2019

Grover Beach church wins another round

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge on Monday rebuked a motion to restrain parishioners from attending services at the Bethel Baptist Church on Newport Avenue while two groups battle over ownership of the property. [Cal Coast News]... (Continue reading)

Man run over by Paso Robles city vehicle identified

Friends have identified the 27-year-old Paso Robles man who was run over by a Paso Robles city maintenance worker in a city vehicle on Sept. 19 as Joseph Zigler. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Born in North County,... (Continue reading)

PG&E cuts off power to 24,000 customers

PG&E cut off power to about 24,000 customers in Northern California on Monday as part of a new strategy to prevent wildfires. As of 8 p.m., power shutoffs were in effect in Butte, Nevada and Yuba counties. Butte County was... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs Pacific Premier Bank in Paso Robles

Paso Robles police are investigating the Monday armed robbery of the Pacific Premier Bank on 12th Street. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 1 p.m., the robber entered the bank armed with a handgun, and demanded cash from one of the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police looking for ‘perfume bandit’

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole more than $1,000 of perfume from a beauty store Sunday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 4 p.m., the woman entered Ulta Beauty and stole the... (Continue reading)

Airborne car flies 150 feet, trashes Santa Ynez home

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle went airborne in Santa Ynez early Sunday morning, flew 150 feet and crashed into a house, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The impact of the collision, which occurred at about 12:40 a.m.,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Youth Football fires athletic director

By CCT STAFF The Central Coast Youth Football League announced Saturday evening it had terminated an Atascadero coach and athletic director following outrage over his conviction for upskirting a neighbor. After first learning of the charges, officials with the Atascadero... (Continue reading)

Fire scorches 200 acres near Lopez Lake

Update 7:56 a.m. on Sunday: The Lopez Fire has scorched 250 acres and is 10 percent contained. A fast moving vegetation fire near Lopez Lake has burned more than 200 acres and is 0 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.... (Continue reading)

Atascadero youth football coach convicted of upskirting woman

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero woman filed a lawsuit Friday against a youth football coach who was recently convicted of filming under the victim’s skirt, and then downloading the film for his own gratification. The conviction did not require his... (Continue reading)

Lompoc police arrest one of two men who allegedly killed a soldier

By CCT STAFF The Lompoc Police Department arrested one of two suspects who allegedly gunned down an active duty military man home on a month long leave. Officers said the the shooting was random and unprovoked. On Thursday, investigators released... (Continue reading)