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Hiker airlifted from Bishop Peak in SLO

Written on 18 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted a 28-year-old man from Bishop Peak Sunday evening after the hiker reportedly broke his femur. [Tribune] Around 5:42 p.m., several agencies responded to Bishop Peak to assist the injured hiker who was halfway up... (Continue reading)

Arsonist suspected of setting six fires in SLO

Written on 7 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An arsonist or a group of arsonists is suspected of setting six small brush fires in San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening, including one behind the city’s police department. [Tribune] The fires occurred within a span of about four hours and... (Continue reading)

Fire breaks out in SLO creek

Written on 29 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A fire erupted in a San Luis Obispo creekbed next to Santa Rosa Street early Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to the blaze shortly after midnight. Flames shot several feet into the air and approached the street, but firefighters contained it... (Continue reading)

SLO woman dies after home catches fire

Written on 21 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Firefighters pulled a woman out of a burning San Luis Obispo home Monday afternoon, but the victim died after arriving at the hospital. [KSBY] The fire occurred at a house located at 125 South Tassajara Street. San Luis Obispo firefighters responded... (Continue reading)

Crash near Cuesta College traps two in SUV

Written on 20 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An SUV swerved off Highway 1 Saturday night and crashed in a creek bed near Cuesta College, trapping two people in the vehicle and critically injuring at least one person. [KEYT] The vehicle left the roadway around 10:15 p.m. and... (Continue reading)

Truck slams into SLO power pole, causes outage

Written on 14 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A yellow pickup truck crashed into a San Luis Obispo power pole Monday afternoon, knocking out electricity in the area and trapping the driver inside the vehicle. Around 4:22 p.m., the driver veered left, crossed two lanes of opposing traffic... (Continue reading)

Brush fire near Santa Margarita Lake

Written on 5 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters are battling a small brush fire near Las Pilitas and Vista Del Lago roads in Santa Margarita. Shortly before noon on Sunday, CAL FIRE responded to reports of a fire with 10 engines, a dozer, an aircraft, a tanker... (Continue reading)

Fire burns SLO home

Written on 16 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo couple is in search of a home following a fire that erupted in their house Sunday morning. The fire broke out in the garage at 514 Patricia Drive around 7:40 a.m. Sunday. The couple was home... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students injured in roof collapse at party

Written on 7 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Under the weight of at least 40 people, the roof over a garage in San Luis Obispo collapsed injuring eight people, seven of whom were Cal Poly students, early Saturday morning.   Approximately 1,000 people were having an early Saint... (Continue reading)

SLO crash traps injured woman in car

Written on 5 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo firefighters needed to extricate a woman who was trapped inside a car after a collision with a truck Wednesday morning. The woman, a passenger in the car, survived and is in stable conditions with unknown injuries, according... (Continue reading)