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Did an Atascadero woman drive off Ragged Point?

Written on 11 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A passerby found an Atascadero woman on top of a 150-bluff near Ragged Point, where she is believed to have driven her truck off the road three days prior. [Tribune] Debra Lopez had been missing since Saturday, according to the... (Continue reading)

Thank you Supervisor Mecham

Written on 10 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By JOHN TEXEIRA I want to thank Supervisor Frank Mecham for the actions he took at the last San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. As a resident of Paso Robles, I am very proud of my supervisor.... (Continue reading)

Jordan Cunningham announces run for Katcho’s seat

Written on 10 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Former San Luis Obispo County deputy district attorney and Templeton Unified School District Trustee Jordan Cunningham announced his candidacy for California State Assembly. Cunningham is seeking to replace the termed-out 35th Assembly District Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian. “I have kept criminals... (Continue reading)

Isla Vista woman kidnapped and robbed

Written on 10 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for kidnappers who are believed to have abducted an Isla Vista woman and stolen cash that they forced her to withdraw. [KEYT] The woman is unharmed, according to sheriff’s investigators. After kidnapping her,... (Continue reading)

Judge throws out Atascadero murder confession

Written on 10 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge nullified the murder confession of an Atascadero man, ruling that police detectives violated the suspect’s Miranda rights. [Tribune] Mark Andrews, 51, is accused of killing his neighbor Colleen Marie Barga-Millbury, 52, in May 2013. He... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man disrobes, wrestles with officers

Written on 10 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Morro Bay man exposed his genitals to children in a park Monday afternoon and then struggled with police officers when they arrived on scene. William Kirk Tallman, 46, actively exposed himself to several children at Del Mar Park, according... (Continue reading)

To quarry or not to quarry?

Written on 9 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION By KEITH GURNEE To quarry or not to quarry? That is the question. With the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission’s recent 3-2 denial of permits for the proposed Las Pilitas Quarry, what are we supposed to do? Deny... (Continue reading)

Large narcotic bust in Paso Robles

Written on 9 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Paso Robles police arrested two men on Saturday for possession of heroin and methamphetamine for sale. At about 7 a.m., police served a search warrant at a residence in the 1800 block of Serra Way. During a search of the... (Continue reading)

Child enters the world in Salinas Wal-Mart bathroom

Written on 9 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Salinas baby Asali Asante Robins exited her mother’s womb, not in a hospital bed, rather on the floor of a Wal-Mart bathroom. [Californian] Wal-Mart employee Rosaline Madrid, 38, gave birth to Asali late last month after feeling leg pain at... (Continue reading)

Has fracking rid California of its earthquake crown?

Written on 9 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Geologists recorded three times as many earthquakes in Oklahoma last year than in California, leading some scientists to finger fracking in Oklahoma as a cause or major factor. [Reveal] In 2014, the U.S. Geological Survey reported 562 earthquakes of magnitude... (Continue reading)