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Paso Robles high school athletics, in partnership with Paso Fire & Emergency Services, will be conducting its annual football emergency action plan training this Saturday. The training will take place at 9 am at the Ivan Huff track at PRHS. Coaches, athletic personnel, and first responders will rehearse coordinated responses to realistic scenarios and emergencies…
Paso Robles Concerts in the Park will resume tonight in the downtown city park from 6 to 8 pm. Tonight’s entertainment will feature Ultra, playing classic rock. Enjoy this free entertainment, with food and drink available for purchase, or explore the downtown area.
A vegetation fire off Estrella road erupted yesterday afternoon, east of Paso Robles. The fire was located on the 6400 block of Estrella road, and quickly grew to about 30 acres in about an hour, with air and ground firefighters battling the blaze. Forward progress was eventually stopped at just about 5 pm. The cause…
The county sheriff’s office has released a statement saying they have been in full compliance with California’s SB 54. The sheriff’s office says this is in response to the Tribune newspaper “[publishing] a story suggesting that immigration and customs enforcement detainees may have been released by the sheriff’s office,” in violation of the law. SB…
The Paso Robles school district is reminding residents of the candidate filing period for the district’s governing board. The filing period closes August 7, 2026, and three trustee seats will appear on the November ballot: areas 1, 2, and 4. Trustee area maps and information about the filing process can be found on the district’s…
Natural Gas Leak Safely Mitigated_ Railroad Street Reopened to the Public Yesterday morning at about 10:20 am, the city of Paso Robles reported a natural gas leak that led to the closure of parts of Railroad street. Both Railroad and Pine street between 12th and 13th street were closed from a damaged gas line, with…
Former Cal Poly associate vice president, and former bike SLO county executive director, 69-year-old Richard Ellison, was sentenced for committing lewd acts with a child. Ellison pleaded no contest to child molestation for an incident that occurred on March 30, 2025, where he was in the hot tub with his 6-year-old granddaughter, and exposed himself…
On Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting, the county approved the contract for its new director of public health. After an “extensive search,” the county has chosen Suzanna Jed for the position, who will begin serving on August 2nd. “Jed was chosen in part for her expertise in infectious disease prevention, maternal and child health, emergency…
The Atascadero police department invites residents to join officers and first responders to their National Night out, Tuesday, August 4th from 5 to 7 pm at the sunken gardens. National night out is an annual community-building event that seeks to provide an opportunity for residents to meet the men and women who serve in public…
Paso Robles Reinforcement Project PG&E crews have begun working on a grid modernization project in the Paso Robles area. PG&E says this is an effort to ‘strengthen the power grid against extreme weather, improve reliability and reduce wildfire risk to more than 50,000 customers.’ The project includes upgrading a 6-mile section of power-lines east of…
