Articles Tagged With ‘Atascadero’




Baby mongoose lemur’s public debut at zoo in Atascadero

By KAREN VELIE The City of Atascadero and the Central Coast Zoo announced Wednesday the public debut of a special new resident, Koba, a baby mongoose lemur born on July 4. Koba, named after a traditional peanut dessert in Madagascar,... (Continue reading)

Man assaults woman in Atascadero, flees officers

By KAREN VELIE A 29-year-old man is in jail after he assaulted his girlfriend in Atascadero and then fled the scene. On Aug. 12, officers responded to a report of a domestic violence incident. Officers arrived to discover Ivan Sandoval-Farias... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man and woman charged with sex crimes, creating child porn

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police officers arrested a man and woman on Wednesday for allegedly committing sex crimes against a 9-year-old girl and for creating child porn. A couple at the time, 28-year-old Tristan Paul Naylor and 29-year-old Jazmyn Elain... (Continue reading)

Barn destroyed, 4 horses killed, 2 people injured in Atascadero fire

By KAREN VELIE Four horses died in a barn fire in Atascadero on Saturday afternoon. The fire also destroyed the barn, scorched 9 acres and injured two people, according to the Atascadero Fire Department. Shortly before 5 p.m., a caller... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police seek help identifying suspected shoplifter

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspected shoplifter. A security camera captured the young male suspect inside the Staples on El Camino Real. The male suspect was wearing a gold sweatshirt... (Continue reading)

Atascadero City Council considers tax district for Dove Creek project

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero City Council is slated to vote on Tuesday on annexing the Dove Creek mixed-use project into the city’s Community Facilities District in order to authorize the levy of special taxes, according to its July 22... (Continue reading)

Brush fire in Atascadero leads to Highway 101 lane closure

By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire in Atascadero led to the temporary closure of both northbound lanes of highway 101 near Traffic Way. Shortly before 11:40 a.m., a caller reported a vegetation fire burning near the highway. Firefighters contained the... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 21 acres in Atascadero

By KAREN VELIE A vegetation fire in Atascadero burned 21 acres and led to a temporary evacuation on Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at 6705 Llano Road. An hour and a half later,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man sentenced to seven years for deadly hit-and-run

By KAREN VELIE A 31-year-old Atascadero man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for a hit-and-run crash that killed an 11-year-old boy in March. Zachary Bernal pleaded to charges of vehicular manslaughter, narcotics possession, and hit-and-run resulting... (Continue reading)

Power outage impacting 1,279 PG&E customers in SLO County

By KAREN VELIE Power outages from Atascadero through rural Santa Margarita have left 1,279 PG&E customers without power on Monday morning. Shortly before 7 p.m., 245 customers in San Luis Obispo County lost power in southeast Atascadero near Heilmann Park.... (Continue reading)