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News Release – OCT20- C130 to Paso Robles Cal Fire has expanded its aerial firefighting capabilities with the arrival of a Lockheed C-130h Hercules air-tanker at the Paso Robles air attack base. This is part of Cal Fire’s expanding fleet of large air-tankers, which provide a substantial increase in fire retardant delivery capabilities. The Hercules…
The Atascadero police department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint this Thursday, October 22nd, from 6 pm to 2 am at an undisclosed location. DUI checkpoints are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. Impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. Drivers…
The Paso Robles city council’s next meeting will be tonight at 6. On tonight’s agenda, staff is seeking direction from the council on the process of surplus land Pioneer park. The city council declared the zone as non-exempt surplus land back in November 2025, and received three responses to the notice of availability. One from…
District attorney Dan Dow announced that 47-year-old John Stephen O’brien, a local x-ray technician, has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and sex offender registration. O’brien was convicted for misdemeanor sexual battery against a patient. Jurors heard evidence that the victim went in for an x-ray of her back and needed assistance tying her…
Former San Luis Obispo county mayoral candidate, Gaea Powell has had her sentencing delayed for a few weeks. Powell was convicted on September 21st of seven felonies and one misdemeanor of election fraud, related to her 2022 and 2024 campaigns for mayor of Arroyo Grande. Her maximum allowed sentence is seven years and 10 months…
Press release TC fatal (10-16-26) The Paso Robles police department has released information of a fatal traffic collision that took place on highway 46 east, near the intersection of Mill road. The department received a call for a vehicle versus pedestrian incident at about 10:27 pm on Friday. Officers found the pedestrian was struck by…
The county board of supervisors may formally unrecognize the Templeton area advisory group in its next meeting on Tuesday. TAAG is an independent body, authorized to represent the community of Templeton to review and make non-binding recommendations to the county board of supervisors on planning matters. TAAG has suffered from setbacks and challenges over the…
The principal of Atascadero high school, Nikki Baca, has been placed on an unspecified leave. The Atascadero unified school district sent two separate messages announcing the leave, one to families, and one to staff, but neither provide further details into the nature of the leave. In the email to staff, Tom Bennet, district superintendent says:…
10.15.26 PRJUSD to Celebrate New TK and Kindergarten Complex at Georgia Brown Dual Immersion The Paso Robles joint unified school district will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony this afternoon at 3 pm to commemorate the completion of a new structure at Georgia Brown dual immersion. The new kindergarten & transition kindergarten complex includes six…
Paso Robles fire chief Jonathan Stornetta will retire at the end of this year, concluding his 35-year career in fire and emergency services. He has served the Paso Robles community for 25 of those years, and was appointed as fire chief in April 2018. During his tenure as chief, the fire & emergency services department…
