Drivers tried to rescue a rogue pelican on southbound Highway 101 in Pismo Beach during rush hour on Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. Several vehicles stopped at about 4 ... Read More

A motorcycle crash slowed traffic on Highway 101 through San Luis Obispo on Thursday afternoon. A Volkswagen bug and a motorcycle collided on northbound Highway 101 near the Madon ... Read More

Officers shot and killed a suspect who allegedly pointed a gun at deputies with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office and members of the Paso Robles Police Department following a chase and ... Read More

Checkpoint will take place somewhere within San Luis Obispo County - The California Highway Patrol Templeton Area will conduct a driving under the influence and ['] ... Read More

Forward progress has been stopped on a wildfire north of San Luis Obispo near Cuesta Grade that ignited off the side of Highway 101 on Wednesday afternoon.  The Grade Fire jumped to 33 acres with no ... Read More

Fire crews are responding to a vehicle fire that has spread to about 15 acres of nearby vegetation along Highway ... Read More

A car fire is spreading to grass on the top of the Cuesta Grade. The flames apparently broke out from underneath the vehicle on Highway 101 around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. Read More

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department closed southbound Highway 101 at Spring Street in Paso Robles at 8:50 a.m. Thursday due to police ['] ... Read More

A felony stalking suspect was fatally shot after pointing a handgun at deputies and Paso Robles police officers following a Highway 101 pursuit on Sept. 17. Read More

A man who was involved in a felony stalking case was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Paso Robles after a vehicle pursuit. Read More

A wanted man has died after an officer-involved shooting in Paso Robles following a pursuit on Highway 101. The identity of ... Read More

A high-speed chase in San Luis Obispo County ended with the driver dead after he crashed a work truck in Paso Robles, California. He was shot by officers after pointing a gun at them. Read More

By KAREN VELIE An officer involved fatal shooting in Paso Robles has led to the closure of southbound Highway 101 at Spring Street. Shortly after 8 a.m., officers discovered a Ram truck at Hampton ... Read More

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department closed southbound Highway 101 at Spring Street in Paso Robles at 8:50 a.m. Thursday due to police ['] ... Read More

A driver was shot and killed Thursday morning after he led police officers on a high-speed chase on Highway 101 through Paso Robles. Read More

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department closed southbound Highway 101 at Spring Street in Paso Robles at 8:50 a.m. Thursday due to police ['] ... Read More

According to the California Highway Patrol's Traffic Incident Page, the vehicle involved in the pursuit crashed into another vehicle in the southbound lanes of the highway near the Pine Street ramp. Read More

According to the California Highway Patrol's Traffic Incident Page, the vehicle involved in the pursuit crashed into another vehicle in the southbound lanes of the highway near the Pine Street ramp. Read More

A fire on the side of Highway 101 closed one lane to traffic Wednesday morning. At around 9:43 a.m., the California Highway Patrol received a report of a trio of small brush fires that started near ... Read More

A crash involving an overturned trailer slowed traffic on southbound Highway 101 near Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo on Friday, Sept. 14, 2026. It was one of two crashes affecting traffic on ... Read More

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) - Fire crews are on the scene of a ten-acre vegetation fire near Highway 1 and Mail Pouch Lane northwest of San Luis Obispo city limits Friday. According to the ... Read More

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are investigating a fire that burned at least five vehicles at the San Luis Obispo water treatment plant on Tuesday as possible arson. Multiple homeless people have ... Read More

Firefighters are on the scene of a fire off Los Osos Valley Road near the northbound Highway 101 on-ramp. The fire was first reported at about 4:30 p.m. A large plume of black smoke could be seen ... Read More

Firefighters are on the scene of a fire off Los Osos Valley Road near the northbound Highway 101 on-ramp. The fire was first reported at about 4:30 p.m. A large plume of black smoke could be seen ... Read More

Labor Day travelers on the Central Coast should prepare for delays this weekend as Highway 101 construction continues in Pismo Beach. Read More

According to an announcement via Instagram from the San Luis Obispo Police Department, the eastbound side of Foothill Boulevard was temporarily closed between California Boulevard and Casa Street was ... Read More

Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach on Monday afternoon. It happened at about 3 p.m. in the southbound lanes near the Price Street onramp. The California Highway ... Read More

The man sitting in the passenger seat was identified as Cezar Roy, 55, of Grover Beach, the San Luis Obispo County Coroner's Office told The Tribune on Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The ... Read More

UPDATE (10:30 a.m.) - Officers say drunk driving is suspected as the cause of a deadly, wrong-way crash that shut down a portion of Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo overnight. The call came in at around ... Read More

