Bitter Fire near Shandon scorches 1,300 acres
By KAREN VELIE The Bitter Fire burning near Shandon has scorched 1,300 acres and is 26% contained on Saturday evening. First reported shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, the fire is in rolling hills of grass and barley fields. Access has been difficult on the right side of the fire....
Firefighters battling 400 acre vegetation fire near Shandon
By KAREN VELIE Update: The size of the Bitter Fire has grown to 863 acres with 5% containment. A fast moving vegetation fire near Shandon burned 400 acres on Saturday afternoon with 5% containment. Shorty after 2:30 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning near Bitterwater Canyon Road and Bitterwater...
Thousands attend anti-Trump rallies in San Luis Obispo County
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County residents opposed to President Donald Trump’s administration attended “No Kings” rallies in San Luis Obispo, Atascadero and Cambria on Saturday. Several thousand people, including Democratic party leaders, attended the peaceful rallies. Elected officials included Assemblymember Dawn Addis, California Senator John Laird, SLO County...
Eagle Fire burns 38 acres near Lake Nacimiento
By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire that burned 30 acres between Lake Nacimiento and Lake San Antonio in San Luis Obispo County is 80 % contained on Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, a caller reported the fire burning near Eagle Creek Lane and...
Boat crash kills one, injures another at Lake San Antonio
By KAREN VELIE A 62-year-old man was killed and a teen was injured in a boat crash at Lake San Antonio on Friday. The speedboat was headed across the lake when the driver made a turn, hit a wake and flipped several times. The man died in the crash while...
Fire displaces six people in Paso Robles
By KAREN VELIE A fire at a home in Paso Robles displaced six people on Friday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at a home at 3220 Lucas Lane. The fire is suspected to have started in the attic. Firefighter from mutiple agency worked to...
Santa Maria officers arrest four people for gang related charges
By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers arrested four people – three juveniles and one adult – on Thursday evening for multiple weapons charges related to street gang activity. Shortly before 6 p.m., the Santa Maria Police Department’s Gang Suppression Team pulled over a vehicle with eight people inside on...
