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Person injured in Santa Margarita fire

Written on 19 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An apartment fire in Santa Margarita early Wednesday morning left one person in a local hospital. [KSBY] The fire broke out around 2:20 a.m. in an apartment in the 22800 block of El Camino Real in the Santa Margarita area.... (Continue reading)

Nipomo residents attack arsonist

Written on 14 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

A 35-year-old man accused of arson and vandalism was injured when a person attempted to stop him from vandalizing homes in Nipomo by hitting him with a 2×4 piece of wood. Jacob Bernerd, 35, of Nipomo suffered a skull fracture... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach apartment fire sends two to hospital

Written on 13 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Two individuals inhaled smoke and ended up in a local hospital after a fire broke out in a Pismo Beach apartment Tuesday evening. The fire occurred around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in a second floor bedroom of an apartment in the... (Continue reading)

Former Rotary president and alleged bank robber dies in crash

Written on 3 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the person who died after he crashed his RV over the side of a cliff on Highway 1 on Sunday as Arthur McClay Watkins, 56, of Arroyo Grande. Watkins, a former president of the... (Continue reading)

Mobile home burns in Los Osos

Written on 6 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire destroyed a mobile home, as well as a nearby vehicle, in Los Osos Sunday. CAL FIRE received a report of a vegetation fire around 12:54 p.m. Sunday at 1690 Valley View Drive. Firefighters responded and contained the fire... (Continue reading)

Fire burns SLO mobile home

Written on 30 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An extension cord-induced fire burned a mobile home in San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening. The overloading of power strips inside a trailer on a property at the corner of Orcutt Road and Johnson Avenue caused the mobile home to catch... (Continue reading)

Vegetation fire comes close to KSBY studio

Written on 30 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A vegetation fire at a San Luis Obispo homeless encampment threatened the KSBY television studio Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. at a camp between Calle Joaquin Road and southbound Highway 101. Gusting 10 to 15 miles... (Continue reading)

Cayucos fire spreads to 89 acres

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A grass fire that broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday east of Cayucos has grown to 89 acres. Cal Fire tweeted that the fire burning near Toro Creek and Montecito road is 30 percent contained. Additional engines, crews and... (Continue reading)

Plane makes emergency landing at SLO airport

Written on 16 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A plane was forced to make an emergency landing at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport Sunday because the landing gear was not operational. Airport emergency personnel, Cal Fire and the San Luis Obispo Fire Department responded to the... (Continue reading)

Meth involved in fatal car accident

Written on 13 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Los Osos man who died after he drove his car off a 200-foot cliff near the Best Western Shelter Cove Lodge in Pismo Beach last July was on meth, police said. Prior to the accident, several people called 911... (Continue reading)