California residents were on edge after police warned them about a mountain lion sighting caught on a neighbor’s security camera — though, it turned out just to be a large domestic cat.

Officials urged residents in a Sierra Madre neighborhood to be cautious after a mountain lion was spotted Thursday morning. The big cat was seen in the area of North Baldwin Avenue between East ...

"I would reiterate that this is uncommon and anyone that sees a mountain lion in their neighborhood is encouraged to contact Game, Fish & Parks and report that sighting," Harrington said.

Over the past three years, there have been more mountain lion sightings than usual in SLO County, The Tribune has reported. Since 2018, about 370 reports of SLO County mountain lion sightings have ...