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The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office released a statement on Friday about the man who died earlier that week in an RV fire. The release identifies him as 44-year-old Christopher Wayne Surratt of Los Osos. Though preliminary investigations indicate Surratt died of smoke inhalation, the cause of both his death and the RV fire…
Following an attack early last week, Paul Flores was reported to have returned to Pleasant Valley state prison. Paul was being treated due to a ‘serious injury’ following the attack. His defense attorney, Harold Mesick, said Flores was cut on the neck, and had to be airlifted to a trauma center. Because of this, Flores…
The Paso Robles parking Ad Hoc committee’s fourth meeting will be today at 2 pm in the city council chamber. This is your opportunity to provide feedback on the downtown city parking program. The city’s website says this is the last of four planned meetings for the Ad Hoc committee to discuss what recommend to…
With the recent passing of Paso Robles mayor Steve Martin, there have been questions and concerns on how the city may replace the late mayor Martin. Karen Velie interviewed councilman Steve Gregory on Thursday’s Sound Off segment, who provided insight on the matter to KPRL listeners. Steve Gregory said the first meeting will be on…
A release by the San Luis Obispo county Public Information Office says the paving project on highway 41 will continue. The project is a five mile stretch about 1.5 miles north of the 41/46 intersection. According to the release, full closure will continue today and tomorrow from 6 am to 6 pm. Following the full…
The city of Paso Robles has announced it will be celebrating the 50th anniversary for the Paso Robles municipal airport. The celebration will take place on Saturday, September 23rd at the airport from 9 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon. The city’s website says the event will feature a variety of activities, which…
The San Luis Obispo police department arrested a registered sex offender on Saturday, on suspicion of inappropriately touching a juvenile in a local business. 48-year-old Jonathan Davis followed a juvenile girl into a business at the 800 block of Higuera street, the police department said. The girl told police that Davis attempted to inappropriately touch…
Students and staff of Central Coast New Tech high school in Nipomo were evacuated yesterday morning to nearby Nipomo high school. The sheriff’s office in Nipomo were responding to a report of a bomb threat that a student had received via a text message. The student reported the threat to staff, and deputies and k9’s…
Commissioner Leslie Kraut of the superior court of San Luis Obispo ruled that Darcia Stebbens is required by state law to pay for the costs incurred over the recount of San Luis Obispo county’s district 2 election. Stebbens has paid the majority of her bill, but previously objected to her obligation to pay a remaining…
The public health department and community partners released the 2023 San Luis Obispo community health assessment yesterday. The assessment is a report on countywide statistics on SLO county’s health, collected from countywide surveys and primary local sources. The assessment highlighted the strengths of San Luis Obispo county’s health, such as steadily declining rates of coronary…
