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Rock slide closes Highway 1 south of Ragged Point

Written on 7 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities closed and then temporarily reopened Highway 1 from northern San Luis Obispo County to Big Sur in Monterey County, following a rock and mud slide south of Ragged Point this week. The slide occurred in the... (Continue reading)

Man killed in fire at condo in Lompoc, another person escaped

Written on 6 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person was killed in a condo fire on Friday, according to the Lompoc Fire Department. Shortly before 9 a.m., a caller reported the fire at a condominium complex at the 1000 block of West Chestnut Avenue.... (Continue reading)

Wave crashes into Cambria home, causing damage and injuries

Written on 6 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A very large wave slammed into a house in Cambria Thursday morning, shattering windows and injuring a person inside the home. The wave struck a house along Sherwood Drive at about 10 a.m. It shattered the waterfront... (Continue reading)

Endangered salmon population in California plummets

Written on 5 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Dams, drought, extreme heat, wildfires and other conditions have pushed California’s winter-run Chinook salmon to the brink of extinction. But, the winter-run Chinook salmon are now faced with an added threat posed by their hunger for anchovies.... (Continue reading)

Homeless encampment fire damages storage facility in SLO

Written on 5 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire that likely started at a homeless encampment burned part of a storage unit in San Luis Obispo Wednesday evening. Shortly before 8 p.m., a caller reported a fire at Meathead Mini Storage located at 3600... (Continue reading)

Heavy wind and rains cause power outages, flooding in SLO County

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Gusting winds and heavy rains bore down on San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday afternoon and evening, downing trees, triggering landslides and causing power outages and flooding. Thousands are currently without power in SLO County, while those... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County welcomes the first babies of 2023

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo welcomed its first baby of 2023, a baby boy to Migual and Allyson Hermosillo. Luca Mattias Hermosillo arrived at 10:03 a.m. on New Year’s Day. The boy weighed... (Continue reading)

When will the storm hit San Luis Obispo County

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The latest forecast has the bomb cyclone hitting San Luis Obispo County with heavy rains and strong winds at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Most areas of the county are currently... (Continue reading)

No charges for Guadalupe officer who shot and killed bystander

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Prosecutors elected not to charge the Guadalupe police officer who shot and killed a bystander in 2020, the California Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. On the night of Aug. 21, 2021, Guadalupe officers recognized a man... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police identify Arroyo Grande man killed by train

Written on 4 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities identified the person struck and killed by a train last month at the Grover Beach Amtrak station as Ronald Frank Gupton, 55, of Arroyo Grande. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Dec. 5, while a train was... (Continue reading)