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Press Release River Rescue Crews from the Paso Robles fire and police departments conducted a rescue operation yesterday afternoon in the Salinas riverbed. A release from Paso Fire & Emergency Services says they responded with one ladder truck, two engines, a battalion chief, rescue 8151, and squad 8152 with boat 8140. The release says crews…
A multi-vehicle crash was reported by CHP yesterday afternoon at about 3:13 pm. The crash occurred on the US 101 south, near Vineyard drive in Templeton. CHP says about four vehicles were involved, and six people with minor injuries were found at the scene of the crash. The number two lane was blocked by one…
The California Mid-State Fair is seeking interested vendors to participate in the Mission Square Market. This indoor marketplace will take place inside Estrella Hall, and the fair seeks to include 20 vendors to offer farm-to-table goods, handcrafted items, and products connected to the central coast. The fair will assist in providing display options, and have…
Paso Robles High School Theatre Company Presents Seussical™ KIDS Paso Robles high school theatre company is proud to present Sussical Kids, coming to the Performing Arts Center at the high school February 20th and 21st. This is a 30-minute adaptation of the Seussical Broadway musical, perfect for elementary-aged children. Directed by Marcy Keyser-Goodnow, the show…
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…
