By KAREN VELIE Park rangers gave a shout out to a Lompoc teen who rescued a drowning boy at Lake Nacimiento last week. On Aug. 18, 13 -year-old Lazaro Perez was visiting Lake Nacimiento Resort with his family when he... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire engulfed a multi-story home beside Lake Nacimiento Monday morning. Shortly after 6 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a house in the 8800 block of Circle Oak Drive within the Oak Shores neighborhood. All... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire on Friday burned 14 acres and destroyed a house in the Oak Shores community between Lake Nacimiento and Lake San Antonio. Shortly after 3 p.m., a caller reported the blaze burning in the 4000 block... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Monterey County park rangers and San Luis Obispo County coroner’s personnel are investigating the death of a woman who fell off a tube at Lake Nacimiento earlier this month. [KSBY] On July 9, Luz Maria Ruiz, 57,... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second time this year, Chimney Rock Road south of Lake Nacimiento collapsed, stranding residents in nearby communities. In January, an atmospheric river eroded soil between Chimney Rock Road and culverts beneath it. The road collapsed,... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The atmospheric river that pummeled San Luis Obispo County on Monday left hundreds of people near Lake Nacimiento stranded in their neighborhood. Early Monday morning the power went out for the more than 400 PG&E customers in... (Continue reading)
Three fires broke out in San Luis Obispo County on Sunday. One fire occurred early Sunday morning in Oceano, while two blazes burned on opposite ends of the county in the afternoon. Around 4 a.m., a boat and a trailer... (Continue reading)
Cal Fire investigators have determined a vehicle started last summer’s Chimney Fire that burned more than 46,000 acres near Lake Nacimiento and destroyed about 50 homes. A vehicle driving on a dirt road south of the lake near Running Deer... (Continue reading)
A Bradley woman who reportedly admitted to starting several fires in North County last year pleaded no contest to two charges on Monday. [Tribune] Debra Kay Collins is facing up to six years in prison after pleading no contest to... (Continue reading)
A 58-year-old Bradley woman is charged with starting multiple fire in the Nacimiento Lake Drive area in North San Luis Obispo County. However, investigators ruled out that Devorah Collins had any involvement in the cause of the 46,000-acre Chimney Fire.... (Continue reading)