A 15-year-old Morro Bay boy was killed, and three other people were injured Friday night when a car rolled over on Highway 1 near Harmony Headlands. The crash occurred at about 11:16 p.m. on Highway 1 ... Read More

If you've driven through Pismo Beach recently, you may have seen the cones, workers or experienced traffic backups. It's all part of a plan aimed to ease traffic in the long run. Read More

Clint the Cowboy, the F. McLintocks mascot, watches impassively as a machine crushes center dividing concrete on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach on Aug. 7, 2026. The work is part of a project to build a ... Read More

CHP officers came to the aid of an elderly Army veteran after the man unknowingly drove more than 70 miles from his Arroyo Grande home and became stranded on Highway 101 in the Goleta area. Read More

The Sheriff's Office issued a news release in June announcing the man was classified as an at-risk missing person. Read More

Two intersections along a busy San Luis Obispo corridor are set to be converted from traffic signals to roundabouts as part of a plan to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety. Read More

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) - Fire teams are responding to multiple spot fires along northbound Highway 101, north of the junction with State Route 166 and the county border, Monday. Read More

Cal Fire crews were on hand to monitor the burn on Wednesday morning. Read More

A tree fell onto Highway 101 near the top of the Cuesta Grade on Tuesday, partially blocking northbound traffic. Read More

It happened at about 4:20 p.m. on northbound Highway 101, near the Glen Annie Road exit. The highway was reduced to one lane of traffic as a result of the crash, and first responders are asking ... Read More

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A local esthetician has been identified as the man killed in a crash on Highway 101 near San Luis Obispo this week. Read More

A 27-year-old Santa Maria man has been named as the driver killed in a San Luis Obispo County crash last week on Highway 101. Gary Noe Arias, 27, ... Read More

UPDATE (1:57 a.m.) - All lanes on SB HWY 101 near Pismo Beach have reopened following a fatal rollover crash that killed one driver. UPDATE - One person was pronounced dead in connection with the ... Read More

A motorcycle crash near Shell Beach on Highway 101 had southbound traffic at a stop early Friday evening as heavy fog blanketed the area. Read More

Northbound traffic on Highway 101 was backed up through San Luis Obispo after a multi-car pileup on Friday afternoon. According to the California Highway Patrol incident information page, two vehicles ... Read More

Atascadero's monarch and pollinator habitat near the Highway 101 and 41 off-ramp is filled with more than 200 native species including milkweed, coyote brush and California asters. The city debuted ... Read More

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US-101 southbound is closed in the San Miguel and northern Paso Robles area following a four-vehicle collision that resulted in major injuries and fire. Read More

Two people were transported to Adventist Health Sierra Vista in San Luis Obispo, one with major head injuries. Read More

It's Friday! Take a look at the top stories happening today: A crossing guard at San Luis Obispo High School is earning praise for bringing energy and positivity to students' daily commute. Students, ... Read More

Drivers in San Luis Obispo County could face slower-than-normal traffic due to a classic car show and a major construction project, officials said. '?Travelers are advised to plan ahead and expect ... Read More

A car caught fire Tuesday afternoon on Highway 101 just outside of Santa Margarita. According to the California Highway Patrol's traffic information page, the car's engine started smoking while ... Read More

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office charged Gary Phillip Tipton, 66, with vehicular manslaughter with ordinary negligence - a misdemeanor - and an infraction for failing to yield to ... Read More

SAN LUIS OBISPO - UPDATE (7:48 a.m.) - All Southbound lanes of Highway 101 in Pismo Beach had reopened by 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to CHP. UPDATE (6:58 a.m.) - Officials with CHP say lane #2 on ... Read More

A two-vehicle crash slowed rush-hour traffic through San Luis Obispo County on Thursday evening. The crash occurred on southbound Highway 101 near the Grand Avenue offramp in Arroyo Grande around 5:04 ... Read More

A multi-vehicle crash south of San Luis Obispo caused traffic to pile up on Highway 101 on Thursday afternoon. Three vehicles collided in the southbound lane of the highway near the Avila Beach Drive ... Read More

At least one car crash was causing traffic impacts as rainy weather stormed into San Luis Obispo County on Friday. Two vehicles crashed on Highway 41 near Cerro Alto Road around 10:06 a.m., according ... Read More

A crash between a military vehicle and a semi-truck slowed traffic and blocked a lane on the Cuesta Grade on Thursday afternoon. At 2:34 p.m., a crash was reported involving a Humvee and a red ... Read More

Injured in Highway 101 Collision with Military Vehicle in San Luis Obispo, One Injured in San Luis Obispo Crash ... Read More

