After celebrating its 70th anniversary this weekend, alongside the 22nd annual Ice Cream Zoofari, the Charles Paddock Zoo proudly announced its new name: The Central Coast Zoo. The zoo’s entrance plaza will be renamed to Charles Paddock Plaza, honoring the zoo’s origins to its beloved founder. A bronze statue of the founder with his opposum…
The Atascadero police department is seeking the public’s help for locating an at-risk missing juvenile. The department says the parents of 15-year-old Alice Sommers reported her missing on June 6th. She is a white female, around 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, with auburn-red hair and hazel eyes. The department says she is…
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San Luis Obispo police arrested three individuals during a traffic stop on Monday, May 26th. The department released a statement on this Wednesday afternoon on social media. A patrol officer stopped a vehicle with an expired registration tag traveling on Los Osos Valley Road at Madonna road. A check of the driver, Micah Ayhens, revealed…
PRHS Senior Scholarship Night Paso Robles high school held its annual senior scholarship night on Thursday, May 29th. This night honors the achievements of senior Bearcats in a special ceremony, and honors the awards of local individuals who award scholarships to graduating seniors. The district says a total of $337,800 in scholarships was awarded to…
The California Highway Patrol responded to a solo traffic collision on Wednesday, June 4th at around 7:35 pm. CHP says the incident occurred on El Pomar drive, east of Vaquero road outside of Templeton. CHP says a 51-year-old male and an Atascadero resident (Jeremy Thomas) were riding a black 2018 Suzuki motorcycle westbound on El…
A small brush fire broke out east of Santa Margarita yesterday afternoon, near the 5000 block of East Pozo road. The fire was first reported at around 12:50 pm, and spread to around 24 acres. The fire is currently said to be at 100% containment, according to Cal Fire’s incident report map. The cause is…
In response to seasonal wildlife activity increases, and reports of bat encounters, the county public health department and animal services division are urging residents to take steps to prevent rabies. Rabies is a disease that is preventable, but always fatal if left untreated. Seven rabies cases were confirmed in wildlife from around San Luis Obispo…
