District attorney Dan Dow announced that a 54-year-old Nipomo man, Bob Otis sell, has been found guilty of felony intimate partner violence. A jury found him guilty of inflicting corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition on a person with whom he had been dating or engaged in a relationship. Jurors heard evidence that the…
A vegetation fire broke out yesterday afternoon on the Cuesta grade, due to a car fire adjacent to the highway. Cal Fire closed the #2 and #3 lanes of the 101 north due to the incident, with nearby areas under evacuation orders. These orders were lifted as containment for the fire grew. Forward progress was…
7 CERT Basic Training News Release 6Oct2026 The Atascadero Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be offering basic disaster training courses in the month of October. This 24-hour course is intended for family members ages 18 and older, where they will learn how to prepare for disasters, basic first aid, how to search structures and…
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Karen Velie hosts “Sound Off” every Wednesday and Thursday. Karen brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guest(s): *Erik Gorham and I will start the…
Two fires burned off Estrella road east of Paso Robles Tuesday afternoon. The fires were reported at about 3:30 pm, just north of highway 46, with a second fire about half a mile away. The two fires burned a combined four acres before being extinguished. No further information is available at this time from Cal…
The county sheriff’s advisory foundation will be holding a bicycle auction in October. The auction will be held October 10th from 10 am to 12 pm at 880 Oklahoma avenue, San Luis Obispo, with proceeds going directly to benefit the sheriff’s office bicycle program. Each year, the bicycle program spreads holiday cheer in the winter…
The Paso Robles school board approved an MOU for use of the 36th street campus with the city of Paso Robles. The campus officially closed back in 2024, and the district still maintains ownership of the campus and its athletic fields. The MOU will allow the city of Paso Robles to use the fields for…
A pilot of a military style aircraft was rescued off the coast of Morro Bay yesterday evening, according to the U.S. Coastguard. The pilot made a successful landing in the ocean about 5 miles northwest of Morro Bay after losing thrust in his engine, according to radio traffic. The aircraft was conducting exercises off the…
Cal Fire announced that it has awarded $10 million in grant funding to 17 projects, seeking to strengthen California’s forest-sector workforce and reduce wildfire risk. These 17 projects will “train hundreds of workers, create new career pathways, expand the capacity to conduct forest restoration, and strengthen markets for wood and biomass generated through forest management,”…
