Uncovered SLO


Paso Robles father charged with murdering son, falsifying identification records

By KAREN VELIE For nine hours a boy who recently turned 6-years-old waited for his father, locked in a car with the windows rolled up while outside temperatures reached 99 degrees. The child is dead, his mother now knows where... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles councilman provides over 5,700 emails and text messages

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles City Councilman Chris Bausch responded last week to a barrage of records requests from the San Luis Obispo Tribune by providing over 5,700 emails and text messages. “I have finally delivered all relevant and non... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County facility worker charged with falsifying records

By KAREN VELIE A former employee at a San Luis Obispo County mental health facility is facing 10 misdemeanor charges for allegedly altering medical records with fraudulent intent, allegations lodged in a wrongful death lawsuit filed on Sept. 23, 2024.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles winery owner responds to sexual harassment lawsuit

By KAREN VELIE After media around the globe reported on a lawsuit that accuses the owner of Halter Ranch in Paso Robles of sexually harassing and attempting to persuade a female employee to engage in a threesome, an attorney firm... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles winery owner sought threesomes, sued for sexual harrasement

By KAREN VELIE Swiss billionaire and owner of Halter Ranch Vineyard in rural Paso Robles, Hansjörg Wyss, is facing allegations he groped, exposed himself, sexually harassed and attempted to get a female employee to engage in a threesome, according to... (Continue reading)

Father released despite ICE detainer, charged with murder

By KAREN VELIE Weeks before a Mexican national allegedly murdered his son, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer to deport the San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate. Federal and local prosecutors say the child would be alive today... (Continue reading)

SLO County political consultant claims critic is racist, again

By KAREN VELIE The more than decade-long race-baiting and misinformation campaign against critics of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson continues. However, the person accused of running former clerk recorder Tommy Gong out of office has changed. The May... (Continue reading)

Did social workers fail to protect 6-year-old Paso Robles boy?

By KAREN VELIE Despite receiving multiple calls reporting the neglect of a young boy, San Luis Obispo County social workers appear to have failed to protect the 6-year-old child who allegedly died after being left in a car while his... (Continue reading)

Child dies in hot car while dad is at work in Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE A father is in jail and his child is dead from heat exhaustion after being left in a vehicle while the 27-year-old man went to work at the Paso Robles Inn on Saturday. While the man worked... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles councilman ordered to turn records over by Thursday

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles City Councilman Chris Bausch has until Thursday to fully respond to a barrage of records requests from the San Luis Obispo Tribune or he will be required to allow a third party to gather the... (Continue reading)