By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Nipomo man allegedly broke into the Santa Maria courthouse Saturday night and started a fire that led to more than $500,000 worth of water damage. Eric Spies, 31, had been ordered to appear at a court... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A coop fire killed an unknown number of turkeys in Buellton Tuesday morning. Shortly after 7 a.m., a caller reported the fire burning at Pork Palace on Highway 1, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire, possibly arson, damaged a house in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. Shortly before 4 p.m., a caller reported a fire at a home in the 3100 block of Johnson Avenue. Firefighters arrived and quickly knocked... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Firefighters battled a fire at a home in Atascadero on Friday morning, according to the Atascadero Fire Department. Shortly before 10 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a home at 7570 Balboa Road. The single occupant... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire at a construction site injured two men and a woman in Santa Maria early Tuesday morning. Shortly after midnight, a caller reported a recreational vehicle engulfed in flames at a construction site in the 3500... (Continue reading)
A fire destroyed a Pismo Beach apartment unit Sunday evening and displaced two residents. [Cal Coast Times] At about 7:30 p.m., a caller reported a fire in an apartment in the 400 block of Westpoint Drive. Residents were evacuated from... (Continue reading)
PG&E could face a host of charges, including murder, if the utility is found to have caused recent deadly wildfires in California, according to a brief filed in federal court by California General Xavier Becerra. [CNN] Becerra filed an amicus... (Continue reading)
A fire destroyed a triple-wide mobile home in See Canyon near Avila Beach on Saturday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 3 p.m., a caller reported a blaze at a 3500 square foot mobile home on Black Walnut Drive, according to... (Continue reading)
A fire burned a two-story house located between Paso Robles and San Miguel Thursday night. [Cal Coast Times] At about 8:45 p.m., the fire broke out at a 3,000 square foot single-family home on Woodland Road, according to Cal Fire.... (Continue reading)
A fire destroyed a mobile home in Grover Beach on Christmas morning. At about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, a neighbor noticed smoke coming from a mobile home near Grand Avenue and 13th Street and called 911, according to the Five... (Continue reading)