By KAREN VELIE Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire burning under a restaurant on the Hatford Pier in Avila Beach on Sunday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 2:20 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning under Mersea’s Seafood Restaurant... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 58-year-old Arroyo Grande man was killed in a crash with a pickup truck Tuesday in Avila Beach, according to the CHP. Shortly after 6 p.m., the motorcyclist was headed eastbound on Avila Beach Drive when he... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Plans to transform Port San Luis in rural Avila Beach into an industrial port to support proposed offshore wind farms in Morro Bay are moving forward with the assistance of the Port San Luis Harbor District, though... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE One man was killed and another injured in a single vehicle crash in Avila Beach early Sunday morning. Shortly after 1 a.m., a caller reported a crash on San Luis Bay Drive near the intersection of Sparrow... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 28-year-old Avila Beach man is in jail after he allegedly attempted to kill a homeless man in Santa Maria early Sunday morning. Shortly after 7 a.m., officers responded to reports of an injured person in a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man arrested March 5 after he allegedly burglarized a residence in Avila Beach as 44-year-old Louis Elvenway Spear. Shortly after 3 p.m. on March 5, deputies responded to... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An alleged residential burglar fled from Avila Beach to Paso Robles on Tuesday, where following a brief chase and search, San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested him. Shortly after 3 p.m., deputies responded to a burglary... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit near Avila Beach on Wednesday afternoon, near the Diablo Canyon power plant. The earthquake struck at 12:05 p.m. about 5 miles northwest of Avila Beach, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE In an attempt to reduce delays and improve safety, San Luis Obispo County is planning on starting construction for a new roundabout on Avila Beach Drive near Highway 101 early next year. For years, drivers traveling through... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who fell out of a kayak and died off the coast of Avila Beach on Sunday. Sheriff’s officials say the death of Christopher Neil Chisholm, 40,... (Continue reading)