Lompoc’s fire chief is placed on administrative leave after her arrest over the weekend. 55-year-old Alicia Welch was arrested in Cambria Sunday night and booked into the county jail on suspicion of domestic violence. Welch is set to appear in court on June 14th. She has been with the Lompoc fire department for less than…
The husband of house speaker Nancy Pelosi’s arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Napa Valley near the couple’s vineyard. Paul Pelosi arrested late Saturday night. The 82-year-old businessman was booked in Napa county jail. His bond was set at $5,000 for driving under the influence and driving with a blood alcohol content…
The California Highway Patrol identifies a man who was killed when his car left highway 101 and crashed near the base of the Cuesta grade just outside San Luis. 31-year-old Eric Leon of Coalinga was driving southbound on the morning of May 26th. The call came in at six that morning, but CHP is not…
Paso Robles city council met last night for a budget workshop to discuss long range plans for spending in the city. The budget plans including greatly expanding expenditures for new police and fire facilities and equipment. Mayor Steve Martin says the expansions would be paid for by the J-20 money, that’s the half cent sales…
Jaime Umphenour is the host of “Sound-Off”, the longest running talk show on the Central Coast. She brings to the show an eclectic range of guests from Authors to Artists, business owners to politicians, and everyone in between. Tune in to Sound Off every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Today’s guests: *Bob Rollins of…
Sunny, highs near 86. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 48. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny and warmer, highs near 94. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies thru the weekend. Highs into the low 90’s Thursday. Then back into…
Cal Poly baseball team not invited to the NCAA play offs. The Mustangs won 13 out of their last 14 games. But the strong finish was not enough to qualify for the play offs. Nine S.E.C. and nine A.C.C. teams made the play offs. Five from the PAC 12 including Stanford and Oregon State who…
Top Gun 2 had a big weekend at movie theaters in the North County, which contributed to $124 million dollars in ticket sales across the country. The movie stars Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Jennifer Connelly. Hundreds of people saw the movie at Galaxy Theater in Atascadero. Part of a Blue Angel is exhibited outside…
Helios Dayspring was sentenced to nearly two years in prison after pleading guilty to paying San Luis Obispo county supervisor Adam Hill over $32,ooo in bribes. Investigators say the bribes may have reached $90,000 dollars. The FBI investigation into the cannabis bribery scheme continues. The Kristin Smart murder trial will not begin next week as…
The California legislative analysts office says more signs are pointing to a recession in California. It may occur right away, or in the near future. But the president of LA-based SS Economics says the odds are 50-50 that in the next 12 months there will be a risk of economic recession in California. The last…
