2023

300,000 gallons of sewage spill into the Salinas River

By KAREN VELIE An estimated  300,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Salinas River in the Templeton area amid the storm on Monday, according to San Luis Obispo Public Health Department. Health officials did not disclose why the Templeton Community... (Continue reading)

Mother of missing 5-year-old chronicles their last moments together

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The mother of the missing 5-year-old boy who was swept away by raging floodwaters near San Miguel has revealed what she witnessed on that tragic Monday. [KSBY] On the morning of Jan. 9, Lyndsy Doan was driving... (Continue reading)

Scheme to keep Diablo Canyon open is illegal, groups say

Statement by Mothers for Peace Federal law requires reactors to close while the Nuclear Commission reviews license renewal application San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth and the Environmental Working Group filed a petition on Tuesday asserting... (Continue reading)

Orcutt Road outside San Luis Obispo in danger of collapse

By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol is asking the public not to drive on Orcutt Road on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo near Righetti Road, the CHP said in a press release. During the last storm, the CHP... (Continue reading)

Woman dies after being hit by a car in Grover Beach

By KAREN VELIE The woman hit by a car while walking in Grover Beach died after being transported to a local hospital with critical injuries on Wednesday evening, police said. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a pedestrian injured... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court rejects appeal in Tianna Arata case

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Supreme Court decided it will not hear a case on whether San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow’s personal political opinions jeopardized seven Back Lives Matter defendants’ rights to a fair trial, requiring state... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck by car in Grover Beach, life-threatening injuries

By KAREN VELIE A female pedestrian was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision with a vehicle Wednesday evening in Grover Beach, police said. Shortly after 7 p.m., a caller reported a pedestrian injured at the intersection... (Continue reading)

Emergency crews continue search for missing child, photos

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office resumed searching Wednesday for the missing 5-year-old boy who was swept away on Monday by raging floodwaters near San Miguel. Emergency workers searched for Kyle Dorn for most of the... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies Avila Beach woman killed in storm

By KAREN VELIE Officers identified the woman killed by storm waters on Monday as 60-year-old Karen Buccat of Avila Beach. Shortly after noon, Buccat was driving on Avila Beach Drive when flood waters overtook her SUV. She attempted to roll... (Continue reading)

Nearly 10,000 gallons of sewage spill into creek in Morro Bay

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Nearly 10,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a creek in Morro Bay amid the storm on Monday, according to San Luis Obispo Public Health Department. At about 11 a.m., sewage began spilling into Morro Creek at 160... (Continue reading)