Cal Fire announced Wednesday that its investigators determined PG&E power lines caused the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive blaze in state history. [Cal Coast Times] The Camp Fire killed 85 people in Northern California and destroyed much... (Continue reading)
Santa Maria police are asking for help from the public in finding a 2-year-old boy who disappeared after his mother drove off with him. [Cal Coast Times] The father of two-year-old Robert David Laverdure, Jr. brought the child from Arizona... (Continue reading)
The city of Atascadero is planning on raising sewer rates for the first time in 25 years, following a decision by the city council Tuesday to endorse a 19 percent increase for the upcoming fiscal year, with potentially more rate... (Continue reading)
A man whom police are struggling to identify led officers on a chase in a stolen vehicle on Tuesday. He then crashed into a tree, fled by foot, but was ultimately arrested. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 1 p.m., a... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a 37-year-old man on Sunday for allegedly stealing avocados from a Nipomo farm. [Cal Coast Times] Christian Lara Medrano of Santa Maria allegedly pilfered avocados from the Suey Ranch on Bull Canyon Road.... (Continue reading)
A California jury awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed they contracted cancer from using the weed killer Roundup. [NPR] The Alameda County jury awarded the more than $2 billion in damages in a verdict against Monsanto,... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Outrage over a movie in which a white man pretends to be a black female radio host drew allegations of racism and a response from the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, which social media users accused... (Continue reading)
The family of the Cal Poly student who was killed in a crash at a dangerous South County intersection has called off plans to picket outside Laetitia Winery this week, yet a boycott of the wine tasting destination is ongoing.... (Continue reading)
A vegetation fire broke out Saturday afternoon near a Paso Robles apartment complex, but firefighters quickly contained the blaze. [Cal Coast Times] At about 2 p.m., the fire was spotted in the area of 1203 Alamo Creek Drive and near... (Continue reading)
A fire damaged a Shell Beach apartment building Saturday morning displacing three families, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 9 a.m., witnesses reported a fire was burning at the multiple unit building on Coburn Lane near Shell... (Continue reading)