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07.31.26 Paso Robles Tree Removal On August 5th and 6th, from 8:30 am to 1 pm, travelers on southbound US 101 near Theatre drive will encounter lane closures. Crews will be removing a dead tree from a side of the US 101. The southbound side of the freeway will be reduced to just one lane,…
Weekly Project Update The city of Paso Robles will begin two infrastructure improvement projects this month. Starting today, the riverside avenue pedestrian improvements project will improve pedestrian access between 17th and 21st streets. This includes ADA-compliant curb ramps and driveway approaches, as well as improvements to connecting sidewalks, curbs and gutters. Commerce way will also…
07.31.26 US 10158 on ramp closure Santa Margarita The southbound US-101 on-ramp at highway 58 in Santa Margarita will be closed this week, Monday through Thursday, during working hours. Working hours are 7 pm to 6 am. Crews will be at the site performing culvert repairs. The on-ramp will be open during the day, and…
The city of Paso Robles will evaluate the feasibility of undercrossings at multiple locations on highway 46 east. The agenda for tomorrow’s Paso Robles city council meeting has an item to approve an agreement with a consultant to perform a feasibility study, evaluating the cost, benefits, and potential funding needed for the undercrossings. Right now…
CHP is investigating a death they believe is suspicious. On Friday, July 31st at about 11:05 am, a possible dead body was located on the west shoulder of the US-101 near Vineyard drive in Templeton. Templeton area CHP officers arrived on the scene with fire personnel, discovering a male lying face-down within the dirt shoulder.…
The Paso Robles and Templeton chamber of commerce is excited to announce that Wake Up Paso is back by popular demand. Wake up Paso is the chamber’s “premier morning networking and community update event, bringing together local leaders to share the latest developments shaping Paso.” The event will be held Wednesday, August 5th from 7:30…
A Creston native will be participating in the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. Petty officer 3rd class Hanna Higuera, serves aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a navy warship participating in the biennial rim of the pacific exercise around the Hawaiian islands. Higuera gradated from Atascadero high school in 2021, and joined the navy three…
San Luis Obispo police responded to an incident at the Food 4 Less parking lot on Higuera street yesterday afternoon. SLO police say a family of five adults and two juveniles got into an argument with an adult male, later identified as 38-year-old Travis Franco of Bakersfield. The police department said one of the adult…
Atascadero’s free Saturday concert series will continue tomorrow. Tomorrow’s entertainment will feature Josh Rosenblum, an artist based on California’s central coast. His sound today brings pop sensibility to genres of southern rock, soul, and country. Atascadero concerts are held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Atascadero lake park. And don’t forget to take advantage…
A local x-ray technician has been found guilty of misdemeanor sexual battery against a patient. District attorney Dan Dow announced the sentencing yesterday afternoon. 47-year-old John Stephen O’brien worked for a local medical office as an x-ray technician; evidence presented at the trial says the victim went in for an x-ray of her back, and…
