Driver crashes car into SLO home
A man allegedly driving while intoxicated crashed a vehicle into a house in San Luis Obispo on Thursday afternoon. Brandon Paulson was driving a station wagon northbound on Hollyhock Way around 2...
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Should porn stars wear condoms?
A bill that would require adult film actors to wear condoms during production is gaining traction in the California Legislature. [Greenfield Reporter] AB 1576 passed an Assembly committee by a 4-1...
Read More70-year-old Paso Robles man cops to child molestation charges
A 70-year-old man, who co-owns the Franklin Hot Springs in Paso Robles, is facing up to 22 years in prison for molesting three children. [Tribune] Paso Robles resident Leonard Ray Franklin pled guilty Tuesday to two counts of...
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SLO jury denies release of reality star turned sex offender
A San Luis Obispo jury decided Monday afternoon to keep a former reality television star in a state hospital lockup. [KSBY] James Hydrick, 55, was once displaying self-proclaimed supernatural powers...
Read MorePaso Robles home catches fire
A fire broke started outside a Paso Robles house Monday morning and spread into the home’s garage. Paso Robles firefighters responded to the blaze around 11:40 a.m. Monday. The fire occurred at a home located at 437 Rose Lane....
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Toyota leaving California for Texas
Toyota Motor Corporation is moving its North American headquarters from California to Texas. [LA Times] The Japanese automaker has long located its sales and marketing headquarters in Southern...
Read MoreBrief power outage hits SLO, Avila
More than 4,000 customers in areas ranging from the San Luis Obispo airport to Avila Beach lost power early Monday morning. [KSBY] Power went out around 5:10 a.m. Monday for approximately 4,070 customers. It returned by 6 a.m....
Read MoreSLO garage fire under criminal investigation
San Luis Obispo police are investigating suspicious objects that may have caused a garage fire Sunday afternoon. [KSBY] Around 3 p.m. Sunday, a fire broke out in the garage of a home in the 500 block of Stoneridge Drive in San...
Read MoreDrought spans all of California for first time in 15 years
The entire state of California has entered a drought for the first time in 15 years, according to a report released by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). [LA Times] The NCDC rates drought conditions on five levels of...
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Video shows thief grabbing packages from Grover Beach home
The Grover Beach Police Department has released surveillance footage of a thief stealing two packages from a house on Monday. Just before 3 p.m. Monday, a driver and a passenger in a dark Honda...
Read MoreGrover Beach traffic stop nets meth and hash
A Grover Beach traffic stop Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of a driver for several drug offenses. Around 11:10 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop of a a vehicle in the 1000 block of Highway 1 in Grover Beach....
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San Miguel Peeping Tom accused of placing cameras in bedroom vents
A San Miguel man is accused of breaking into North County homes and installing hidden cameras overlooking residents’ bedrooms. Last month, San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies responded to a...
Read MoreDriver in deadly Paso crash had drugs in his system
Grover Beach resident Jeremy Nathaniel Martin, who died in a February car crash in Paso Robles, was driving with drugs in his system at the time of the accident, according to a toxicology report released by the San Luis Obispo...
Read MoreLos Osos fire burns motor home, buildings, vehicles
A motor home caught fire in Los Osos Tuesday afternoon, and the blaze spread to several surrounding structures and vehicles. The fire broke out at 1699 Sage Avenue around 1:52 p.m., according to CalFire. It spread to several...
Read MoreDUI crash kills three in Santa Barbara
A woman allegedly driving under the influence slammed into a car in Santa Barbara early Monday morning, killing three people and leaving a fourth in critical condition. [KEYT] At 12:46 a.m. Monday, 52-year-old Kimberly Kreis...
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