By KAREN VELIE A fire destroyed a recreation vehicle on Highway 58 in Santa Margarita on Monday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m., a man was driving his RV up the Cuesta Grade on Highway 101 when the vehicle began to... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE and RICHARD BASTIAN Fire burned a home, a wanted man was arrested and another suspect escaped during an action-filled Friday morning in Santa Margarita. Shortly after 7 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a home on... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are looking for a burglar who broke into the Santa Margarita Post Office on the evening of Jan. 26. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Jan. 27, a 911 caller reported a... (Continue reading)
A power outage in Atascadero, Creston and rural Santa Margarita is affecting 4,139 PG&E customers. [Cal Coast Times] The outage was first reported at 6:48 p.m. PG&E officials estimate power will be restored by 10:15 p.m. The cause of the... (Continue reading)
A backyard shed caught on fire in Santa Margarita on Monday, and while the blaze was burning, a man collapsed. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 5 p.m., emergency personnel found Brent MacGregor unconscious at the scene of the blaze. MacGregor... (Continue reading)
Authorities found 22 dead cats dumped on the side of a remote road east of Santa Margarita in the Los Padres National Forest earlier this month, according to San Luis Obispo County Animal Services. [Cal Coast Times] Animal Services workers... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County prosecutors have charged a 75-year-old man and registered sex offender with starting last year’s Hill Fire near Santa Margarita that destroyed four homes including actor Johnny Galecki’s ranch. [Cal Coast Times] David Lynn Macagni of Santa... (Continue reading)
A brush fire broke out near Santa Margarita Lake late Sunday afternoon and burned more than 100 acres. As of Monday morning, the blaze has burned 120 acres and is 30 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. The fire started... (Continue reading)
Two fires broke out on opposite sides of Highway 58 near Santa Margarita Monday afternoon. One fire burned nine acres, while the other burned 2.5 acres. The larger blaze burned on the Santa Margarita Ranch, and the smaller fire burned... (Continue reading)
A former California Valley CSD director whom prosecutors previously accused of lying about where she lived is now charged with felony animal neglect. Authorities seized 11 horses from a rural Santa Margarita property in the new case against Misty Marie... (Continue reading)