By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man and a woman who allegedly stole multiple items from a local retailer. The man and woman left the store with their arms full... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council selected Matthew Downing to be its new top executive. Council members are expected to formally approve the hire on Dec. 12. Downing, currently Pismo Beach’s community development director, previously worked as a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE More than 2,000 PG&E customers lost power in Grover Beach on Wednesday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., 2,050 PG&E customers in Grover Beach lost power. PG&E estimates the power will be restored by 11 p.m. The cause... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woodchipper that was being towed by a truck overturned on Highway 101 south of San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, blocking lanes and causing traffic to pile up. The truck went off the roadway at approximately 2:18... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Atascadero City Manager Jim Lewis announced Wednesday he had selected Daniel B. Suttles to fill the chief of police position. On Dec. 12, the Atascadero City Council will have the final say on the proposed appointment. If... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Los Banos police officers arrested a Paso Robles man on Dec. 4 who is suspected of sexually assaulting a child under 14 years of age. Officers arrested 61-year-old Alfred Leroy Sweet on three charges of lewd acts... (Continue reading)
OPINION by GARY LEHRER I was totally baffled by the Paso Robles City Council’s vote on the parking situation. This has been an issue as far back as I can remember. Downtown business owners and/or members of Paso Robles Downtown... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in Santa Barbara Superior Court last month supporting the plaintiffs in a lawsuit that accuses Santa Barbara County of violating regulations when it awarded itself a contract for... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A school resource officer removed a substitute teacher from the Righetti High School campus in Santa Maria on Friday after a photo circulated allegedly showing the teacher with his pants down and a Pringles can in front... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Oceano Community Services District selected Paavo Ogren to serve as interim general manager during a closed session meeting on Monday. Amid refusals by several board members to abide by open meeting laws, both the district’s legal... (Continue reading)