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Grand theft Suspect Arrested Last week on Monday, officers from the Paso Robles police department responded to Lowes at Golden Hill road on a report of a grand theft suspect who had returned to the store. 36 year old Kody Samuels of Santa Maria had previously been to Lowes in June to steal a log…
In 2022, the state of California reassessed the fire hazard severity zone for the west side of Paso Robles, in accordance with state legislation. The new map released in November showed a proposal to raise the severity zone of the west side from “high” to “very high.” Paso Robles fire chief Jonathan Stornetta said that…
The 28th Annual Free Pancake Breakfast in the downtown city park will be this Thursday, July 27th. The breakfast is brought to you by the downtown Paso Robles Main Street Association and the California Mid-State Fair. You can enjoy pancakes, eggs, sausage, orange juice, and coffee for free from 7:30 to 10:30, but you must…
The deadline for San Luis Obispo county residents to apply for federal disaster assistance has been extended from July 20th to September 1st. FEMA says the extended registration deadline will provide more time for survivors living in remote areas as well as for residents in counties recently designated for federal disaster assistance. FEMA’s disaster assistance…
San Luis Obispo county early warning sirens will undergo low-volume growl tests today and tomorrow. The 131 sirens are spread from Cayucos to Nipomo and include San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, See Canyon, Price Canyon, Los Osos, and Avila Beach. County emergency officials say the tests ensure that the siren system is working properly in…
In response to the copious amounts of rain and water to California, the state has not extended statewide requirements to implement level 2 water demand management measures. The city of Paso Robles does not project any supply shortfalls, and therefore does not anticipate instituting additional watering restrictions this summer beyond its minimum conservation requirements, which…
Federal grants to help rural and tribal communities repair water infrastructure damaged by presidentially declared disasters or storms in 2022 are now available. The USDA is making over 247 million dollars in grants available through supplemental disaster funding under the consolidated appropriations act of 2023. The funds will remain available until expended, and will be…
On Saturday, July 22nd, two masked men holding a banner reading “white men united” stood in front of the San Luis Obispo fire department’s station number 1 on the corner of South street and Broad street in San Luis Obispo, while a third masked man took pictures. The sign also featured Nordic runes (symbols adopted…
A San Luis Obispo county jury found a serial arsonist guilty of intentionally setting a fire in the creek area near the Elks Lodge in San Luis Obispo. Previously convicted arson of four separate occasions, Bradley Norman Parrish, started this fire occurred back in June of 2022. Parrish faces a mandatory sentence of 25 years…
A PG&E power outage in Templeton on Friday evening left more than 2100 customers without power for several hours. The outage affected customers on the west side of Templeton along highway 46 and near lake Nacimiento. Power was restored several hours later into early Saturday morning.
