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

Animal rescue activist Rachel Somars was "a one-of-a-kind person" who was adored by the community, one friend said. Read More

Drivers on Highway 41 between Morro Bay and Atascadero should prepare for delay on December 3, as Caltrans crews carry out rock-scaling work. Read More

A pedestrian was struck and killed in Atascadero at about 10:20 a.m. Monday on the southbound Highway 101 onramp from San Anselmo Road. Read More

Rachel Hoffman, 69, of Atascadero was hit and killed Monday while walking eastbound in a crosswalk over the Highway 101 ... Read More

The northbound lanes of Highway 101 in Atascadero were shut down late Friday morning due to a fire. Traffic was backing up in the area. 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 25-foot RV overturned on Highway 101 near Atascadero on Monday afternoon, causing stand-still traffic in northern San Luis Obispo County. At 12:55 p.m., the travel trailer overturned and landed on ... Read More

More than 1,600 PG&E customers were without power Thursday morning in part of Atascadero. The outage was reported shortly before 11 a.m. along both sides of Highway 101 in the area of San Diego Way, ... Read More

UPDATE (5:05 p.m.) - Chief Suttles was unable to comment on the status of the search for the driver and vehicle involved as of 5 p.m. UPDATE (4:30 p.m.): Atascadero Police Chief Daniel Suttles ... Read More

Atascadero and Santa Margarita. Last week, Caltrans crews cleared the roadside along Highway 229 in San Luis Obispo County as part of California's wildfire and forest resilience plan. Read More

A truck trailer full of hay bales caught fire off of Highway 101 in Atascadero on Saturday afternoon. At 2:54 p.m., units from Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services responded to reports of a vehicle on ... Read More

Firefighters were responding to a fire along Highway 41 near Los Altos Road around midday Saturday when another fire erupted along Highway 101 in Atascadero, backing up traffic for hours in both ... Read More

ATASCADERO, CA (June 20, 2023) - A motorcycle crash along Highway 101 left Jeffery Briggs and Lauren Nystrom hospitalized Thursday night. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. in the southbound ... Read More

A vehicle collision near the Cuesta Grade is causing a traffic backup on Highway 101 Northbound, between San Luis Obispo and Atascadero. The California Highway Patrol said a car collided with a ... Read More