Investigators wrap up search of Flores home after serving warrants in Kristin Smart case
By: Megan Healy | March 16, 2021
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office served search warrants at Ruben Flores’ home in Arroyo Grande on March 15 and 16. Ruben is the father of Paul Flores. Paul has been named the prime suspect in the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart.
Susan Flores, mother of ‘prime suspect’ in Kristin Smart case, speaks out in first media interview
By: Megan Healy | March 16, 2021
Susan Flores, the mother of Paul Flores, the sheriff’s prime suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Kristin Smart, spoke exclusively to KSBY’s Megan Healy for her first-ever media interview.
New report focuses on San Luis Obispo Police Department’s use of tear gas to disperse BLM protest
By: Megan Healy | February 4, 2021
The San Luis Obispo Police Department is changing the way it responds to peaceful protests after a review of a Black Lives Matter rally that ended in violence. A nearly 100-page report, called an ‘After-Action Review’ (AAR), includes 10 action items for the San Luis Obispo Police Department after tear gas was used to disperse a Black Lives Matter protest on June 1, 2020.
Central Coast distilleries facing $14K fee from FDA for making hand-sanitizer
By: Megan Healy | December 31, 2020
During a public health crisis, distilleries across the country pumped out hand sanitizer to cover a nationwide shortage. Now, those same distilleries are being told to pay more than $14,000 to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for making over-the-counter drugs without proper licensing.
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Morro Bay residents dealing with ‘very unhealthy’ air quality, air purifiers sold out
By: Megan Healy | September 14, 2020
People in Morro Bay are used to the fog, but a different kind of gray cloud is sending people to buy air purifiers and N-95 masks.
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Good Samaritan recounts confrontation with Amber Alert suspect at Cambria gas station
By: Megan Healy | December 16, 2019
A two-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert is safe thanks to good Samaritans at a gas station in Cambria.
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Alternative Care Site at Cal Poly could house COVID-19 patients starting April 8
By: Megan Healy | April 6, 2020
Medical scrubs hang in racquetball courts, hospital beds line indoor basketball courts, and boxes of PPE sit in weight rooms.
Weeks worth of preparation are finally coming to fruition as San Luis Obispo County emergency leaders transform Cal Poly’s Recreation Center into an Alternative Care Site for COVID-19 patients.
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Paso Robles man and others stranded in Gilroy as police continue to investigate deadly shooting
By: Megan Healy | July 29, 2019
Davis says he immediately shut down the rides, got the kids to safety and sheltered in place with other families until they found a safe place to run.
Damage to Sinsheimer Park playground costing SLO thousands for repairs
By: Megan Healy | February 24, 2020
It’s not the first time someone has set fire to the playground at Sinsheimer Park in San Luis Obispo, but parents and city officials hope it’s the last.
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Grover Beach Police Department increases fines for false alarms to avoid wasting resources
By: Megan Healy |February 21, 2020
False alarms happen when your security system accidentally goes off and police officers respond to your home or business and find no evidence a crime occurred or was attempted. Grover Beach residents will soon have to pay more for them in order to save the city money.
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