Avila Beach News

A Nipomo woman crashed into a pedestrian walking on Avila Beach Drive near the hot springs shortly after 11 a.m. on Sunday.

At the recommendation of a panel of state geologists, PG&E has modified its plans to conduct high-energy seismic surveys off Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant later this year.

County supervisors have postponed to April 17 deciding how they’ll modify the regulations of short-term rentals of private homes in certain coastal neighborhoods.

In late November 2011, PG&E sponsored a three-day public workshop on seismic safety issues for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

Concerns the historic warehouse at the end of Harford Pier could collapse and cause serious injury have been alleviated with the completion of repair work to the seaward end of the structure.

Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday.

A presidential commission says the United States must immediately start looking for an alternative to replace the failed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada that cost an estimated $15 billion but was never built.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture guide for 80 million gardeners reflects a new reality: The coldest day of the year isn't as cold as it used to be.

Teachers in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District will receive a 6.6 percent raise over the next three years, and nonteaching employees, such as secretaries, bus drivers and custodial staff, will get 7 percent over the next two years.

It was possibly a once in a lifetime experience for some people off the shores of Avila Beach on Sunday.A People packed into a boat to go bird watching as part of the Morro Bay bird festival.A After leaving from Avila Beach the group saw a flock of birds circling around something in the ocean just south of Buchon Point.A The captainA then saw what ... (more)