Smoking related fire damages duplex in Paso Robles
By KAREN VELIE A smoking related fire damaged a duplex in Paso Robles on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m., a caller reported a residential fire burning at a structure at 324 Vine Street. Firefighters arrived to find light smoke flowing from a duplex at 522 4th Street. The fire...
Templeton advisory group chair sentenced to 30 days in jail
By KAREN VELIE The 71-year-old chair of the Templeton Area Advisory Group was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Wednesday morning for one felony county of vandalism and seven charges of violating restraining orders. Even though David Leader pleaded guilty, he has continued to run the advisory group meetings....
Semi-truck overturns, Highway 58 closed in rural San Luis Obispo County
By KAREN VELIE A semi-truck loaded with cardboard overturned on Highway 58 in rural San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday afternoon. Highway 58 is closed in both directions approximately 30 miles east of Highway 101, according to the CHP. Shortly before 5 p.m., a caller reported the big rig had...
Cal Poly considers building hotel with conference center, senior housing
By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo is considering building a hotel with a conference center, senior housing and student housing on more than 40 acres of lemon groves and agricultural fields along Highland Drive. Proponents of the project say it will create a revenue stream and provide...
Land owners win legal battle over Paso Robles basin water rights
By KAREN VELIE Bringing a 12-year legal battle over the right to pump water from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin to an end, those attempting to restrict the water rights of property owners above the basin lost their last argument. The court then asked the plaintiffs to submit a proposed...
Media held at gunpoint at Vandenberg Space Force Base
By KAREN VELIE A handful of reporters were held at gunpoint yesterday as they attempted to cover the groundbreaking of a new training facility for missile operators at Vandenberg Space Force Base. As is standard procedure, reporters from KSBY, New Channel, Noozhawk and Santa Maria Times waited, along with two...
Tears in the darkness: The Battling Bastards of Bataan
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor at the beginning of World War 2, they set their sights on the Philippines because of its strategic location. The Battle of Bataan began on Jan. 6, 1942, and almost immediately the defenders were on half rations along with few...
