Armed man allegedly robs Home Depot in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed Home Depot and threatened to kill an employee of the store. The thief allegedly stole $3,700 worth of copper pipes from the home improvement store located in the Irish Hills Plaza. During the theft, the...
Arroyo Grande murder suspect assaulted police animal
By KAREN VELIE The 29-year-old Arroyo Grande man who allegedly killed his father, attempted to kill his mother and torched their home is also accused of assaulting a police animal. Prosecutors have filed felony charges of murder, attempted murder, arson and assaulting a police animal. On Monday evening, Alan Osio...
Police seek public’s help finding missing Paso Robles teen
By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a missing 16-year-old boy. Joziah Archuleta was last seen in downtown Paso Robles on Monday wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. Police describe Archuleta as 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 165 pounds, with brown...
Investigators seek information about suspicious fire near Avila Beach
By KAREN VELIE Firefighters are seeking the public’s help regarding a suspicious fire near Avila Beach on Tuesday afternoon. A second fire was reported Wednesday morning burning near the Pirate’s Cove parking lot on Wednesday morning. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, a caller reported a small fire burning near...
Examining election fraud allegation against Hunter Breese
By KAREN VELIE With less than one month before the Nov. 5 election, an allegation of voter fraud could change the makeup of the Paso Robles Unified School District Board of Trustees. CalCoastNews examines who lodged the complaint against candidate Hunter Breese, what is the allegation, and what is the...
Fire in the riverbed in Paso Robles quickly extinguished
By KAREN VELIE A fire in the Salinas riverbed in Paso Robles was quickly extinguished on Tuesday evening largely because of the city’s fire protection measures. Shortly after 9:20 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning near North River Road and the Highway 46 East overpass in an area where...
One-year-old child struck and killed in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A one-year-old child died after being struck by a vehicle in Santa Maria on Sunday. Shortly after 1 p.m., a 911 caller reported a vehicle had struck a child in the 600 block of W. Cypress Street in Santa Maria. Emergency personnel arrived at the scene and...
