Search resumes for missing 5-year-old boy
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Rescue crews have resumed searching for the missing 5-year-old boy, after a temporary halt in the search because of the storm on Saturday. On the morning of Jan. Read More …
Category: News Briefs
Three injured in Santa Maria RV fire
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A recreational vehicle fire injured two men and a woman in Santa Maria early Tuesday morning. Shortly after midnight, a caller reported an RV engulfed in flames at Read More …
SLO County road damage updates
BY JOSH FRIEDMAN As several storms pounded San Luis Obispo County over the weekend, multiple roads collapsed, cracked or were covered in mud. A portion of Stage Coach Road near the Read More …
Legislative office questions viability of California’s emissions reduction plan
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A government analyst is casting doubt on the California air board’s plan to achieve a legally required greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2030. [JD Supra] State law Read More …
Oceano residents under evacuation warning
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County has issued an evacuation warning for Oceano residents in the areas around the Arroyo Grande Creek Levee and Oceano Lagoon. The evacuation warning includes Read More …
Emergency personnel rescues man trapped in the Salinas River
By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles emergency personnel rescued a man trapped on an island in the middle of the Salinas River on Friday. After realizing he was trapped, the man called Read More …
SLO County prepares for more flooding, slides and downed trees
By KAREN VELIE Just as San Luis Obispo County is cleaning up from Monday’s atmospheric river, more rain is on the way. The rain is slated to arrive early in the Read More …
Storm washes out Highway 229 in Creston
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Monday’s storm washed out part of Highway 229, disrupting road access to those living on the highway that connects Santa Margarita to Creston. On Thursday, Caltrans announced the Read More …
Mother recounts moments before storm swept away missing son
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The mother of the missing 5-year-old boy who was swept away by raging floodwaters near San Miguel has revealed what she witnessed on that tragic Monday. [KSBY] On Read More …
SLO prosecutors lose appeal in Tianna Arata case
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Supreme Court decided it will not hear a case on whether San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow’s personal political opinions jeopardized seven Back Lives Read More …