Atascadero woman identified as victim of fatal crash
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The CHP has identified as 58-year-old Atascadero woman as the victim of a fatal crash along Highway 41 on Wednesday as Gemma Salting. Shortly before 7 a.m., Phill Peterson was towing a trailer on Highway 41 between Morro Bay and Atascadero. A large piece of equipment dislodged...
Trump Administration awards Diablo Canyon Power Plant $271 million
By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Department of Energy announced today it has awarded $271 million to help support Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant’s extended operations. Diablo Canyon Power Plant provides nearly ten percent of California’s power. “A win for President Trump’s energy agenda, funding will allow the power plant to...
Taxpayers are doing their part, government needs to deliver
OPINION by ADAM VERDIN What if we could fix more roads, bring home more state and federal transportation dollars, and do it without raising the overall tax burden? On Wednesday, the SLOCOG Board and the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted to remove Measure H from the November...
Power outages across San Luis Obispo County, Atascadero City Hall closed
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Hundreds of PG&E customers across San Luis Obispo County lost power on Friday, including in Atascadero, where City Hall is currently closed because of an outage. As of 2 p.m., there are clusters of power outages in Cambria, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande and Nipomo. In...
Plains Fire in Eastern San Luis Obispo County burns 2,500 acres
By KAREN VELIE The Plains Fire burning in Eastern San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday has grown to 2,500 acres. The fire is 15% contained and forward progress has been stopped. Shortly after noon, a caller reported the fire burning near the 9400 block of Soda Lake Road on the...
Man sentenced to life for sexually abusing two kids in Paso Robles
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 283 years to life in prison for sexually abusing two children in Paso Robles. Last month, a jury convicted 41-year-old Teodulo Vasquezjimenez, a citizen of Mexico, of 15 felony counts involving the sexual abuse of...
Fire burns 300 acres near the Carrizo Plain in San Luis Obispo County
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire burning in the Carrizo Plain in Eastern San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday has thus far burned approximately 300 acres. Shortly after noon, a caller reported the fire burning near the 9400 block of Soda Lake Road, according to Cal Fire. Initially, Cal Fire reported...
