Tag: Pacific Coast Highway

Landslide in Dana Point Closes Pacific Coast Highway for 2 Days

A landslide on Monday afternoon in Dana Point briefly closed a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway for traffic traveling in both directions near Palisades Drive and Camino Capistrano until it was cleared Wednesday evening, according to city officials. The slope where the landslide occurred is a naturally eroding bluff along the coastline, which is…


4 Alive in ‘Miracle’ After Tesla Plunges Off California Cliff

MONTARA, Calif.—A 4-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy, and two adults survived Monday after their car plunged off a Northern California cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway near an area known as Devil’s Slide that’s known for fatal wrecks, officials said. The Tesla sedan plummeted more than 250 feet from the highway and crashed into a…


4 Alive in ‘Miracle’ After Car Plunges Off California Cliff

MONTARA, Calif.—A 4-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy, and two adults survived Monday after their car plunged off a Northern California cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway near an area known as Devil’s Slide that’s known for fatal wrecks, officials said. The Tesla sedan plummeted more than 250 feet from the highway and crashed into a…


Caltrans Allocates $35 Million for Pacific Coast Highway Upgrades

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Nearly $35 million was allocated to upgrade stretches of the Pacific Coast Highway, the state Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced last week. Funding for the projects will rehabilitate a 20-mile span of the highway which will include traffic light improvements, pavement alterations, and the addition of specially marked bike lanes running on both…


Mountain Lion Hit and Killed by Vehicle in Malibu

MALIBU, Calif.—A mountain lion was hit by a vehicle and killed Wednesday in Malibu, authorities said. The animal died at the scene of the collision, which was reported at about 7:35 a.m. in the 33200 block of Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The motorist did not stop. “P-104, a…


Mountain Lion Hit by Vehicle, Killed in Malibu

MALIBU, Calif.—A mountain lion was hit by a vehicle and killed Wednesday in Malibu, authorities said. The animal died at the scene of the collision, which was reported at about 7:35 a.m. in the 33200 block of Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The motorist did not stop. “P-104, a…


Body Found in Santa Ana River

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Orange County firefighters recovered a body from the Santa Ana River between Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach on Jan. 4. Authorities were called just after noon to recover the body near the Victoria Bridge between the two cities, Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Hylton said. The man’s body was recovered downstream about 500 yards north of Pacific…