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Arsonist suspected of setting six fires in SLO

Written on 7 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An arsonist or a group of arsonists is suspected of setting six small brush fires in San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening, including one behind the city’s police department. [Tribune] The fires occurred within a span of about four hours and... (Continue reading)

Crash near Cuesta College traps two in SUV

Written on 20 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An SUV swerved off Highway 1 Saturday night and crashed in a creek bed near Cuesta College, trapping two people in the vehicle and critically injuring at least one person. [KEYT] The vehicle left the roadway around 10:15 p.m. and... (Continue reading)

Brush fire near Santa Margarita Lake

Written on 5 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters are battling a small brush fire near Las Pilitas and Vista Del Lago roads in Santa Margarita. Shortly before noon on Sunday, CAL FIRE responded to reports of a fire with 10 engines, a dozer, an aircraft, a tanker... (Continue reading)

Fatal head-on accident near Paso Robles

Written on 23 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Two people were killed and two others injured Monday in a head-on collision at the intersection of State Route 41 and State Route 46 in San Luis Obispo County east of Paso Robles. Shortly before 7 a.m., witnesses reported the... (Continue reading)

Teen killed in fall at Pirates Cove

Written on 13 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

An 18-year-old man died after falling from a cliff Friday afternoon at Pirates Cove. Shortly after 2 p.m., witnesses saw the man walking along the cliff’s edge. After he fell, one person swam out and pulled the man to the... (Continue reading)

Has fire season hit the Central Coast?

Written on 13 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Three fires broke out on the Central Coast Thursday amid a stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures. [KEYT] An apartment fire in Santa Maria displaced 40 residents and injured three people, while a riverbed blaze in Ventura County burned more than... (Continue reading)

Peak season for climbing Morro Rock?

Written on 2 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Cal Fire rescue team made its second trip to Morro Rock in a 10-day span. [Tribune] The rescue team came to the aid of an unidentified climber around 3 p.m. Sunday. The climber was stuck about a third of... (Continue reading)

Man burned in Los Osos hash lab fire

Written on 4 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A Los Osos man is receiving treatment in the Fresno Burn Center after a hash oil lab he was allegedly operating exploded Tuesday afternoon. Matthew David Culver, 32, used a fire extinguisher to put out a blaze in his apartment... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay home badly burned in fire

Written on 10 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire severely damaged a Morro Bay house Wednesday evening after flames shot up as high as 35 feet. [KSBY] The fire displaced an elderly woman, who attempted to save her home by putting out the fire herself. She did... (Continue reading)

Fire burns small Los Osos home

Written on 6 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A small home burned in Los Osos Wednesday as firefighters struggled to avoid a downed power line that was obstructing their path to the blaze. Shortly before 3:30 p.m, an electrical issue sparked the fire that burned a 1,000 square-foot... (Continue reading)