By JOSH FRIEDMAN Caltrans announced that it temporarily halted excavation work on Highway 1 at Regent’s Slide in Monterrey County because of ongoing landslide activity around the repair site. A 6.8-mile stretch of Highway 1 has been closed since Feb.... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Parkfield in southern Monterey County caused shaking in San Luis Obispo County on Thursday. The earthquake struck at 12:17 p.m. about 3.7 miles northwest of Parkfield, according to the U.S.... (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 A fire that started on Sunday near San Miguel has burned 355 acres and is 80% contained, as of Monday morning. Shortly before 4 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning close to Indian Valley and Vineyard... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An existing Highway 1 closure near Big Sur caused by storm damage has moved farther south because of a sinkhole that appeared in the roadway in southern Monterey County. The sinkhole appeared along the center line of... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A plane headed for Paso Robles made an emergency landing south of King City Wednesday morning. While en route to Paso Robles, the plane suffered catastrophic engine failure, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. The pilots... (Continue reading)
A man accused of stealing a Cal Fire truck, and involvement in a theft in Pismo Beach, led police on a high-speed chase before he was arrested at gunpoint near Vandenberg Air Force Base Friday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] On... (Continue reading)
A man accused of opening fire at a San Miguel family home turned up in jail in Monterey County after local, state and federal agents teamed up to track him down. The suspected gang member is now in custody in... (Continue reading)
A 20-year-old Ventura woman who died after attending a music festival at Lake San Antonio this spring overdosed on Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Baylee Ybarra Gatlin, a Ventura College student, became... (Continue reading)
Firefighters have established full containment of a blaze burning along San Luis Obispo County’s northern edge and have nearly accomplished the same with a fire in Santa Margarita. Meanwhile, firefighters are starting to gain control of the Alamo Fire that... (Continue reading)