By KAREN VELIE Atascadero Police Department detectives recently arrested five more suspects regarding a gang-related assault and robbery that occurred earlier this year at the Centennial Bridge. Shortly before 2 a.m. on Aug. 30, department staff observed a fight in... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Following a warning that a fire at a California refinery in October would lead to a spike in gas prices, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County rose five cents last... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE An unplanned outage in Nipomo has left 6,028 PG&E customers without power on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 12:20 p.m., the power went out from west of Highway 101 past the Monarch Dunes Golf Club. PG&E is working... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE In an attempt to garner control of homeless camping on public property, the Grover Beach City Council voted on Monday to lower the warning period from 72 to 48 hours that a person needs to move their... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A jury on Thursday found a 23-year-old woman with an animal sanctuary in San Luis Obispo County guilty of conspiracy and trespassing after she entered a poultry plant and took four chickens. Convicted of one felony count... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 36-year-old alleged thief and drug dealer is in San Luis Obispo County Jail after officers busted her with a large quantity of drugs, stolen credit cards and false identifications. On Oct. 21, a staffer at Embassy... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A pilot’s arm was severed during an accident at the Paso Robles Airport on Wednesday. Shortly before 6 p.m., an 81-year-old pilot from Watsonville was preparing to leave the airport when an airline propeller severed his arm.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE California bar investigators on Oct. 24 filed disciplinary charges against a San Luis Obispo-based attorney whose dishonest and self-serving actions damaged his clients, according to the State Bar of California. Filings served electronically on Monday accuse attorney... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following multiple police chases, as well as a ramming incident, Paso Robles officers arrested a wanted suspect on Wednesday. At about 10:30 a.m., detectives on the Paso Robles Police Department Special Enforcement Team received a notification via... (Continue reading)
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL One of my favorite movie lines, because it made me think, was in “Chariots of Fire.” Chariots of Fire is a true story, a 1981 film about two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and... (Continue reading)