The county district attorney’s office announced that former county employee, 54-year-old Norman Hibble of Atascadero, has been sentenced to six years in state prison. Hibble’s sentencing comes after his guilty plea on July 17th to seven felony counts of misappropriation of public funds for several years. Hibble reportedly used county credit cards to spend over…
The county Office of Emergency Services announced that siren tests are scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 24th. 130 early warning system sirens will be activated simultaneously on two intervals: one at noon, and the second at 12:30. The sirens are along the Diablo Canyon emergency planning zone; the loudest noises will be heard…
A banner for current Paso Robles school board trustee and running candidate, Laurene D. McCoy, was defaced yesterday afternoon. The banner’s location is on Niblick road, which featured a photograph of Laurene McCoy, trustee candidate for area 5, and information of her campaign. The vandal(s) in question taped a United States flag over McCoy’s face,…
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San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Debbie Arnold voted Tuesday against taking property by eminent domain in order to complete the Bob Jones Trail from San Luis Obispo to Avila Beach. A vote that has at least temporarily halted the proposed project. All five supervisors support the project, however, supervisors Arnold and John Peschong have voiced…
Two mail theft suspects were arrested this week with the help of a tracking device, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Monday morning, deputies were called to the Los Alamos Post Office for a report of mail theft. Sheriff’s officials say the victim recently had items stolen from her post office box, so…
During last night’s Paso Robles city council meeting, staff presented council with information on 30-minute parking spaces in the downtown area, as well as four employee dedicated parking lots. City council requested staff bring this back as an agendized item so they can be provided feedback and directions for moving forward. Currently, there are thirty-five…
A small vegetation fire erupted yesterday afternoon just southeast of San Miguel. Located off Rancho Lomas way near Valle Mirada, reports of the fire first came in at 12:40 pm, with multiple fire engines and air resources at the scene. The fire was fully contained at around 9 acres within about two hours. The cause…
A vegetation fire broke out at around 5 am Tuesday in San Luis Obispo near the 1700 block of Bishop street. 3,600 PG&E customers lost power, and nearby residents were ordered to Evacuate. Residents eventually returned to their homes at 8:30, and power was restored at around 11 am. Later into the afternoon, the fire…
The city of Paso Robles announced they will be holding an informational open house regarding a potential rezoning of the Olive street area. The open house will be on Thursday, August 29th from 6 to 8 pm at Glen Speck Elementary school, 401 17th street. The city says the rezoning is to determine if there…
