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San Luis Obispo firefighter’s ethics under fire

Written on 18 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By KAREN VELIE A former friend and neighbor of John Ryan Mason testified Monday that the San Luis Obispo firefighter had an affair with his wife, and then asked him if they should fight about the illicit relationship. Mason is... (Continue reading)

Missing Los Osos woman found injured from crash

Written on 16 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE A missing Los Osos woman was found injured in a barn near Ragged Point earlier today, a week after she crashed her truck into a light pole. A man renting the barn discovered Suzanne Kay Smith, 59,... (Continue reading)

Is lying to lawmen illegal?

Written on 13 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Can a conversation with law enforcement be hazardous to your freedom? It all depends on an interpretation of your honesty. Police officials in Atascadero said field officers have been arresting people for lying to them. The admission... (Continue reading)

Dick Mason signs off from KPRL

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 60 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE Please see correction at bottom of article. After five years of hosting Sound Off, Dick Mason is leaving Paso Robles-based KPRL amid discord with the station’s owner over an alleged political agenda. Mason is... (Continue reading)

AWOL Abel Maldonado a no show again

Written on 10 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 75 comments

By KAREN VELIE Congressional candidate Abel Maldonado’s biggest obstacle may not be his Democratic challenger, but instead members of the GOP who have dubbed him AWOL Abel. There have been at least 10 occasions when Maldonado has backed out on... (Continue reading)

Greer murder probe remains stalled

Written on 7 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Brian Greer is not happy with the progress of an investigation into the 2009 murder of his father, and is particularly upset that San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives seem to periodically refocus on him as a... (Continue reading)

Cambria murder suspect sought help for mental illness

Written on 4 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE Brandon Henslee, 22, tried to get help for his mental illness more than a year ago. Today, he sits in jail accused of killing his younger brother late last month. Henslee became the sixth mentally ill person... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police accused of illegal searches

Written on 30 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 99 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Atascadero police are routinely rooting through backpacks and belongings of youngsters in the city park, often without permission, in what officials describe as an attempt to staunch gang and criminal activity.            ... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo leads county in cost of government

Written on 28 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE The city of SLO leads the pack in San Luis Obispo County with the highest rate of employees per population base with 103 residents per employee among cities with population more than 11,000. Since 2003, the city’s... (Continue reading)

Court opens door to criminal charges in South County sewage spill

Written on 21 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Superior Court judge’s ruling Wednesday has left the door open to criminal prosecution of South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District officials over a massive spill of raw sewage in December 2010. The sanitation district is... (Continue reading)