Highway 101 is closed after a vegetation fire broke out near Gragg Canyon Road. Firefighters are responding to the rapidly spreading blaze, which has now reached about 300 acres. Red Cross has been ordered to set up an evacuation center and additional helicopters have been ordered, according to Cal Fire. The evacuation center will be […]
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San Luis Obispo County now has 302 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 29 cases active
San Luis Obispo County now has 302 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday, June 9 – up three cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health.
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LIVE UPDATES: Protests continue in San Luis Obispo over death of George Floyd
Update 5:20 p.m.: The protest ended peacefully at approximately 5:15 p.m. after taking a moment of silence. RACE Matters SLO facilitated a meeting between organizers and representatives from the City of San Luis Obispo Police Department and Cal Poly before the protest to discuss goals for the event and how to protect the safety of […]
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SLOPD defends use of tear gas in standoff with protestors, UPD also present at protest
The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) defended its use of tear gas and firecracker-like devices to disperse a crowd of more than 200 protestors Monday evening. SLOPD Chief Deanna Cantrell addressed the tactics used to disperse the crowd in a press conference Tuesday. “No police chief, no police officer, no community member wants what […]
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One coronavirus case removed from San Luis Obispo County total, no new cases May 24
It was reported that there were 259 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the county yesterday, but one case was removed as they were a resident of Santa Barbara County, according to County Public Health. San Luis Obispo County has 258 confirmed cases of coronavirus. There were no new confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in San Luis […]
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San Luis Obispo County to reopen additional businesses with modifications — including dine-in restaurants and retail stores
San Luis Obispo County is allowed to move through the later phase of stage two of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Resilience Road Map — which would reopen more in-person services including retail stores and dine-in restaurants. Retail stores, shopping malls and swap meets, along with dine-in restaurants and schools fall within the later phase of stage […]
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No new COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County May 17
There were no new confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in San Luis Obispo County Sunday, May 17, according to County Public Health.
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ASI will host a virtual Q&A with YouTube star David Dobrik
The digital star started out on the video-sharing app Vine, and he created his YouTube channel in late 2014.
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San Luis Obispo County now has 226 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 53 cases still active
San Luis Obispo now has 226 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Monday, May 11 – up six cases from yesterday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department.
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San Luis Obispo County now has 214 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 41 cases still active
San Luis Obispo now has 214 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Saturday, May 9 – up two cases from yesterday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department.
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San Luis Obispo County has over 200 coronavirus cases with 5 more confirmed today
San Luis Obispo now has 201 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Sunday, May 3 – up five cases from yesterday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department. Of the total cases, 44 patients are at home in isolation, 149 patients have recovered, and seven are currently in the hospital. Three of […]