Articles Tagged With ‘Morro Bay’




Equipment failure in Morro Bay caused outage

An outage of two PG&E transmission lines in Morro Bay Sunday evening caused more than 150,000 Central Coast customers to lose power. [Tribune] The outage started around 9:30 p.m. Sunday and lasted until about 12:20 a.m. Monday. Residences lost power... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Morro Bay boating accident

One man is dead and another injured after the boat they were fishing from overturned south of the jetty in Morro Bay. Because of dense fog and low visibility, the friends drifted too close to shore and a wave capsized... (Continue reading)

Boaters injured after vessel capsizes in Morro Bay

Two people were injured Sunday morning when the vessel they were in overturned south of the jetty in Morro Bay. [KSBY] At about 7:40 a.m., a wave capsized the boat. Suffering from minor injuries, one of the boaters made it... (Continue reading)

Humane Society wants Morro Bay Aquarium shut down

The Humane Society of the United States released a statement Wednesday asking the city of Morro Bay not to renew the Morro Bay Aquarium’s lease. The run down aquarium is the home to sea lions, otters and other marine animals.... (Continue reading)

Bear at Morro Rock sends high school into lockdown

A 250-pound animal sent Morro Bay High School into lockdown Thursday and garnered the attention of multiple law enforcement agencies. [Tribune] Around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, a citizen spotted a young black bear at Morro Rock and reported it to the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Friends of the Library gives thanks

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Morro Bay Friends of the Library, I would like to thank the 400 plus attendees and volunteers who made our April 14 open house such a smashing success. We were pleased... (Continue reading)

Los Osos mobile marijuana dispensary robbed

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies have three people in custody for an alleged strong-arm robbery of a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Osos. [Tribune] On Wednesday, two men and a woman allegedly took marijuana and cash from a female... (Continue reading)

Man found dead in Morro Bay parking lot identified

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man found dead in a Morro Bay parking lot as 82-year-old Richard Engh. Morro Bay police found Engh dead inside a white car Saturday afternoon in the Rite Aid parking... (Continue reading)

No ID on man found dead in Morro Bay parking lot

Morro Bay police have yet to identify the man found dead inside a white car Saturday afternoon in the Rite Aid parking lot in Morro Bay. Police said at the scene that there were no apparent signs of foul play... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande 13-year-old flees police at 100 miles per hour

An Arroyo Grande 13-year-old fled Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies in a stolen vehicle Wednesday night at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. [KCOY] The 13-year-old driver, along with a 51-year-old passenger, initially fled the deputies around 9:45 p.m.... (Continue reading)