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PG&E stock price plummets as lawsuit threats mount over Camp Fire

Written on 15 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

With PG&E facing the possibility of a determination that its equipment started the ongoing Camp Fire, now the deadliest blaze in California history, lawsuits are being prepared and the utility’s stock price is plummeting. [Cal Coast Times] PG&E’s stock price... (Continue reading)

Northern California fire becomes deadliest in state history

Written on 13 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

As fires ravage Northern and Southern California, an unusually high death toll is mounting, and one of the blazes has become the deadliest in state history. [Cal Coast Times] The Northern California Camp Fire has killed at least 42 people,... (Continue reading)

Truck catches fire on Highway 166, blaze spreads into brush

Written on 12 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A commercial vehicle caught on fire Monday morning on Highway 166, which then sparked a brush fire east of Santa Maria, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 9 a.m., the vehicle, which appears to be a large... (Continue reading)

Wildfires ravage Ventura County shortly after mass shooting

Written on 9 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Just hours after a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks left 13 people dead, two wildfires broke out in Ventura County, resulting in numerous evacuation orders, as well as burned or damaged structures and Highway 101 closures. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly... (Continue reading)

Fire scorches 25 acres south of SLO

Written on 5 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fire broke out close to Highway 101 south of San Luis Obispo on Sunday and burned 25 acres. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10 a.m., the fire started in vegetation at 6295 Ontario Road near Johnson Ranch, according to... (Continue reading)

Did Southern California Edison equipment start Thomas Fire?

Written on 2 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The utility Southern California Edison has released a statement acknowledging that its equipment may have helped sparked the Thomas Fire that devastated Ventura and Santa Barbara counties late last year and led to the deadly Montecito mudslides in early 2018.... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man convicted of arson after setting multiple fires

Written on 24 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo County jury found an Arroyo Grande man guilty Tuesday of setting fire to a home on Pecan Street in 2017. [Cal Coast Times] Jesse Lee Hubble, 33, faces up to 24 years and 8 months in... (Continue reading)

Trash truck ignites Cold Canyon Landfill fire

Written on 24 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A garbage truck burst into flames Tuesday morning near Cold Canyon Landfill, prompting the closure of Highway 227 in the area for several hours. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 10 a.m., the truck caught on fire while traversing between Price... (Continue reading)

Burning truck ignites fire on Highway 41

Written on 28 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A truck fire on Highway 41 caused a 10-acre blaze Thursday in the area of the San Luis Obispo County-Kern County line. [Cal Coast Times] The blaze started at about 12:30 p.m. when a semi-truck caught on fire near the... (Continue reading)

Reservoir Canyon fires burn 50 acres, video

Written on 16 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters are battling two grass fires that started Sunday morning in Reservoir Canyon in San Luis Obispo. Firefighters have stopped forward progress on both fires. [Cal Coast Times] #ReservoirFire (update) approx 50 acres between the 2 fires. Crews making good... (Continue reading)