San Luis Obispo County (California)

The National Weather Service on Saturday night posted winter storm warnings throughout much of the state in anticipation of a second front coming out of the northern Pacific Ocean. Except for the Santa Monica Mountains, warnings have been issued for......

After a warmer, mostly cloudy Sunday, a windy rainstorm is expected to douse Southern California in the evening, with half an inch of rain falling along the coast and the valleys, forecasters from the National Weather Service said. The Sunday......

Tsunami watch is issued for coasts of northern and central California and Oregon. Southern California remains under an advisory. Those living in tsunami warning areas near the beach or in low-lying regions “should move immediately inland to higher...

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has asked federal authorities to delay the license renewal proceedings for its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant until more thorough seismic testing of the area around the plant can be performed. In the wake of......

Firefighters appeared to be gaining the upper hand Monday evening in their efforts to stop a wildfire that had scorched about 30 acres on Catalina, officials said. [Updated 9:30 p.m.: The Catalina fire was about 40 acres and 30% contained,......

Fiji Water Co., the imported bottled water firm owned by Beverly Hills entrepreneurs Lynda and Stewart Resnick, has acquired one of San Luis Obispo County’s oldest and most popular boutique wineries, Justin Vineyards & Winery. The deal, which closed...

Heavy rainfall slammed into much of California early Wednesday, from the Oregon border to San Diego, the National Weather Service said. The above image, a constantly updated satellite image , showed massive amounts of moisture pummeling the state about 1....

As a California Highway Patrol officer in San Luis Obispo County, Ernie Tripke had never heard of James Dean before Sept. 30, 1955. But from that day forward, Tripke never quite escaped being asked about the day he responded to the two-car crash that...

Aromatic matsutakes, a seasonal delicacy prized by the Japanese, rank among the elite of true wild mushrooms — along with porcini, morels and chanterelles — but are generally less available and less well known at farmers markets. Part of the...

Scores of people say they felt a small earthquake that shook California's Central Coast, but there are no reports of any damage or injuries. Seismologist Dale Grant of the U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.0 quake struck at 8:20 p.m. Saturday...

PASO ROBLES, Calif. -- Two California Highway Patrol officers were struck and killed on roadsides Sunday, bringing to five the number of CHP officers killed in the line of duty in less than two months. Officer Brett Oswald, 47, of Paso Robles was...