Santa Margarita

Quagga and zebra mussels disrupt food chains and clog water pipelines across California. San Luis Obispo County is applying for state funding to prevent that from happening in Lopez and Santa Margarita Lakes.

A SLO County family is reopening its native plant nursery after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a temporary closure.

The small, unincorporated town of Santa Margarita has one of the last volunteer fire stations in San Luis Obispo County. It’s an important training ground for local firefighters, but it’s also facing challenges like storm damage and low funding.

The Santa Margarita Fire Department is receiving a $10,000 wildfire safety grant provided by PG&E and the California Fire Foundation to help strengthen disaster response along the central coast.

In a 2-2 decision, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted April 6 to deny an appeal for a cannabis cultivation site in the community of…

Residents in the San Luis Obispo County town of Santa Margarita are facing a rise in their water bills, after the county board of supervisors held a…

Controversy surrounding the 2017 death of county jail inmate Andrew Holland dogged San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson at another of his town…

As of Tuesday evening, the Hill Fire burning east of Santa Margarita, in San Luis Obispo County, is 60 percent contained. Since the fire started Monday…

UPDATE 6-27-17 AT 1:00 P.M.: The Hill Fire is 40 to 45 percent contained, with an estimated 1500 acres burned since Monday afternoon. The San Luis Obispo…

Ears on Art goes to the Cow Parade Auction in Santa Margarita to mix with the artists and the cows. Artists will share their experiences of designing and…