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Two brothers accused of murdering a Coalinga woman plead not guilty to all charges yesterday. 45-year-old Alejandro Soriano Ortiz, and 40-year-old Celestino Soriano Ortiz were arrested back in October, believed to be responsible for the killing of a missing 50-year-old woman. Isabel Lucas Velasco had been missing for about a month, and after tracking the…
Three stores were cited last week during Halloween by the county sheriff’s office for selling tobacco products to a minor. The sheriff’s office says they conducted a minor decoy operation during Halloween week, in partnership with the county’s tobacco control program. A minor decoy under 21 years old attempted to purchase tobacco products under the…
2026 Committee Recruitment Press Release The Templeton Community Services District is seeking interested members of the public to serve on internal standing committees. These committees are tasked with reviewing various projects, financial reports, and informational items to offer to the CSD’s board of directors. Committee members typically meet about 3 to 5 times per year.…
Pope VMP Cal Fire San Luis Obispo, in cooperation with private land owners and the Air Pollution Control District, announced there will be another prescribed burn conducted this week. Cal Fire says the burn will go through approximately 15 acres of vegetation on private lands, 15 minutes east of Santa Margarita, near the intersection of…
Press Release- Paso Robles Expands Emergency Medical Services with Paramedic Squad The city of Paso Robles announced the implementation of a paramedic squad, effective Sunday, November 9th. The city says the launch of this specialized unit was made possible through support of the Paso Robles city council, and dedicated funding from measure J-20. The city…
California voters have approved the new congressional district boundaries proposed by proposition 50 yesterday by a significant margin. As of 6:38 November 5th, proposition 50 is sitting at 63.8% ‘yes,’ and 36.2% ‘no’ across the state. Proposition 50 seeks to add as many as five additional seats to democrats in the house of representatives. Here…
The county sheriff’s office, with assistance from the California highway patrol, have arrested two suspects in connection to a burglary in Templeton and in Nipomo. The sheriff’s office says that yesterday at about 4 am, they responded to a burglary in progress at a pharmacy on the 600 block of west Tefft street in Nipomo.…
An Atascadero resident has been named as the Champion of the Community by the California Park & Recreation Society (CRPS) district 8. This district represents Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. This distinguished honor, according to the city, recognizes individuals who exemplify outstanding commitment, service, and dedication to enhancing community life. Albert Almodova…
Monarch Grove Fire Safety Cleanup Cal Fire San Luis Obispo, in cooperation with San Luis Obispo county parks, will be conducting a vegetation management project at Monarch Grove Preserve in Los Osos. SLO county parks and recreation department says hand crews will utilize chainsaws and chippers to remove dead, dying, and diseased vegetation to enhance…
The city of Paso Robles has received an application for the development of a 154-unit residential development project. Located at 2930 Union road, the project from Covelop, Inc. seeks to develop 154 semi-attached, for sale townhouse dwelling units. Currently the zoning for this area does not allow residential uses by-right, as it is zoned as…
