Firefighters are still working to fully contain the Madre Fire, which has been burning grassland in southeastern San Luis Obispo County for over a week. As of Friday morning, the fire was sitting at ...

Springs. A new wildfire was reported today at 12:45 a.m. in San Luis Obispo County, California. Springs Fire has been burning ...

The Madre Fire's growth in eastern San Luis Obispo County slowed to a crawl as the holiday weekend came to an end.

Firefighters surrounded more of the Madre Fire on Sunday, but continue to battle challenging conditions as Highway 166 remained closed. The fire ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:07 p.m. in San Luis Obispo County, California. Rancho Fire has been burning on private ...

As of the Friday update at 9:15 a.m., the Madre Fire remained at 52,592 acres and was now 10% contained, according to Cal ...

Firefighters in San Luis Obispo County are battling what is currently the largest wildfire in California so far this year.

Now that the Central Coast area has entered peak wildfire season, the Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties Air Pollution Control districts ...

San Luis Obispo County Airport (SLO) was closed after a plane crashed on the tarmac on Friday. Several firefighters and emergency service officials were at the scene after the accident.

Kohl’s closing San Bernardino distribution hub, 10 California stores by April Nearly 700 people will lose their jobs at the logistics facility by March.

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With gorgeous scenery, drive-in movies and what’s billed as the world’s first motel, San Luis Obispo is a throwback West Coast paradise serving up cool new attractions.