Richard Gearhart

It was another warm day on Wednesday, especially inland, with high temperatures reaching triple digits in some locations.

As the new year inches closer, so do several new laws taking effect in California. San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow says some of those new laws may impact local crime-fighting efforts.

Here at KSBY, we are saying goodbye and congratulations to a very special member of our team. Operations Director Kelly Teel is retiring after more than 40 years at the station.

Diablo Canyon Power Plant is turning to artificial intelligence in what PG&E says is a first for nuclear power plants.

A longtime Central Coast pediatrician is now enjoying retirement after spending his last full day seeing patients at the end of last week.

Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast is an international tourist attraction that usually funnels hundreds of thousands of tourists through the Central Coast each year.

Over nearly a decade, PG&E has been planning to shut down Diablo Canyon Power Plant and decommission it.

Nuclear power has had a renaissance of sorts within the last decade. With more focus on combatting climate change, there has been an increased interest in all types of green energy.

May 14, 2024 ... As recently as 2022, PG&E was moving forward with plans to shut down the Diablo Canyon Power Plant.

The Diablo Canyon Power Plant is the last operating nuclear power plant in California and the largest power generating plant of any kind, producing about nine percent of the state’s electricity.

Tourism experts in San Luis Obispo County say new properties like this are needed as tourism remains strong.

Right now, Lopez Lake is at about 95% of capacity and there’s a possibility it could spill over early in the rainy season.

San Luis Obispo City officials are keeping a close eye on the Lizzie Fire burn scar as rain moves in this week.

San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Manager Scott Jalbert says county workers have been busy cleaning out creeks, streams and storm drains ahead of the expected rain.

Rock music legend Neil Young met fans and signed copies of his new record at Traffic Records on Friday.

A spokesperson with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says Flores returned to the prison in Coalinga Friday morning.

KSBY News anchor Richard Gearhart sat down with attorney James Murphy to have him reflect on his years of involvement in the Kristin Smart case.

Many of the people involved in the Kristin Smart murder trial were under a court imposed gag order, but once a verdict was handed down, that order was lifted.

The Kristin Smart case has held the attention of millions of people, especially as the “Your Own Backyard” podcast’s popularity grew.

Kristin Smart’s killer will be back before a judge Friday. Paul Flores is set to be sentenced in a Salinas courtroom for the 1996 death of Kristin Smart.