to decades

A 40-year-old man convicted of raping and pimping a Los Osos teen received a prison sentence of more than 60 years. [Tribune] Richard Scott Brooks met the then-17-year-old girl on Craigslist in July 2014. Brooks had sexual relations with her... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed at Grover Beach homeless camp

A 28-year-old man was stabbed at a Grover Beach homeless encampment Tuesday evening. The man suffered serious injuries but survived. Police have not made an arrest, and the suspected attacker remains at large. Around 6:55 p.m., Grover police officers and... (Continue reading)

Cattle killer sought in Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for a person or person who allegedly shot and killed a 3-year-old black cow and a 2-year-old Black Angus bull. [KSBY] A caretaker discovered the dead cattle on Dec. 26 while conducting a... (Continue reading)

Storm brings crashes, outages and mudslide warnings

A storm that arrived in San Luis Obispo County this week has knocked out power, knocked over a tree and prompted warnings of mudslides. Several traffic accidents also occurred on Tuesday morning. [KSBY] PG&E has reported small power outages in... (Continue reading)

Woman hit and killed by train in SLO

An Amtrak train struck and killed a woman in San Luis Obispo Monday night. [KSBY] The accident occurred around 8:40 p.m. at a train crossing near Industrial Way. Police and fire personnel responded and found the woman near The Graduate.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo bank robber on the loose

San Luis Obispo police are looking for the man responsible for robbing a San Luis Obispo bank on Monday afternoon. [KSBY] At about 2:22 p.m., the man entered the Heritage Oaks Bank on Froom Ranch Way near Home Depot armed... (Continue reading)