Supervisors declare drought emergency in SLO County
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors declared a county drought emergency Tuesday. San Luis Obipso became the 17th county in the state to declare a drought emergency. The declaration allows the county to easier shift its use of funds and personnel to address the water shortage. The supervisors...
Red flag warning for San Luis Obispo County
A high risk of wildfires today because of greater than normal temperatures, high winds and low humidity has resulted in a red flag warning by the National Weather Service (NWS). From 6 a.m. until 6 p.m., the NWS warns that “extreme fire behavior is possible if fire ignition occurs.” The...
Teen’s car rolls over near Arroyo Grande High School
A 17-year-old Arroyo Grande High School student suffered minor injuries after his car rolled over multiple times Tuesday afternoon. [KSBY] The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m., and the vehicle landed in a field just west of the Fair Oaks Avenue and Valley Road intersection by the high school campus. Initial...
Paso Robles bank robber sentenced to 5.5 years
A Paso Robles man was sentenced Tuesday to five and a half years in prison for robbing a Cambria bank last year. Bruce Franklin Valentine, 70, a former Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputy, plead guilty to robbing a Rabobank in November. He fled the bank with about $3,000 cash in...
Marx’s car vandalized after SLO council contests binding arbitration ruling
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Shortly after the San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously Monday morning to appeal a ruling that would restore binding arbitration for police and firefighters, a vandal smashed the window of Mayor Jan Marx’s car. Marx attended a lunchtime rotary meeting at the Madonna Inn Monday after...
SLO County ranked third least affordable place to live
San Luis Obispo County is ranked third on the list when it comes to being the least affordable small market place to live in the United States, according to a study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders. Of the metro markets with populations of 500,000 and less evaluated...
Downed power line causes house fire in Paso Robles
A downed power line on a Paso Robles residential street initiated a house fire and an evacuation of neighboring residences Monday evening. Paso Robles firefighter responded to a downed power line in the 200 block of Vine Street at 5:57 p.m. Monday. Wind blew the power line into a home...
