Angel Russell
ReporterAngel Russell is a former KCBX News reporter who started her career in journalism as a reporter and producer for KREX on Colorado's Western Slope; she later moved to the Central Coast to work for KSBY as weekend anchor and weekday reporter. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, and playing guitar and piano.
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Staffing shortages caused the City of Paso Robles to suspend maintenance efforts of clearing trash left from homeless encampments along the Salinas Riverbed. But the city said the work of trying to get individuals living within the encampments housed never stopped. -
Nearly 300 homes will be built along Tank Farm Road in San Luis Obispo, after the city approved a mixed-use development project at a Tuesday meeting. -
In September 2020, a hiker was rescued after sustaining major injuries from a 30-foot fall. Two similar accidents happened in 2019 of hikers falling 30 and 50 feet, and in 2016, one hiker became paralyzed from the waist down after falling nearly 30 feet around the top of Bishop Peak. -
Construction on the Ocean Boulevard Improvement Project was set to begin this month after the project was first delayed in 2021. But now the project is being delayed again due to a supply chain issue. -
Several counties throughout California, like Los Angeles, are reporting they have likely passed the peak of the Omicron wave. While Santa Barbara County Public health is reporting the same progress, SLO County Public Health officials say the virus is still surging throughout the area. -
If you’ve driven on Highway 101 going Southbound from San Luis Obispo, you’ve probably passed City Farm SLO and may have never noticed this 19 acre farm off of Los Osos Valley Road. -
Lompoc was the first city on the Central Coast to allow cannabis lounges, and now it may be the first to host ongoing public cannabis events at city-owned parks. -
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted to withdraw from the Black Gold Cooperative Library system, which serves seven public library jurisdictions along the Central Coast. This withdrawal means SLO County will now transition to an independent model this summer. -
Firefighters are gaining control of a brush fire that erupted Friday along the Big Sur Coast, with the blaze now 35 percent contained and about 700 acres still burning. -
From a melted candle to cigarette butts, the Pismo Preserve staff say they have found some concerning trash on the trails this week in an area that’s a fire risk.
