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Atascadero man arrested for assault, burglary following standoff

By KAREN VELIE Police arrested a 59-year-old Atascadero man on Wednesday afternoon on charges of making terrorist threats, burglary, assault and resisting arrest following a short standoff. Shortly after 3 p.m., a caller reported an alleged assault on Morro Road... (Continue reading)

Jury finds SLO developer guilty of fraud and theft

By KAREN VELIE A jury found a local developer guilty of two counts of securities fraud, one count of financial elder abuse, and two counts of grand theft related to his attempt to garner investors for a proposed bowling alley... (Continue reading)

Body found near businesses in Atascadero, drug overdose suspected

By KAREN VELIE The body of an Atascadero man was discovered Wednesday morning on Morro Road near Highway 101. The man appears to have died from an overdose, police said. Shortly before 5 a.m., several callers reported an unresponsive man... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County judge rules against Raytheon in racial harassment suit

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County judge this week rejected an attempt by defense contractor Raytheon to throw a racial harassment and retaliation complaint out of court. [Santa Barbara Independent] Marcus Greene, a fire marshal for Raytheon’s environmental services... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County deputy charged with abusing inmate

By KAREN VELIE A federal grand jury indicted a former San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy on federal criminal charges on Tuesday alleging he abused a female inmate and then obstructing a probe into his actions by lying about the... (Continue reading)

Rep. Salud Carbajal visits war-torn Ukraine

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal visited war-torn Ukraine with a bipartisan congressional delegation over the weekend, after which he announced his commitment to promoting support for the country in Congress. “This weekend, I traveled to Ukraine as... (Continue reading)

SLO County Government Center to be named for Katcho Achadjian

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution on Tuesday designating the San Luis Obispo Government Center the “Katcho Achadjian Government Center San Luis Obispo County.” Achadjian was elected to the Board of Supervisors... (Continue reading)

Petition ousts Paso Robles School Board member

By KAREN VELIE A petition seeking the removal an appointed Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board trustee was successful, according to the board. After 512 signatures were validated, Kenney E. Enney Jr. was removed from the board. The board... (Continue reading)

Fire damages home in Arroyo Grande

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a house fire in Arroyo Grande Monday evening. Shortly after 6 p.m., a caller reported a fire at a house in the 1000 block of Huasna Road. Five Cities firefighters extinguished the blaze with help... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman convicted of killing a CHP officer paroled

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero woman convicted of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in 2011 was paroled from prison. She spent 12 years of a 15-year to life sentence. At 23 years old, Kaylee Weisenberg crashed into... (Continue reading)