Timber Fire in Monterey County prompts evacuations in Big Sur
The Timber Fire in California's Big Sur broke out over the weekend and grew in size on Monday. Veronica Macias reports.
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The Timber Fire in California's Big Sur broke out over the weekend and grew in size on Monday. Veronica Macias reports.
Signs prohibiting parking near the iconic Bixby Bridge on the Central California coast are set to be installed in the coming days, officials announced Monday.
Authorities on California's Central Coast said they have determined the cause of death of a Southern California woman who was found dead in the Big Sur wilderness earlier this year.
Officials on California's Central Coast have moved closer to implementing a temporary parking ban on the iconic Bixby Bridge over safety concerns.
Officials in Monterey County are moving forward with a proposal that would ban parking near the iconic Bixby Bridge at Big Sur, amid growing safety concerns involving tourists who stop along Highway 1 to take photos.
A man's body was found floating in the water along the Big Sur coastline early Saturday afternoon as hazardous ocean conditions hit the area.
Authorities in Monterey County are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death after the body of a Southern California woman was found in the Big Sur wilderness last week.
A California Highway Patrol helicopter was brought in to rescue a hiker suffering from heat exhaustion at Big Sur over the weekend.
Rockslides and flooded roads have forced another closure on Highway 1 near Big Sur just days after it was reopened following major repairs from another slide. Scott Rates reports on the closure's impact on local businesses.
A large portion of Highway 1 was reopened on Tuesday, but a nearly 7-mile stretch is still under a full closure, Caltrans District 5 said.
Authorities on the Central Coast have recovered a body after a car plunged several hundred feet off Highway 1 in Big Sur Tuesday afternoon.
A closed 90-mile stretch of Highway 1 between Carmel and Cambria that cut off access to Big Sur is now fully open. Scott Rates reports.
Authorities on California's Central Coast have suspended search operations for an Army specialist from New Jersey who was swept out to the Pacific Ocean over the weekend.
A man swept into the Pacific Ocean off California's Central Coast over the weekend has been identified as an Army soldier from New Jersey, as authorities continue to search for his body.
A search is underway for a man who is missing after he was swept into the ocean along the Big Sur coast, just one week after a father and daughter died after they were pulled into the ocean.
The body of a 7-year-old girl who went missing along the Big Sur coast after a wave pulled her and her family into the ocean on Friday has been recovered, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said on Sunday.
A closed portion of scenic Highway 1 in Monterey County is expected to reopen by the first quarter next year, Caltrans announced Tuesday.
A Sacramento man has died after he crashed off Highway 1 in the Big Sur area Thursday morning, authorities say.
A portion of state Highway 1 in Big Sur that was closed because of a rockslide in March reopened on Friday morning with one-way traffic controls.
Gov. Newsom announced Friday that a stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur, closed since March 30 due to a washout during a storm, will reopen to signal-controlled traffic by May 25.
Caltrans will be allowing one-hour, twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 past the Rocky Creek road washout starting Monday.
Initial repairs to state Highway 1 south of Rocky Creek Bridge in Monterey County won't be finished until Memorial Day, Caltrans officials said Friday.
The storm that swept into California Thursday again forced the closure of Highway 1 in Big Sur where one of its two lanes collapsed into the ocean after heavy weekend rains.
An evacuation warning was issued on Wednesday morning for residents in the Big Sur area south of Rocky Creek Bridge on state Highway 1.
Traffic was moving intermittently Sunday afternoon after a stretch of Highway 1 collapsed near Big Sur during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists.
