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Former police department janitor sentenced for child molestation

Written on 24 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Atascadero man was sentenced on Friday to 15 years to life in prison for repeatedly molesting two sisters. [Tribune] Miguel Angel Zuranich, 45, pleaded guilty to molesting the sisters who are now ages 14 and 22. Zuranich began molesting... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman faces two DUIs after manslaughter conviction

Written on 16 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A Paso Robles woman who served a prison sentence for hitting and killing a tow truck driver while driving high on prescription drugs has had two DUI arrests since her release from lockup. [Tribune] Denise Gafner Mendoza, 55, is currently... (Continue reading)

Atascadero program supports homeless children

Written on 2 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A new program is providing meals to 25 homeless children in Atascadero each week. Crossroads Church sponsors the program that provides a backpack full of food for the children to take with them as they leave the Santa Rosa Elementary... (Continue reading)

Water conservation does not work

Written on 27 Nov, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By GARY KIRKLAND A water company is comparable to an oil company. Both companies provide vital liquids. An oil company can and does go half way around the world, dig the petroleum out of the ground, ship it to... (Continue reading)

Fake San Luis Obispo audiologist sentenced to jail

Written on 26 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An Atascadero man who falsely claimed to be an audiologist was sentenced Monday to one year in jail. Even though he never attended college, Aaron Marquis, 46, passed himself off as a doctor. He saw patients and dispensed hearing aids... (Continue reading)

Atascadero appeals FEMA inelgibility finding

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Atascadero officials have filed an appeal with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) objecting to a demand that the city return $2.7 million in aid related to the 2003 San Simeon Earthquake. Office of the Inspetor General (OIG) and FEMA... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles carjacking and Atascadero robbery suspects arrested

Written on 31 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Atascadero police arrested two Monterey County men Tuesday for a carjacking at knifepoint that occurred Sunday in Paso Robles. One of the suspects is also accused of robbing an Atascadero liquor store. Around 7:30 p.m. Monday, a man robbed Stagecoach... (Continue reading)

Smoker shows gun in ASH parking lot

Written on 25 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A man showed a gun in the parking lot of Atascadero State Hospital Wednesday after an ASH employee asked him to stop smoking. [KSBY] ASH police officers arrested Fredrick Hamilton, 36, for exhibiting a firearm, bringing a weapon onto prison... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man hit by vehicle in critical condition

Written on 24 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 46-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Atascadero Monday night. Shortly after 6 p.m., the Atascadero man was attempting to cross Morro Road near a McDonalds restaurant when he was struck by the... (Continue reading)

Phony audiologist in jail

Written on 23 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A man who falsely claimed to be audiologist and his wife turned themselves in Tuesday after police showed up to arrest them at their Atascadero home. On Monday, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn Duffy issued arrest warrants... (Continue reading)