Posted 4:18 AM 5/6/2013 by Lindsay MacLeod, KSBY News
Cal Fire officials were busy Sunday battling several small fires along the Central Coast.
One fire broke out in the 3900 block of Upper Lopez Canyon Drive in Arroyo Grande.
According to officials, the fire only burned three acres and spread very slowly. Fire officials were able to (More)
Posted 5:14 PM 5/4/2013 by Lindsay MacLeod, KSBY News
Local law enforcement are stepping up patrols for the Cinco de Mayo weekend.
The San Luis Obispo County "Avoid the 14" DUI Task Force is going to be out all weekend looking for drunk drivers.
Routine traffic officers are also on extra alert looking for DUI drivers.
The Santa (More)
Posted 6:56 PM 5/3/2013 by Keli Moore, KSBY News
The whales are back in San Luis Bay. Local charter companies said Friday that they've seen California Gary Whales for the past two weeks.
"Okay she's at three o'clock behind the boat coming at us," said Captain Mark Kocina, the owner of Central Coast Sailing Charters.
The California (More)
Posted 9:09 PM 5/2/2013 by Keli Moore, KSBY News
The family of a murdered teen has to wait longer for the sentencing of the boy's killer.
Armando Yepez has already been convicted in the 2011 drive-by shooting of 17-year old Gabriel Salgado in Oceano.
In a San Luis Obispo court on Tuesday, Yepez filed for a Madson motion, claiming (More)
Posted 7:10 PM 5/1/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News
A time capsule is being buried at Cuesta College in honor of the school's 50th anniversary, and the community is invited to attend.
The capsule was built by students in the college's welding program and includes various planning and accreditation documents, along with other items of significance to the college this year.
The burial is happening at Cougar Park on the San Luis Obispo campus at 1:30 p.m.
The capsule will be dug up in 25 years.
Posted 10:13 AM 5/1/2013 by Jeanette Trompeter
A lot of long-time central coast locals are mourning the loss of a community leader this week. Jeff Williams was killed earlier this month when the motorcycle he was riding on highway 154 was hit by a SUV driven by a 17-year-old boy.
Williams' family founded the grocery store chain (More)
Posted 8:46 AM 4/30/2013 by Keli Moore, KSBY News
For the first time in three years, pending home sales are at their highest level, but as KSBY discovered there is limited supply of homes for sale.Central Coast realtors say people are waiting for more equity to build in their homes before they sell. The shortage is not just on the (More)
Posted 4:21 AM 4/30/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News
CAL FIRE crews will be in West Atascadero Tuesday for the annual Fire Preparedness Exercise.
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., crews will be at Vierra Ranch, just south of Santa Lucia and El Monte roads, hiking, constructing fire lines, and participating in various safety exercises.
The exercise is done to maintain CAL FIRE'S Type 1 status for emergency response in California.
CAL FIRE says crews have been training for the exercise for several months.
Posted 10:52 AM 4/30/2013 by Katie Ferber, KSBY News
Those who earn their living working our highways put their lives on the line doing so. Monday in San Luis Obispo there was a memorial for those who were killed doing their jobs.
Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino joined representatives from construction companies and the California Highway (More)