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Two fires burn rural Paso Robles acreage

Written on 5 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two fires burned acreage Sunday afternoon outside of Paso Robles. One fire burned about four acres of woodland oak near Nacimiento and another burned approximately three acres of small vegetation across from Still Water Vineyards. The Paso Robles Fire Department... (Continue reading)

Fire burns at Pismo Beach campground

Written on 16 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A fire caused the California State Park Pismo Beach Campground to be evacuated Monday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m. Monday, vegetation caught on fire and four acres burned near the entrance to the Oceano Dunes. The fire threatened several structures, but... (Continue reading)

Driver plunges to death off Pismo Beach cliff

Written on 10 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man died Tuesday evening after driving off a cliff in Pismo Beach. [KCOY] The driver crashed his car around 6 p.m. Tuesday near the Best Western Shelter Cove Lodge in Pismo Beach. He was the only person inside the... (Continue reading)

Park rangers enter Oceano campground in riot gear

Written on 6 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Oceano State Park rangers entered the North Beach campgrounds in riot gear to keep from getting hit with residue as they confiscated illegal fireworks. [KCOY] Both Cal Fire and California State Parks employees are out in full force collecting illegal... (Continue reading)

Four hikers rescued near Diablo Canyon

Written on 3 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Four hikers who were lost in the Diablo Canyon area were rescued Tuesday night. The men, all from Riverside County, took off from Avila Beach on Monday for what they planned as a day hike. After becoming lost, they spent... (Continue reading)

Body found at Spooner’s Cove

Written on 29 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

People hiking in Montana De Oro State Park discovered a body floating in the water at Spooner’s Cove on Friday morning, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s officials said. Cal Fire personnel responded to the scene and pulled the body of... (Continue reading)

Grand jury suggests merging Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach dispatch services

Written on 4 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury has recommended that the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach merge their police and fire dispatch systems and contract with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office for dispatch services. [Tribune] A... (Continue reading)

Crews battling Branch Fire

Written on 2 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Branch Fire has burned more than 350 acres of grass and brush in the Los Padres National Forest west of California Valley. Crews from Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service are battling the fire which started near Highway... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly apartment catches fire

Written on 16 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Cal Poly apartment caught on fire Wednesday evening after a resident left a candle unattended. Around 7:48 p.m. Wednesday, the small fire broke out in a single bedroom of a four-bedroom suite in Poly Canyon Village. The San Luis... (Continue reading)

Spring Fire rages in Ventura County

Written on 4 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

More than 28,000 acres have been charred by the Santa Ana wind fueled Springs Fire in Ventura County, but the weather has now changed and the fire is 30 percent contained, according to a report from CalFire at 7:30 a.m.... (Continue reading)