Initial location: San Luis Obispo County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 1:49 p.m. in San Luis Obispo County.

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Juan Fire initially started today at 12:50 p.m. in San Luis Obispo County. Since its discovery eight hours ago, it has burned ...

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for parts of San Luis Obispo County on Thursday. The heat advisory will ...

The San Luis Obispo County redistricting map supervisors are poised to adopt on Tuesday will increase Republicans’ advantage at the ballot box, further solidifying the conservative majority’s ...

Numerous roads across San Luis Obispo County face floods and mudslides, prompting closures. Northern San Luis Obispo County was impacted the most, primarily around creekside areas. Detailed below ...