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• Spring cleaning could save your home

  March 26, 2012 10:40 PM

  Spring is here, and with this season comes lots of cleaning. De-cluttering and maintaining your home could save it from a fire. Central Coast fire departments are speaking out about the importance of making sure your home is clean, and fire proof. "It's just a matter of doing... more »

• San Luis Obispo house fire raises questions about safety codes Play Video

  March 6, 2012 10:28 PM

  A fire that swept through a San Luis Obispo house over the weekend has raised questions about the safety of older homes in the city. Nine people escaped the burning home on Johnson Avenue early Sunday morning. The Red Cross said one woman was transferred from a local hospital... more »

• Lompoc homeless shelter reopens Play Video

  January 25, 2012 10:25 PM

  The Marks House shelter in Lompoc is set to open its doors again. Money problems forced the shelter to close last week. The Lompoc shelter, which once housed homeless women and children, will now be a place where homeless families can stay. Marks House holds 19 beds for... more »

• Flooding evacuees in Guadalupe waiting to return home Play Video

  December 20, 2010 9:56 PM

  Families in Guadalupe are waiting to find out when they can return home and begin cleaning up after last night's flooding on the 800 block of Pioneer Street. City leaders say it's highly unlikely affected families will be spending Christmas at home. Pastor Raymond Leon returned to his flooded... more »

• Locals speak out on controversial Dream Act Play Video

  December 9, 2010 9:41 PM

  Democrats have delayed a vote on controversial legislation that would pave the way to citizenship for many young illegal immigrants. It's called the Dream Act. It would grant citizenship to illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. before the age of 16, if they enroll in college or join the... more »

• Firefighters say house had working smoke detector Play Video

  November 11, 2010 5:47 PM

  The Santa Maria Fire Department says the house badly damaged in Wednesday's fire had a working smoke detector. Battalion Chief Dan Orr says it alerted the mother, who was downstairs cooking, that there was something wrong upstairs. Santa Maria fire crews have not released the cause of the deadly... more »

• Search for gunman suspended after home burglary Play Video

  October 21, 2010 11:35 PM

  A home burglary in Santa Ynez prompts a massive search for an armed man. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies say a man broke into a house on the 3300 block of Cimarron Drive in Santa Ynez. He threatened a woman with a gun and then took off. With a... more »

• Grover Beach woman puts out fire at her home

  April 16, 2010 2:13 AM

  Some quick action by a Grover Beach woman stopped a fire from spreading at her own house. It happened in the 800 block of North Third Street Thursday night. The homeowners were having the trim of their house painted and brown paper was set up around the siding.... more »

• Santa Maria firefighters put out house fire

  April 8, 2010 2:18 AM

  Fire crews in Santa Maria were busy putting out a house fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire sparked around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of West Sunset Avenue. Crews say the fire started in a back bedroom and destroyed everything inside that room. The homeowners were in the... more »

• SoCal median home price up in Feb from Jan

  March 16, 2010 12:50 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - A tracking firm says the median home price in Southern California rose 10 percent last month from February 2009, its third consecutive year-to-year increase. San Diego-based MDA DataQuick reported Tuesday that last month's median of $275,000 was up from $250,000 in February 2009 and up... more »

• Paintbrush to blame for fraternity house fire in San Luis Obispo Play Video

  March 12, 2010 7:47 PM

  San Luis Obispo City Firefighters have ruled Friday afternoon's fire that destroyed the Theta Chi fraternity house on Upham St. an accident. Investigators say there was a paintbrush that was doused in some type of petroleum-based liquid and then wrapped in a towel. Apparently, that paintbrush got too hot... more »

• Calif. Assembly elects LA lawmaker as new speaker

  January 7, 2010 2:10 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Democrat John Perez has been elected the next leader of the California Assembly, becoming the first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the Legislature. He is a cousin of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and was elected to the 80-member Assembly last... more »

• Fire crews contain house fire in Vandenberg Village

  November 16, 2009 12:58 PM

  Santa Barbara County fire crews have contained a house fire in Vandenberg Village. A department spokesman says that fire sparked around 8:30 a.m. Monday on the 100 block of Galaxy Way. He says flames broke out in an upstairs bedroom. The homeowner says he heard the smoke detector go... more »

• Fire crews battling house fire in Vandenberg Village

  November 16, 2009 11:48 AM

  Santa Barbara County fire crews are battling a house fire in Vandenberg Village. Crews say the fire was reported around 8:30 a.m. Monday, on the 100 block of Galaxy Way. Firefighters say flames are currently burning in an upstairs bedroom. All those living inside the home were able to... more »