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The Atascadero city council’s next meeting is tonight at 6. On tonight’s consent agenda is an item supporting the county alliance bid for ambulance services. The agenda says the county and the seven cities came together to pursue a unified approach to ambulance services in the county. The city of Atascadero is currently responsible for…
The Paso Robles Professional Firefighters Union will be holding the 4th annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at the Paso Robles event center, starting at 9 am on Saturday. Attendees will have the option to climb the equivalent of 110 stories, the same as the world trade center, to honor those whose lives were lost that…
09.02.26 Hwy 1 Closure Timber and Plaskett Fire Efforts to contain the Plaskett and Timber fire in Big Sur continue, with some progress being made on the Plaskett fire’s containment. Yesterday morning, containment was at 1% with over 29,000 acres; that has jumped to 19% as of this morning. Meanwhile the Timber fire, which ignited…
Labor Day events start this weekend across San Luis Obispo county. Art in the Park is returning to Morro Bay this weekend, on the 5th, 6th, and 7th. Admission and parking at free, and will feature over 100 artists, alongside food & drink, entertainment on the midway & playground stages, and a kid zone. Art…
A GoFundMe has been launched for Christyna Railsback, the woman who was injured in a DUI crash on Wednesday, August 26th, losing both her boyfriend and unborn baby. Christyna’s GoFundMe page says she was “driving southbound down the Cuesta grade when a vehicle traveling northbound crossed into my lane and hit me head-on.” She was…
Free Chipping Days Reminder 2026 Press Release Paso Fire & Emergency Services is reminding residents about upcoming free chipping days, scheduled for September 8th through the 10th. The county fire safe council will provide free pickup of tree and brush trimmings at no cost to participating residents in qualifying areas. Residents must be located within…
Press Release Vegetation Fires – Salinas Riverbed The Paso Robles fire department responded to two separate vegetation fires in the Salinas riverbed on Tuesday, September 1st late at night. The first fire was reported at 10 pm, adjacent to the US 101, south of the Paso Robles street exit. The second fire was reported at…
Paso Robles high school’s former principal, Megan Fletcher has been sentenced to 20 days in the San Luis Obispo county jail, as well as $1,923 in fees, for DUI. She was arrested back on November 10th, and sentenced August 24th. Police say she drove to work under the influence of alcohol, with her blood alcohol…
DUI checkpoint press release 9-25-26 The Paso Robles police department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on September 25th from 6 pm to 2 am at an undisclosed location in the city. DUI checkpoint locations are chosen based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average…
The city of Paso Robles will begin intersection improvements at two points on Creston road, starting next week. Beginning Tuesday, September 8th through Friday, September 11th, work at Creston and Golden Hill will demolish and rebuild the existing left turn lane. Work hours are 7 am to 5 pm. Over the course of the project,…
