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25-year-old Kyrie Dequan Austin of Lancaster wanted to give his girlfriend a birthday she wouldn’t forget. He succeeded, culminating in his arrest for using a stolen credit card. It all started when Dequan’s girlfriend saw her idols going on a wine tour in an episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” She thought it would…
Two north county men arrested after trying to sell a stolen chainsaw. The theft occurred on the 2800 block of Schoolhouse Circle. A resident said he accidentally left his garage door open at night and someone stole three chainsaws. Police discovered that 29-year-old Harrison Labarbera was selling online two of the chainsaws. Undercover officers arranged…
The Paso Robles city council agrees to an agreement with Digital West to provide fiber optic carriers. The city’s Dave McCue introduced the proposal to the council. Jory Wolf of Magellan Advisors was hired by the city to analyze the unsolicited, non-exclusive proposal. Jory told the council it looked sound, and he spoke favorably of…
Paso Robles police identify the man found dead last Friday on the railroad tracks near Pine and 6th street. He’s 70-year-old Donald Frank Hughes of Paso Robles. Hughes operated Claassen’s Radiator Shop at 1534 Spring street for many years. The shop closed and moved off the property in July. Hughes was a long-time fixture in…
Morning clouds, but sunny this afternoon, highs near 70. NW winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. Tonight, mostly clear, lows in the upper 40’s. Tomorrow, morning clouds, afternoon sunshine, highs in the mid 60’s. SSW winds 15 to 25 miles per hour. The extended forecast call for mostly sunny skies thru Saturday. A 40%…
In much of California the next few days, farmers will work to assess the impact and they’ll watch the skies for the threat of additional storms. Cherry growers in the northern San Joaquin Valley say rain split some of the ripening fruit on their trees. The storms interrupted berry harvest in central California and brought…
In Olympia, the governor of Washington state signs legislation making that state the first to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human rains. The law signed by governor Jay Inslee allows licensed facilities to offer “natural organic reduction” which turns a body, mixed with substances such as wood chips and straw, into…
About 100 people turned out for the Paso Robles High School Skills USA Dinner at the Culinary Arts Academy. County School Superintendent Jim Brescia gave the keynote address, talking about the value of high school students developing skills in a trade which may become a career. Those who qualified from the National Skills USA Competition…
At last night’s Paso Robles city council meeting, short term rentals came up during public comment. You may remember, last week, six out of seven planning commissioners recused them from discussion on STR’s, because they had a conflict. So the commission invoked the rule of necessity, and the commissioners drew straws. Four approved rules for…
The Paso Robles city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to enter into a working relationship with Monterey Bay Community Power to provide energy to residents of the city. PG and E will continue to distribute the energy through it’s power lines, but customers will pay Monterey Bay Community Power, if they choose, and will receive…
