A hit-and-run crash left a driver injured on Los Berros Road near the US-101 northbound off-ramp Thursday, Agusut | Contact Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident. 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

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

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

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

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

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

Traffic on Highway 101 in northern San Luis Obispo County was stopped by a vegetation fire Wednesday afternoon. Read More

Around 1:08 p.m., the car crashed into a eucalyptus tree near Highway 101 and the Tefft Street offramp, clipping other vehicles in the process, Reed said. Soon after the crash, the vehicle caught fire ... Read More

Highway 101 lanes will temporarily close in San Luis Obispo County soon, according to Caltrans. The lanes are being blocked off for upcoming maintenance work, including vegetation removal and sweeping ... Read More

A crash between a semi-truck and sedan near Stagecoach Road on the southbound side of Highway 101 slowed traffic near San Luis Obispo on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2025. This is a developing story. Check back ... Read More

Highway 166, which links Highway 101 near Santa Maria with Highway 99 near Bakersfield, is being rebuilt along the Cuyama River at a cost that sometimes exceeds a million dollars a mile. [Adjusted for ... Read More

With the Gifford fire burning largely to the north in San Luis Obispo County Wednesday, Caltrans reopened Highway 166 at noon, even as crews were working to repair damage caused ... Read More

With the Gifford fire burning largely to the north in San Luis Obispo County Wednesday, Caltrans reopened Highway 166 at noon, even as crews were working to repair damage caused ... Read More

Highway 166 reopened Wednesday after a long closure due to the Gifford Fire burning along both sides of the roadway. Caltrans District 5 has been ... Read More

Cars were stuck in bumper to bumper traffic on northbound Highway 101 going through San Luis Obispo on Aug. 11, 2025, due to a lane closure. This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com ... Read More

Highway 101 through San Luis Obispo was backed up with traffic Monday afternoon ... slowing traffic south through the city and even onto side streets. Later, according to the California Highway Patrol ... Read More

Lane closure on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo triggered major traffic delays ... Road starting around 10:15 a.m., forcing traffic into one lane, according to the California Highway Patrol Traffic ... Read More

Planned work on Highway 101 in southern San Luis Obispo County has been postponed due to the Gifford Fire. According to Caltrans, work was scheduled to begin Sunday on both directions of Highway 101 ... Read More

Highway 101 construction in San Luis Obispo County has been postponed due to the Gifford Fire. Caltrans says it will reschedule the project at a later date. Read More

San Luis Obispo County drivers will hit stop-and-go traffic on Highway 101 due to upcoming roadwork. The intermittent rolling stops will affect vehicles traveling in both directions of the freeway, ... Read More

Days before Caltrans was scheduled to close a 20-mile stretch of Highway 41 in eastern San Luis Obispo County, that closure has been canceled. The California Department of Transportation called off ... Read More

A vehicle fire on Highway 101 near Cuesta Grade on Friday has resulted in at least one lane closure and caused significant traffic congestion. Read More

Good morning! Here's what's making headlines on the Central Coast this Thursday. Highway 101 construction underway in SLO: ... Read More

A $2 million road improvement project is now underway on Highway 101 between the Broad Street and California Boulevard exits. Read More

Around 5:00 a.m. on July 5, two California Highway Patrol officers in San Luis Obispo County came to the aid of a severely injured hawk on Highway 101, south of Grand Avenue in Arroyo Grande. Officers ... Read More

Evacuation orders are in place for rural areas near State Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County. The fire started Wednesday afternoon near the highway - and quickly ... Read More

A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according to Cal Fire. It has since grown to ... Read More

Evacuation orders were issued near Highway 166. The highway is closed from U.S. 101 near Santa Maria to Perkins Road in the New Cuyama area of Santa Barbara County. Read More

Firefighters responded to a commercial structure fire in downtown Templeton on Friday night. According to emergency radio traffic, the fire was at 405 S. Main St., the location of Templeton Feed & ... Read More

Police say suspect intentionally struck pedestrian after highway dispute - San Luis Obispo Police arrested a Nipomo man Friday following a road rage incident that ['] ... Read More

A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according to Cal Fire. It has since grown to ... Read More

Evacuation orders are in place for rural areas near State Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County. What we know so far: The fire started Wednesday afternoon near the ... Read More

Evacuation orders are in place for rural areas near State Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County. The fire started Wednesday afternoon near the highway - and quickly ... Read More

A massive wildfire scorched 52,593 acres in the southeastern corner of San Luis Obispo County as of Friday morning, forcing the evacuation of more than 200 people north of Highway 166. The Madre Fire ... Read More

The Madre Fire, the largest in California this year, has exploded across over 52,000 acres in San Luis Obispo County's Los Padres National Forest in under 24 hours. Fueled by strong winds and dry ... Read More

A wildfire exploded overnight in California, with the massive blaze prompting evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according ... Read More

A wildfire exploded overnight in California, with the massive blaze prompting evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according ... Read More

The Madre Fire, a vegetation fire burning north of Highway 166 primarily in San Luis Obispo County near New Cuyama, has now burned more than 35,500 acres according to updated ... Read More

A wildfire exploded overnight in California, with the massive blaze prompting evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according ... Read More