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News Release – Sept 23 – Chorro In collaboration with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, as well as other agencies, Cal Fire San Luis Obispo will be conducting a prescribed burn as part of its ongoing vegetation management program. Approximately 260 acres of vegetation will be burned near highway 1 between Adobe and…
Yesterday afternoon, shortly before 2 pm, a driver near lake Nacimiento suddenly lost control of their vehicle, driving 50 feet off Nacimiento Lake drive and crashing into nearby vegetation. The vehicle caught fire, spreading nearby vegetation, and trapping the driver inside. Emergency crews needed to extricate the driver, but they succumbed to their injuries and…
On Monday, a judge granted the request of former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate, Gaea Powell, to represent herself. Powell is currently facing criminal charges for the 2022 and 2024 elections, where the DA’s office alleges that she filed a false declaration of candidacy, and failed to file campaign finance reports and perjury by declaration. The…
80-year-old Zoran Petrovic will remain in custody and care of the California department of state hospitals indefinitely, the district attorney’s office announced in a release yesterday afternoon. Petrovic has been found to be a sexually violent predator, a civil law that allows for continued detention of an individual beyond their parole period. The purpose is…
The city of Atascadero and Atascadero high school are teaming up with downtown restaurants to offer a special “Orange & Grey Fridays” for all Greyhound home football games. Starting this Friday, September 23rd, participating restaurants will offer a 10% discount to families and students wearing orange and gray team colors. The following restaurants will be…
Three public safety facilities in the city of Atascadero may see upgrades in the near future. In tonight’s Atascadero city council meeting, council will consider authorizing the execution of a bond purchase agreement to fund a project that will rehabilitate certain public capital improvement projects. These consist of the city’s fire station 1, with a…
The San Luis Obispo county regional airport will close for 55 hours this week, during which no flights will run. The closure will start at 7 am on Monday, September 22nd, and will go through Wednesday, September 24th at 2 pm. The closure is for a $16.5 million project, funded by the federal aviation administration.…
PASO PD Press Release BURGLARY The Paso Robles police department responded to a report of an attempted residential burglary on Friday, September 19th. The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle, around the 100 block of Riverbank lane. Police responded quickly, and managed to stop a vehicle occupied by three males that matched the provided…
The next Paso Robles area groundwater authority meeting will be this Wednesday, September 24th. This meeting will provide an update on the grant schedule and current projects from the grant provided by the Department of Water Resources (DWR). The DWR granted $7.6 million to the Paso Robles basin in 2022, according to the agenda, with…
AG PD media RELEASE SEP2025 Late last week, two Arroyo Grande residents were stabbed inside of their residence by an intruder. Police received a report at about 11:49 pm on Thursday, where a caller reported an incident on the 600 block of Victoria Way. Officers found two adult victims with stab wounds; they were transported…
