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Arson suspected in multiple fires in Paso Robles

Written on 3 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Fire Department is investigating four possible arson fires that were discovered Saturday burning in the riverbed area. Shortly before 9 a.m., a caller reported a fire in the riverbed near the wastewater treatment plant... (Continue reading)

Oceanfront concert at the Cliffs, fireworks and other Fourth of July events

Written on 2 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE For two years, the pandemic curtailed our county’s Fourth of July festivities. Now is the moment to make up for lost time! Celebrate your Fourth of July with a concert by Kevin Graybill on the oceanfront lawn... (Continue reading)

Child’s jaw broken during melee at park in Paso Robles

Written on 2 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A teenager is in custody after he broke another boy’s jaw during a fight at the Downtown City Park in Paso Robles on Friday evening. The result of an ongoing feud, a 14-year-old suspect and a 12-year-old... (Continue reading)

Jimmy Paulding wins SLO County supervisor seat, board majority undecided

Written on 2 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande resident Jimmy Paulding has won the District 4 Board of Supervisors’ seat displacing incumbent Lynn Compton, which places the board majority at stake as Bruce Gibson and Bruce Jones head to a runoff in November.... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man faces life in prison for disfiguring victim

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury convicted Jeremiah Leo Hernandez of Grover Beach of aggravated mayhem and assault after he slashed a man’s face with a knife in Pismo Beach, permanently disfiguring his victim. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 24,... (Continue reading)

Deputies identify Paso Robles man killed in accident at truck stop

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the man killed in an accident at the Paso Robles Truck Center on Thursday as 40-year-old Cesar Rivera Villegas. Shortly before 4 p.m., Villegas of Paso Robles was preparing... (Continue reading)

DUI driver leads officers on chase from Atascadero to Pismo Beach

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE An allegedly intoxicated driver led officers on a high-speed chase Thursday evening from Atascadero to Pismo Beach, culminating with a crash on Highway 101. Shortly before 7 p.m., a 911 caller reported a possible DUI driver traveling... (Continue reading)

Missing San Luis Obispo man found dead

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 37-year-old San Luis Obispo man who was reported missing this week, and who was apparently having a mental health crisis, has been found dead. On Wednesday at about 2 p.m., a person reported Jason Errecalde missing... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s clerk-recorder counts on herself

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by CYNTHIA MUIR It’s amazing that San Luis Obispo County’s appointed clerk recorder Elaina Cano, relatively unknown, who barely campaigned if at all, would have such a high percentage of the current election results. As of the June 25... (Continue reading)

One person killed in industrial accident in rural Paso Robles

Written on 1 Jul, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed in an accident at the Paso Robles Truck Center on Thursday. At about 4 p.m., Cal Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency north of Paso Robles on Monterey Road near Wellsona Road.... (Continue reading)