An SUV ended up on the beach at Port San Luis on Thursday afternoon. According to authorities, at about 4:22 p.m. a recently-licensed 16-year-old girl attempted to make a U-turn just before the entrance to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. She lost control of the vehicle and went over the side of the road, rolling…
A Santa Maria woman was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years plus 25 years to life in state prison for the murder of her roommate. On December 3, 2018, Kimberly Lynn Machleit and her boyfriend, Donald Anderson, got into an altercation with their roommate, Joseph Govey, in their Santa Maria apartment. Machleit shot Govey with a…
SpaceX plans to make another attempt at a Falcon 9 rocket launch this afternoon from Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceX scrubbed Thursday night’s planned launch just before liftoff due to cloud cover over the area. Earlier in the afternoon, SpaceX said the weather was only 20% favorable for launch. The launch was originally scheduled for…
How much rain did we get during the first week of February? The national weather service’s data show the county received between 1.47 inches in the Carrizo Plain to more than 5 inches at Rocky Butte in the mountains northeast of Cambria. Here are the latest 7-day rainfall totals through Thursday morning, according to the…
Karen Velie hosts “Sound Off” every Wednesday and Thursday. Karen brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guest(s): *Andrea Seastrand and Debbie Arnold to talk…
California representatives Salud Carbajal and Mike Levin introduced legislation last week that seeks to raise the safety standards on spent nuclear fuel. A release by Carbajal’s office says the 100 Year Canister Act would require the nuclear regulatory commission to change the minimum design lifespan of canisters from the current 40 years to 100 years.…
Caltrans says crews continue with repairs on highway 1, at Paul’s Slide on the Big Sur coast. A release says that despite the recent rains, they have had no significant adverse effect on the repair site overall. Crews were forced to suspend work before and after rain events, but work continues seven days a week.…
The coastal areas of Morro Bay, Cayucos, Los Osos, Pismo Beach, and Grover Beach were placed under a tornado warning during yesterday’s storm. The national weather service issued the warning, and the resulting winds caused severe damage to the Pismo Beach and Grover Beach areas. Trees and power lines were knocked down, resulting in power…
The city of Paso Robles released a statement regarding its pausing of downtown paid parking. The enforcement has been effective since yesterday, and will be done while the city ensures the program complies with parking ordinance 12.42, and associated laws and/or regulations. Paid on-street parking and associated enforcement will be suspended during this period. The…
The county of San Luis Obispo announced that the Cayucos pier will remain closed for inspection by engineers after the weekend storms. Calfire crews noticed damage on the pier on February 6th, and while the damage did not appear to be major, the pier will remain closed due to safety reasons until engineers can conduct…
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