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Halcyon Road scheduled to reopen next week following mudslide

Written on 5 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County plans to begin repairing Halcyon Road on Monday, with a proposed reopening planned for Friday, according to a press release. A mudslide closed Halcyon Road just north of Highway 1 in both directions... (Continue reading)

A Cayucos hero rescues people at sea

Written on 5 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” is currently on Amazon.... (Continue reading)

Tourist killed by large waves in Pismo Beach

Written on 5 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Large waves knocked a woman onto the rocks in Pismo Beach on Dec. 30. She died at the scene. Shortly before 9 a.m., 39-year-old Brindha Shunmuganathan of Georgia was walking with her children along the ocean access... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police searching for credit card thieves

Written on 4 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police are asking the public to help locate two women who allegedly stole a credit card and then used it at several businesses in the North County city. The Paso Robles Police Department is... (Continue reading)

Man hospitalized after spotted down near Santa Barbara train tracks

Written on 4 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man spotted on the ground near railroad tracks in Santa Barbara Thursday morning led to the abrupt stop of an Amtrak train and responders transporting the person to the hospital. [KCOY] It is unclear if the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man killed in crash with semi-truck

Written on 3 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 43-year-old Atascadero man was killed in a crash with a semi-truck on on Highway 99 in Bakersfield on Wednesday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly after 3:30 a.m., the Atascadero man was headed northbound in a... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach estimates $55,000 in damage from huge waves

Written on 3 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach is estimating the cost of repairing damage from pounding waves last week at $55,000. Waves damaged structures, eroded sea walls, lowered beach levels and spread debris. Damaged city properties include multiple sets of stairs to... (Continue reading)

Surf advisory in effect following showers across SLO County

Written on 3 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Following scattered rain showers in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service enacted a surf advisory until 9 p.m. on Thursday. Forecasters warn of surfs of 10 to 15 feet along the coast... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach crash sparks car fire

Written on 3 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two vehicles collided, sparking a fire in Grover Beach on Monday evening.  Shortly before 8 p.m.,  a caller reported a crash near the intersection of N. 16th Street and Newport Avenue, according to the Five Cities Fire... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man injured, two killed in wrong-way driver crash

Written on 2 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A wrong-way driver and his passenger both died in a head-on collision with a vehicle driven by a Pismo Beach man on Highway 101 in Santa Maria over the weekend.  Two males were traveling southbound on northbound... (Continue reading)