Posted 7:31 AM 5/8/2013 by Ed Zuchelli, KSBY News
A 19-year-old from Fresno has been arrested for attempted murder and officers are searching for another man who may be involved.
San Luis Obispo police officers say Benjamin Ma is accused of shooting a man in the back after attempting to rob the victim of a large amount of marijuana.
18-year-old Mitchell Soundara is accused of assault with a deadly weapon.
Investigators are still searching for him.
Posted 4:17 AM 5/6/2013 by Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News
Two people were arrested during a DUI and driver's license checkpoint held in Santa Maria on the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
The checkpoint took place Sunday in the 200 block of South Broadway from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Santa Maria Police say one driver was arrested for driving under the (More)
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)