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A Santa Maria man arrested over the weekend for stealing more than 700 avocados from a ranch in Nipomo. Sheriff’s deputies arrested 37-year-old Christian Lara Medrano. They found wire cutters and about 730 avocados in his vehicle. The avocados are worth about $620. An avocado ranch manager says he’s found fences cut several times in…
Helicopters to hover over the north county this week and next, while inspecting 25,000 miles of power lines in the county. That’s in response to Cal Fire accusations against PG and E for starting wildfires in northern California. The helicopters will fly about 300 to 500 feet above the power lines. The choppers are equipped…
State fire officials announced yesterday that after a six month investigation, they’ve determined that PG and E power lines in the hills of Butte county ignited the wildfire that destroyed 19 thousand buildings and killed 85 people. The announcement made yesterday at a news conference at the state capital. Governor Gavin Newsom called PG and…
A day in court for a 25-year-old Los Osos woman accused of striking and killing a Morro Bay pastor as he took a walk on a Sunday afternoon back in November. 67-year-old Dale Paulsen had announced his retirement after 24 years at the Morro Bay Presbyterian church. 25-year-old Emily Bales was allegedly driving under the…
An arrest in Atascadero Tuesday afternoon after a chase through downtown. A man wearing a Dodgers baseball jersey was spotted removing a license plate from a pick-up truck near Chalk Mountain Liquor. A bystander got the plate number and reported it to a police dispatcher. The Atascadero police determined the plate belonged to a vehicle…
San Luis Obispo county mental health announces a new federally funded program to train clinicians with county sheriff’s deputies. The plan announced yesterday will provide boots-on-the-ground services to people in the field to provide services to homeless and under-served members of the community. The annual grant is worth $330 thousand dollars.
Late last night, the Paso Robles planning commission approved guidelines for owners of short term vacation rentals. The commission recommended the Paso Robles city council approve those staff guidelines. Homeowners and those with short term rentals (STR) packed the library conference room Wednesday night. The public hearing on guidelines was delayed one day because only…
Did you get any rain at your place overnight? Forecasters predicted one to two inches of rain overnight, but that amount did not manifest in most areas. The city of Paso Robles recorded 0.21′ of rain, but that’s enough to push rainfall over 20″ for the season. The total is now 20.02″ for the season.…
Cloudy today with showers tonight, highs in the mid 60’s. SSW winds 15 to 25 miles per hour. Tonight, rain, lows near 50. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60’s. WSW winds 15 to 25 miles per hour.
The Templeton Eagles girls softball team beat the Selma Bears 14-3 yesterday at Vineyard Athletic Park. The game was stopped after the 5th inning when the Eagles put up 10 runs against Selma. Senior Ashley Daugherty gave up only 4 hits in the game. The Eagles advance to the championship game Saturday, to be played…
