A police search is on for a woman whom surveillance footage caught stealing from an Atascadero jewelry store. The woman stole succulent plants, not jewelry. K-Jon’s Fine Jewelers posted a video on its Facebook page showing a thief driving up... (Continue reading)
The Atascadero man killed in a rollover accident on Highway has been identified as Ronald Joshua Montgomery, 42. Shortly before 3 a.m., Montgomery was driving a Chevy truck southbound on Highway 101 between Santa Barbara Road and Santa Rosa Road... (Continue reading)
A 41-year-old Atascadero man was killed Friday morning in a rollover accident on Highway 101 between Santa Barbara Road and Santa Rosa Road in Atascadero, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 3 a.m., the Atascadero man was driving... (Continue reading)
A former Atascadero mayoral candidate, who received 40 percent of the vote in 2014, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors that settled two court cases against him and secured his release from the county jail. However, Charles Scovell will receive... (Continue reading)
An Atascadero teen has received a one-year jail sentence for a stunt that brought the bomb squad out to San Gabriel Elementary School and shut down the campus for two weeks. Bret Stephen Landen, 18, carried out the stunt on... (Continue reading)
UPDATE: The driver has been identified as Perry Aanerud of San Luis Obispo and the injured passenger as 46-year-old Brian Amgles. A San Luis Obispo man suffered major injuries when he was ejected from a pickup truck that crashed on... (Continue reading)
The son of an Atascadero woman who was shot and killed by her mentally-ill neighbor will receive $1 million over the course of his life. The mother of the killer agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed against her.... (Continue reading)
Atascadero voters will decide whether the city clerk and treasurer roles remain elected positions or will become jobs controlled by the city manager. The Atascadero City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to put the issue on the November ballot. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)
The Atascadero teen whose threats caused the two-week shutdown of San Gabriel Elementary School in September agreed Wednesday to plea no contest to two felony charges in exchange for a one year sentence. The agreement also requires Bret Stephen Landen... (Continue reading)
Atascadero police arrested two juveniles Monday for starting a fire in an office building that was under renovation. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and limited the damage. At 10:52 p.m., neighbors reported a fire at 5812 Entrada Avenue. As firefighters... (Continue reading)