Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
The California mid-state fair will be selling carnival wristbands at a discount at the Paso Robles event center through July 3rd. The one-day, unlimited ride wristbands are regularly priced at $55, and will be sold at $35 each. Customers must purchase a wristband redemption card at the event center, and exchange the redemption card for…
06.12.26 Virginia Peterson Students and Staff Refresh Campus Mural in Honor of America’s 250th Anniversary In honor of America’s 250th Anniversary, students and staff at Virginia Peterson elementary worked on restoring and repainting a large-scale mural on campus. The mural depicts all 50 states of the US, located at the campus’s recreation area. The faded…
Press Release Vegetation – Salinas Riverbed A vegetation fire broke out Saturday evening in the Salinas riverbed, south of the Niblick bridge. Paso Fire says they responded to the fire at about 7:55 pm on June 13th; the fire was burning through thick vegetation in the middle of the riverbed. Due to the recently grazed…
Cal Trans will be conducting emergency embankment repairs on highway 46, just east of the Cholame Y. These repairs will require one-way reversing traffic control around the clock, resulting in delays of 10 to 20 minutes. Traffic control begins this Tuesday, and will be in effect for two weeks.
Following a four-day preliminary hearing, judge Jesse Marino of the San Luis Obispo county court has found there is sufficient evidence to hold a former priest to answer to 24 felony counts of molestation of four children. 62-year-old Theodore Edward Gabrielli is accused of molesting four different children, who are all now adults, and the…
News Release – JUN12 – Medal of Valor Four Cal Fire employees that work in San Luis Obispo county were awarded the governor’s state employee medal of valor, and were honored during a ceremony in Sacramento on June 12th. The Medal of Valor is “the highest honor bestowed upon California state employees for extraordinary heroism…
The county board of supervisors conducted a hearing for its 2026 – 27 fiscal year recommended budget on Monday, June 8th. The board, at that time, made no changes to the recommended budget. In its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, the board will finish and close its budget hearing, and consider adopting a resolution to approve…
The county sheriff’s office arrested a 27-year-old earlier this week on four felony burglary charges, and one count of attempted burglary. The sheriff’s office says they began an investigation into a series of commercial burglaries that began in April 2026, and spanned multiple areas in the county, including Cambria, Cayucos, San Simeon, and Templeton. Businesses…
06.11.26 Paso Robles High School Athletics Honors Coach, Volunteers and Community Supporters The Paso Robles joint unified school district has recognized its coach of the year, and community Bearcat of the year. Coach of the year award was presented to Codie Wilshusen in Tuesday’s board of trustees meeting. Wilshusen is the head coach for sideline…
Fire crews responded to reports of smoke at Adventist Health Twin Cities hospital in Templeton yesterday at about 2 pm. Crews found a smoking air conditioning unit on the roof of the building when they had arrived. After extinguishing the fire, crews investigated and determined it was caused by a burned up motor inside the…
