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The county sheriff’s office arrested a Cambria man for the possession of child sexual abuse material. The sheriff’s office served a warrant for a residence on the 400 block of Leighton street on June 10th, related to an investigation that began in April 2026. The suspect was identified as 45-year-old Roberto Mercado-Leonardo of Cambria. He…
The next Paso Robles school board meeting is tonight, starting at 6 prior to closed session. One of the action items for tonight is the War Memorial monument construction project. War Memorial stadium was built in dedication to the 12 Bearcats who died in WWII, and this agenda item is the final approval for the…
Press Release Paso Play in the Garden Launches June 27 Paso Robles recreation is launching Paso Play in the Garden, a free workshop designed to connect children with nature at the Uptown Family park on 36th street. Workshops will go on every other month on the fourth Saturday through the end of the year. The…
With the fourth of July approaching, the county sheriff’s office is encouraging residents to report the use of illegal fireworks in San Luis Obispo county. In partnership with SLO county crime stoppers to prevent the sale, possession, and use of illegal fireworks, they are offering a reward of $500 for information that leads to the…
The San Luis Obispo police department arrested an Atascadero man in connection to a burglary. Police responded to a residential burglary report on Tuesday, June 16th near Carpenter and Hathway in San Luis Obispo. Detectives identified David Hull of Atascadero as a person of interest. On Friday, June 19th, police conducted a probation compliance search…
The Paso Robles joint unified school district has made several options available for community members who purchased a yearbook. The district is offering a full refund, an exchange for a revised yearbook, a replacement page insert, or a complimentary Bearcat sticker. The page insert will cover and replace pages 60 – 61 where the profane…
The county elections office has entered the final stage of processing ballots for the June 2nd, 2026 primary. The latest update was released Friday, June 19th, and included a total of almost 99,000 ballots. About 1,800 ballots still remain to be counted. Those that remain are those needing to be researched due to damage, stray…
The Atascadero city council’s next meeting is tomorrow night at 6. The agenda only contains several consent calendar items, and one management report. On the consent calendar is an item to purchase the parking space at 5655 Capistrano avenue, or Stadium park. In the management reports is a proposed update for sidewalk vendor regulations in…
The city of Atascadero’s 33rd Hot El Camino Cruise Nite will be returning Friday, August 21st from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. This year a new route will be in place, up and down El Camino Real in Atascadero. The Cruise Nite starts off on Friday night, August 21st from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, and will…
Letter & Press Release 6-17-2026 San Miguel CSD- Fire Department The San Miguel Community Services District announced that there will be no use, sale, or discharge of safe & sane fireworks within district boundaries in 2026. This follows an action item on the May 28th CSD board meeting, which would have allowed for the use…
