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San Luis Obispo police have identified the woman found deceased at a homeless encampment near Calle Joaquin and Los Osos Valley road. Police found the body last week on Thursday, and she has been identified through fingerprints as 50-year-old Veronica Beatrice Baro, an unhoused resident of San Luis Obispo. The police department says her body…
Representative Jimmy Panetta will be holding a press conference this morning, joined by Atascadero mayor Charles Bourbeau and Atascadero police chief Dan Suttles, to announce federal funding improvements to the Atascadero police station. A release from representative Panetta’s office says the funds total to about $850,000, and will be used specifically to make updates to…
San Luis Obispo county was pelted with rain yesterday afternoon through the evening, with several power outages, closed roads, and knocked down trees and power lines. Highway 1 is closed north of Lucia, and south of Big Sur. Thousands of PG&E customers throughout the county were without power in the evening hours. The outage had…
San Luis Obispo police are seeking assistance in identifying two suspects, involved in the theft of a 74-year-old woman’s wallet on February 6th. The department also says over $5,000 was charged to her cards shortly after the theft.
A large section of highway 1 has closed due to mud and debris from the most recent rains. Caltrans district 5 announced this is a full closure, in effect from Ragged Point Inn in San Luis Obispo to one mile south of Big Sur Inn in Monterey county. Caltrans says there is no estimated time…
The San Luis Obispo county elections office installed a new piece of equipment to speed up the signature verification process. The Agilis machine will be implemented for the first time this coming primary election on June 2nd. Ballots are fed into the machine, and a camera photographs the signature on the envelope, comparing it to…
The Paso Robles city council’s next meeting is tonight at 6. On tonight’s discussion items is an amendment to the city’s municipal code, regarding visual art in public places. Chapter 3.21 was adopted by the city in 2005, creating a public art fund that would be used to fund public art projects. However, funds and…
The county sheriff’s office is asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect connected to theft of a local Vons grocery store. The sheriff’s office says they investigated the theft at a store in Nipomo, where the suspect allegedly stole about $4,000 worth of alcohol over the course of about one hour. The suspect,…
Paso Robles high school’s former principal, Megan Fletcher, has plead not guilty to misdemeanor DUI charges. She was not present in court, and was instead represented by her attorney. The charges come from an incident on November 10, 2025. Fletcher was suspected of driving to school under the influence of alcohol. Staff reported Fletcher due…
The county sheriff’s office is investigating the death of a Goleta couple in Cambria. On Sunday, the county sheriff’s office said they confirmed John and Kristen Ruskey died in Cambria, but said their deaths do not appear to be suspicious. Their autopsies are scheduled for this week. No further official information is available at this…
