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House fire displaces Atascadero resident

Written on 25 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire caused by food left cooking on the stove displaced an Atascadero resident on Christmas Eve. [KSBY] The fire occurred at an apartment in the 5500 block of Capistrano Avenue. Atascadero fire officials received a call reporting the fire... (Continue reading)

Suspect in Atascadero standoff identified

Written on 22 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An Atascadero man who, in emotional distress, fired shots and engaged in a standoff with police on Sunday has been identified as 53-year-old John Floyd Jones, according to San Luis Obispo County Jail records. Jones is still in jail, as... (Continue reading)

Man in distress fires shots in Atascadero

Written on 21 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

An Atascadero man in emotional distress fired shots when police arrived at his home on Sunday. Officers arrested him after an approximately two and a half hour standoff. [KSBY] Early Sunday morning, Atascadero police responded to the man’s apartment on... (Continue reading)

Atascadero planner mocks the public on Twitter

Written on 16 Dec, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By KAREN VELIE Over the past four years, an Atascadero planner has made a series of negative comments on Twitter about people who speak during public meetings, the homeless, old people, churches and several public officials he calls teabaggers. These... (Continue reading)

Atascadero teen accused of fake WMD stunt identified

Written on 16 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office has identified the teen who allegedly caused the two-week shutdown of an Atascadero elementary school. A judge ruled Tuesday that Bret Stephen Landen will be tried as an adult. Landen was 17... (Continue reading)

House burns in Atascadero (video)

Written on 15 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire spread from the fireplace of an Atascadero house and burned much of the home’s attic and roof Monday evening. At 7:38 p.m., Gregory Baker reported the fire burning at his home on 9802 Palomar Avenue, according to the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero dog alerts sleeping owner to house fire

Written on 15 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A young dog pawed and scratched its sleeping owner early Sunday morning, possibly saving the man’s life by doing so. The dog alerted Atascadero resident Kevin Buchanan to a fire that was burning in his home. The fire broke out... (Continue reading)

Man exposes himself to girl in Atascadero

Written on 10 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A man driving a shiny black truck reportedly exposed himself to an 11-year-old in Atascadero on Tuesday. Atascadero police say they received four reports in the past few months of a man exposing himself or attempting to expose himself. On... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man seriously injured in crash near Santa Margarita

Written on 25 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An Atascadero motorcyclist was seriously injured Monday afternoon in a crash with a Pontiac Grand Prix on Highway 58 near the Santa Margarita Cemetery, according to a California Highway Patrol collision report. Alan Dunivan, 55, was passing cars at a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero vs St. Joseph football, game photos

Written on 15 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

St. Joseph Knights won Friday’s nights football playoff game against the  Atascadero Greyhounds by a score of 26-16, in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs. Photographer Richard Bastian watched as multiple players suffered injuries during the... (Continue reading)