A crash between a semi-truck and a military vehicle slowed traffic and blocked a lane on the Cuesta Grade on Thursday afternoon. At 2:34 p.m., a crash was reported involving a red semi-truck and a ... Read More

Overnight lane closures are scheduled on Highway 101 near Wellsona Road in San Luis Obispo County on April 7 and 9, 2026. Read More

According to CHP, a Toyota Camry turned in front of an oncoming Toyota Highlander, causing the vehicles to collide in the northbound lanes. Read More

A crash was affecting traffic over the Cuesta Grade on Saturday night. It happened at about 9:20 p.m. on Highway 101 just south of Stagecoach Road. Read More

A vehicle crash caused a minor injury and backed up traffic on Highway 101 through San Luis Obispo on Thursday afternoon. A white Toyota RAV4 and a white Dodge Ram van collided in ... Read More

To get breaking news alerts, click here A vehicle crash blocked multiple lanes on Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County early Thursday morning. The collision occurred on eastbound Highway 46 near Union ... Read More

A three-car crash blocked lanes and caused traffic to stall along Highway 101 in southern San Luis Obispo County Monday afternoon. At around 4:21 p.m., a multi-vehicle collision occurred between a ... Read More

The shooting range off Highway 1 between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay was closed for over a year but is opening soon under new management. Read More

Two people were injured in the crash around midday on Saturday. Read More

A three-vehicle crash on Highway 101 caused a possible injury and slowed traffic to a crawl Friday afternoon in San Luis Obispo, the California Highway Patrol said. At about 3:38 p.m., a Honda Civic ... Read More

The crash just before 3 p.m. slowed traffic on Highway 101 to a crawl. Read More

Officers also thought they saw someone throw a gun out the window during the pursuit. Read More

The man was transported to the hospital by a helicopter with major injuries, law enforcement said. Read More

Heads up, San Luis Obispo County drivers. The California Department of Transportation will soon close a couple of Highway 101 ramps as crews continue work on a major infrastructure improvement project ... Read More

A vehicle crash blocked a Highway 101 off-ramp and slowed traffic in San Luis Obispo on Monday evening. According to the California Highway Patrol's incident report page, a crash was reported at Los ... Read More

- San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced this week that Judge Crystal Seiler of the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court sentenced Ryan James Johnson, 48, to serve 14 years plus ... Read More

A man convicted of a 2023 felony DUI incident was sentenced by a San Luis Obispo judge this week to 14 years plus 25 years to life in prison. Read More

According to PG&E's outage report map, 6,028 customers in the Nipomo area lost power around 12:21 p.m. The outage was located on the west side of Highway 101 all the way ... Power Outages in San Luis ... Read More

San Luis Obispo-area drivers could face traffic delays when a pair of Highway 101 exits close due to construction, according to Caltrans. The closure will also affect a lane of the highway, according ... Read More

A brush fire broke out Thursday near the Gaviota Rest Area. It was first reported at about 5:36 p.m. along the southbound lanes of Highway 101. Read More

A crash on Highway 101 near the bottom of the Cuesta Grade plugged traffic in and out of San Luis Obispo on Wednesday afternoon. According to the California Highway Patrol's Traffic Incident ... Read More

San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced that John Joseph Cicone, of Paso Robles, entered ['] ... Read More

The collision involving one vehicle happened shortly before 11:15 a.m. near the Los Osos Valley Road offramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

Lawmakers advanced a resolution to rename part of Highway 46 after James Dean. The renamed stretch covers four miles near the 1955 crash site in Cholame, CA. Caltrans completed a $148M project to ... Read More

Avila Beach Dr. near Highway 101 reopened to the public, following a month long closure due a roundabout installation. Read More

The 40-day closure of the Highway 101 interchange at Avila Beach Drive will come to an end on Saturday, with a new roundabout to show for it. The San Luis Obispo County-led efforts to replace the five ... Read More

Big Sur might get all the attention, but keep driving south and you'll hit Highway 1's best-kept secret, San Luis Obispo County. Here, road-trippers can ride Clydesdales through rolling hills, tour ... Read More

One person died after a vehicle crashed and caught fire near Nacimiento Lake on Monday afternoon. The crash happened just after 2 p.m. at the intersection of Nacimiento Lake Drive and Steelhead Road, ... Read More

On Thursday, a San Luis Obispo County jury found Ryan James Johnson guilty of felony driving under the influence of ... Read More

Riders took their first trips on a new express transit route from Santa Maria to downtown San Luis Obispo Monday, a service aimed an easing commuter congestion on Highway 101. Read More