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Resident suffers burns during Atascadero house fire
By KAREN VELIE Emergency responders transported an Atascadero resident who suffered burn injuries during a house fire early Saturday morning to a local hospital. Shortly before 2 a.m., a caller reported smoke coming from the front and side of a... (Continue reading)
Atascadero police holding DUI checkpoint Thursday night
By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police announced plans to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Thursday evening from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on the number of previous accidents... (Continue reading)
Serial thief gets nine years in prison for San Luis Obispo County crime spree
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Paso Robles woman, who is a serial thief with a criminal history that crosses multiple California counties, has received a sentence of nine years in prison, along with the possibility of an additional two years, for... (Continue reading)
Atascadero police arrest L.A. man for sexually abusing a minor
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police detectives arrested a 36-year-old Los Angeles man on Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing a minor in Atascadero. In August, Atascadero detectives became aware of crimes committed against a minor that occurred in the North County city.... (Continue reading)
Atascadero man charged with contacting a minor for sex
By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police officers arrested a 30-year-old Atascadero man on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to contact a minor for sex. Detectives served an arrest warrant in the 9300 block of Rivera Lane in Atascadero. Officers arrested Nicholas Jordan... (Continue reading)
Woman killed in crash near Atascadero
By KAREN VELIE A 42-year-old woman was killed in a single car crash on Highway 41 near Atascadero on Tuesday evening. Shortly after 10 p.m., Jenny Ritter of Ceres was headed southbound on Highway 41 near Rocky Canyon Road when... (Continue reading)
Man charged with murder for DUI crash that killed unborn baby
By KAREN VELIE A 46-year-old man faces two murder charges for a wrong-way crash on Highway 101 that killed a Grover Beach man, seriously injured a pregnant woman from Atascadero and caused the death of her unborn child. David Worthington... (Continue reading)
Fundraiser for Atascadero woman who lost baby in head-on crash
By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero woman who lost her baby and her boyfriend after a wrong-way driver crashed into the car she was driving on the Cuesta Grade is asking for the community’s assistance. At 28-weeks pregnant, Christyna Railsback was... (Continue reading)
Pregnant Atascadero woman loses baby following head-on crash
By KAREN VELIE A pregnant Atascadero woman lost her baby after a wrong-way driver crashed into the car she was driving on the Cuesta Grade on Wednesday night. Under the influence of alcohol and possibly drugs, David Worthington Ross was... (Continue reading)
Driver hits parked car in Atascadero causing injuries, road closure
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver hit a parked car in Atascadero Wednesday morning injuring the driver and resulting in a partial closure of El Camino Real. The collision occurred at 8115 El Camino Real in front of Country Touch Cafe. ... (Continue reading)