Early Monday morning, the California Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle vs pedestrian incident on the US 101 near Santa Margarita. After midnight, CHP says a man exited a passenger vehicle and attempted to run across the southbound lanes, when a vehicle hit and killed him. The man’s name is not being released yet, pending…
On Tuesday of this week, a student at Cuesta college in San Luis Obispo reported that a person inside of a parked vehicle at the campus appeared unresponsive. Campus police first responded by investigating the scene, and it was determined the individual inside of the vehicle was deceased. An investigation has been launched by the…
65-year-old Thomas Oliver Hight was arrested in Morro Bay earlier this week after he allegedly stole a truck from a San Luis Obispo car dealership. Police say Hight attempted to purchase a 2024 Ford F-250 from Perry Ford in San Luis Obispo, but the check he submitted came back with insufficient funds. The dealership reported…
Yesterday morning, at around 5:34 am, several Cal Fire units were dispatched to Price Canyon road. Firefighters were responding to a spot fire at the bottom of a canyon at Pismo Creek where an encampment was located. Price Canyon road at both Bello street and Lemoore avenue were closed while crews handled the fire. Cal…
Late last week, county district attorney Dan Dow proposed amendments to California penal code law regarding looting and predator crimes during a disaster, in response to the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The district attorney says existing laws are “insufficient to adequately deter people from committing these crimes.” With the evacuation from dozens…
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Caltrans will initiate vegetation control at highway 229 this week at the intersection of highway 58 and just south of Rocky Canyon road. From around 7 to 4 pm each day, Monday to Friday, contractors will be removing dead and dying brush and ladder fuels to reduce wildfire risks. The project is expected to be…
The San Luis Obispo county airport has announced its total number of passengers through 2024. The airport has achieved a new record with 746,764 travelers this past year, a 13% increase of around 660 thousand passengers in the year prior. Courtney Johnson, director of airports said, “Achieving this milestone is a reflection of the incredible…
There is no Paso Robles city council meeting scheduled for this week. Both city council meetings for the month of January were combined in the joint meeting that took place last week on the 15th. The Atascadero city council’s next meeting will be Tuesday, January 28th.
