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Teens were intoxicated during vandalism at Paso Robles High School

By KAREN VELIE The two 17-year-old students who smashed windows and damaged property at Paso Robles High School on Aug. 10 were intoxicated, according to their fathers. With a week left before school was scheduled to start, the two teens,... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian hit, killed by train in Grover Beach

By KAREN VELIE A passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian in Grover Beach near the 800 block of South Fourth Street on Sunday morning, according to police. Shortly before 7 a.m., the pedestrian was hit by a passing Amtrak... (Continue reading)

Man injured in hit-and-run crash in San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE A 65-year-old man was injured late Saturday night in a vehicle versus pedestrian hit-and-run crash in San Luis Obispo. Shortly before midnight, a caller reported an injured man lying in the roadway at the intersection of Santa... (Continue reading)

Investigators capture SLO man suspected of sexually assaulting children

By JOSH FRIEDMAN After more than two years on the run, a 41-year-old former San Luis Obispo man is in the SLO County Jail on 27 charges of sexually assaulting or molesting children. SLO County Sheriff’s Special Victims Unit detectives... (Continue reading)

Fire in northern Santa Barbara County burns more than 5,000 acres

By KAREN VELIE The vegetation fire scorching an area in northern Santa Barbara County has burned 5,464 acres and is 5% contained as of Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, a caller reported the... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver arrested for hit-and-run in SLO

By KAREN VELIE A 33-year-old man is facing charges of drunk driving, hit-and-run and resisting arrest after he led police on a chase through the Irish Hills area of San Luis Obispo on Friday. During the late afternoon, Nicholas Puhek... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores moved to prison in Fresno County

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Corrections officials have transferred convicted Kristin Smart killer Paul Flores from a prison in Kern County to another Central Valley facility, Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga.  Following his April 2021 arrest for Smart’s murder, Flores spent... (Continue reading)

Skimming devices located inside two Paso Robles ATMs

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers are attempting to determine who inserted skimming devices inside ATMs at local branches of CoastHills Federal Credit Union and Premier Valley Bank, which workers discovered on Friday. Shortly before 10 a.m., the CoastHills... (Continue reading)

SLO police holding DUI checkpoint on Friday night

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Friday evening from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. The department selects the location based on a history of... (Continue reading)

Misinformation incites outrage at Atascadero school board meeting

By KAREN VELIE Dozens of people attended an Atascadero Unified School District meeting on Tuesday to support a teacher who was allegedly facing disciplinary action over a Pride flag she displayed in the classroom, concerns based on misinformation. The inaccurate... (Continue reading)