Daily Briefs


Sea Lions take over beach in Monterey

By KAREN VELIE City of Monterey officials announced last week a local beach is temporarily off limits to humans after a large number of sea lions took over the beach. Sea lions recently spread out along the popular San Carlos... (Continue reading)

Fire near SLO High School prompts evacuations, power outage

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire burnt vegetation on a hill near San Luis Obispo High School Tuesday morning, resulting in evacuations, as well as a power outage extending from within the city of SLO to along the Cuesta Grade and... (Continue reading)

Vehicle hits power pole near SLO High, causes outage

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle crashed into a power pole near San Luis Obispo High School on Monday afternoon, resulting in an electricity outage. The single-vehicle crash occurred on San Luis Drive. No one suffered injuries in the collision, according... (Continue reading)

Man killed in crash on Highway 227 in San Luis Obispo County

By KAREN VELIE One man is dead and a woman is in the hospital following a single vehicle crash on Highway 227 in San Luis Obispo County on Monday, according to the CHP. Shortly before noon, the driver was headed... (Continue reading)

Tesla semi-truck battery fire shuts down Interstate 80 between

By KAREN VELIE A major interstate connecting California and Nevada is currently shutdown after a Tesla semi-truck crashed and caught fire in the Sierras on Monday morning, according to the CHP. The burning batteries pose a variety of threats. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Caltrans halts Highway 1 repair work in Monterey County

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Caltrans announced that it temporarily halted excavation work on Highway 1 at Regent’s Slide in Monterrey County because of ongoing landslide activity around the repair site. A 6.8-mile stretch of Highway 1 has been closed since Feb.... (Continue reading)

More than 1,800 PG&E customers without power in Morro Bay

By KAREN VELIE More than 1,800 PG&E customers lost power in Morro Bay on Sunday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., 1,866 PG&E customers west of Highway 101 on the south portion of the city lost power. PG&E estimates the power... (Continue reading)

Cypress Fire burns 88 acres west of Templeton, structures threatened

By KAREN VELIE The Cypress Fire, burning east of Templeton, has burned 88 acres and is 5% contained. Cal Fire reports the fire is threatening three structures in the area. First reported on Saturday afternoon, the blaze is burning in... (Continue reading)

Tanker truck collides with car near Orcutt, four injured

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A tanker truck collided with a car just east of Orcutt on Saturday, injuring four people, one of whom was airlifted from the scene of the crash. Shortly before 4 p.m., the semi-truck, which was transporting 150... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 50 acres between Templeton and Cambria

By KAREN VELIE A fire burning between Paso Robles and Cambria on Saturday afternoon has scorched 65 acres. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning near Cypress Mountain Drive. Firefighters are fighting the blaze from the ground... (Continue reading)