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Press Release Vehicle Fire A vehicle fire on the US 101 near the 46 west led to significant traffic delays on the northbound 101 Friday afternoon. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene at about 4:04 pm on May 8th, where a heavily involved vehicle fire posed a threat to adjacent vegetation. Crews were able…
The county sheriff’s office has released a follow up statement after sheriff Ian Parkinson’s press conference on their search of Susan Flores’s home last week. The sheriff’s office says they did not recover Kristin Smart. “Detectives will be evaluating any evidence we have recovered to aid in the investigation.” Despite not recovering her body, the…
The formal public review period and appeals process for the proposed groundwater fee program has opened. The Paso Robles Groundwater Authority will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday, May 27th to consider adopting the resolution, and the deadline to submit appeals is Monday, June 8th. Appeals are for discrepancies with the calculated consumptive water…
The Paso Robles city council will be holding several special meetings for advisory body interviews, starting Wednesday. Wednesday’s meeting will be interviews for the youth commission, established as an advisory body to the city council for programs and services related to youth issues. The council is approving five two-year full-term vacancies, and one one-year partial…
CHP has released a statement with information regarding a fatal traffic collision on Nacimiento Lake drive, west of Frazier road. CHP says the incident took place just before 7:19 pm on Sunday, May 10th. 44-year-old Joseph Mitchell Pate of Paso Robles was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro westbound on Nacimiento Lake drive at an unknown…
Cal Fire San Luis Obispo responded to a vehicle fire with extension to vegetation near the 8000 block of Chimney Rock road, west of Nacimiento lake drive yesterday afternoon. The “Rock Fire” initially spread to about half an acre as emergency crews arrived at the scene, and Chimney Rock road between Adelaide and Nacimiento Lake…
The Paso Robles Area Groundwater Authority announced the hearing date for adopting its service fee. The fee will be based on the consumption of groundwater use for water year 2025, and will be calculated by dividing the approved budget amount for PRAGA of about one million dollars by the consumed groundwater use for water year…
05-12-26 English Agenda The next step in placing a bond on the November ballot for the Paso Robles joint unified school district will be discussed in its next meeting. In order for the general obligation bond measure to appear on the ballot in November, the district must file it by June 16th. In the school…
Atascadero Fire and Emergency Services says they responded to a “high volume of emergency calls” on Wednesday, May 6th. Just before noon, personnel were dispatched to a structure fire at 8315 Los Osos road, encountering a fire that was burning 25% of a house. Firefighters worked quickly to contain the fire and prevent further expansion,…
The county sheriff’s office announced yesterday morning that they were serving a search warrant signed by a superior court judge to an Arroyo Grande home. This is in relation to Kristin Smart’s disappearance. The home is located on the 500 block of East Branch street in Arroyo Grande, belonging to Susan Flores. Susan Flores is…
