Residents in the furthest reaches of San Luis Obispo County could be without power during the massive heat wave set to slam California this week. According to the San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services, PG&E has announced an elevated Public Safety Power Shutoff risk for some North County residents starting Friday. The communities […]
Swimmers were advised to steer clear of a stretch of San Luis Obispo County beach after more than 1,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a nearby street Wednesday morning. According to a news release from the San Luis Obispo Public Health Department, at around 9:20 a.m. an electrical failure caused a pump failure and main […]
A commercial fire in Paso Robles damaged an auto wreckage lot that was filled with cars and car parts early Saturday morning. The first reports of the fire at Paso Robles Auto Wrecking, located at 5755 Monterey Road, came in shortly after 2 a.m, according to Cal Fire. Multiple crews from Cal Fire, Paso Robles, […]
This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here Update, 7:20 p.m.: The fire, now dubbed the Cotton Fire, grew to 150 acres as of 7:20 p.m., according to Cal Fire. Firefighters continued to “make good progress” on containing the blaze, the agency said on X. […]
Sunday will mark the end of the 2023-24 rainfall season (July 1 through June 30). We have been fortunate to receive two years of back-to-back, above-average rainfall, which, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, took the Central Coast and the state of California out of a drought classification. It is remarkable to think that at […]
One offshore wind developer will begin mapping the seafloor off the coast of San Luis Obispo County this week. Golden State Wind is one of three corporations that holds a lease to build floating wind turbines in the 376-square-mile Morro Bay Wind Energy Area about 20 miles away from Cambria and San Simeon. The company […]
This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here Firefighters battled a late-night blaze along Prefumo Canyon Road outside of San Luis Obispo on Thursday night. According to Cal Fire, the fire was reported in the area of 4300 Prefumo Canyon Road. As of 11:50 p.m., […]
Local agencies warned of “dangerously high” temperatures coming to parts of San Luis Obispo County next week, with some spots even having the potential to up up to 118 degrees. According to the National Weather Service, a heat wave is expected across much of California throughout the next week. In San Luis Obispo County, the […]
This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here One person was hospitalized with major injuries after a crash outside of Arroyo Grande on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 6 p.m., a motorcycle and a Ford F150 truck collided at the intersection of Lopez Drive and Country […]
One person was dead after a crash in Avila Beach early Sunday morning. According to California Highway Patrol, the call came in shortly after 1 a.m. for a crashed car on San Luis Bay Drive near Sparrow Street. The male driver, who sustained major injuries, was arrested and taken to Sierra Vista Regional Hospital according […]
On a warm, windless morning, members of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe carried a candle-like flame up a hill in San Luis Obispo. Slowly, ytt Tribal Chair Mona Olivas Tucker dipped a rope of braided, dried tule in the flame, then lowered the fire onto a mound of parched grass. As […]
Nine people working as contractors in Arroyo Grande were cited for doing so without a license, the Contractors State License Board said in a Tuesday news release. The board collaborated with the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s and Sheriff’s offices to conduct an operation from May 21 to May 22 in Arroyo Grande. During […]