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The Atascadero police department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint tonight from 6 pm to 2 am at an undisclosed location. DUI checkpoints are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. Impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. Drivers charged with a…
The Paso Robles city council provided further direction to staff for the potential sale of Pioneer park in last night’s meeting. The parcel that was deemed surplus land contains the skate park, a parking lot, and restrooms, located at the corner of Riverside avenue and 19th street. After declaring the land as surplus, the city…
The Templeton Area Advisory Group was officially unrecognized by the county board of supervisors yesterday. TAAG was an independent body, authorized to represent the community of Templeton to review and make non-binding recommendations to the county board of supervisors on planning matters. There was no discussion on the item, as it was part of the…
News Release – OCT20- C130 to Paso Robles Cal Fire has expanded its aerial firefighting capabilities with the arrival of a Lockheed C-130h Hercules air-tanker at the Paso Robles air attack base. This is part of Cal Fire’s expanding fleet of large air-tankers, which provide a substantial increase in fire retardant delivery capabilities. The Hercules…
The Atascadero police department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint this Thursday, October 22nd, from 6 pm to 2 am at an undisclosed location. DUI checkpoints are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. Impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. Drivers…
The Paso Robles city council’s next meeting will be tonight at 6. On tonight’s agenda, staff is seeking direction from the council on the process of surplus land Pioneer park. The city council declared the zone as non-exempt surplus land back in November 2025, and received three responses to the notice of availability. One from…
District attorney Dan Dow announced that 47-year-old John Stephen O’brien, a local x-ray technician, has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and sex offender registration. O’brien was convicted for misdemeanor sexual battery against a patient. Jurors heard evidence that the victim went in for an x-ray of her back and needed assistance tying her…
Former San Luis Obispo county mayoral candidate, Gaea Powell has had her sentencing delayed for a few weeks. Powell was convicted on September 21st of seven felonies and one misdemeanor of election fraud, related to her 2022 and 2024 campaigns for mayor of Arroyo Grande. Her maximum allowed sentence is seven years and 10 months…
Press release TC fatal (10-16-26) The Paso Robles police department has released information of a fatal traffic collision that took place on highway 46 east, near the intersection of Mill road. The department received a call for a vehicle versus pedestrian incident at about 10:27 pm on Friday. Officers found the pedestrian was struck by…
The county board of supervisors may formally unrecognize the Templeton area advisory group in its next meeting on Tuesday. TAAG is an independent body, authorized to represent the community of Templeton to review and make non-binding recommendations to the county board of supervisors on planning matters. TAAG has suffered from setbacks and challenges over the…
