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Vehicle suspected of starting fire on Highway 101 in Atascadero

Written on 15 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By RICHARD BASTAIN Investigators believe a vehicle, possibly dragging a chain, sparked a fire near the San Anselmo Road overpass on Saturday afternoon. Crews from the Atascadero Fire Department and Cal Fire battled the grass fire, which was stopped at... (Continue reading)

Fire closes Highway 101 overpass in Atascadero

Written on 15 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A brush fire burning along Highway 101 in Atascadero led emergency crews to temperately close the San Anselmo Road overpass on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after noon, a caller reported a brush fire burning beside northbound Highway 101,... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for missing Atascadero man

Written on 14 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for an Atascadero man who has been missing for two weeks. A family member last saw Darren Kyle Santangelo, 35, on June 30, when at about 9 p.m., he... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police find human remains near walking path

Written on 10 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police officers are investigating the discovery of human remains near a walking path close to Las Lomas Avenue on Sunday. The remains, which were found in a state of advanced decomposition, are believed to have been... (Continue reading)

Motorcycle crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero injures two riders

Written on 3 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motorcyclist and his passenger suffered injuries after crashing and being thrown off their bike on Highway 101 in Atascadero Thursday night. [Tribune] Jeffery Briggs, 37, was riding a 1998 Harley Davidson southbound on Highway 101 at... (Continue reading)

Guilty plea reveals details of Atascadero teen’s death

Written on 30 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles man pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday morning to selling the fentanyl that caused the death of an Atascadero teen. In a plea agreement reached May 24, Timothy Clark Wolfe,... (Continue reading)

Vehicle hits pole, crashes into Jiffy Lube in Atascadero

Written on 21 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By Karen Velie A vehicle slammed into a Jiffy Lube in Atascadero after colliding with a pole on Sunday afternoon. At about 5 p.m., witnesses reported a crash on El Camino Real at the Jiffy Lube. A woman with a... (Continue reading)

Suspects beat and rob victims in Atascadero, arrested

Written on 19 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police arrested two men who beat and robbed a couple of people in front of Outlaws Bar and Grill on Wednesday. Shortly before noon, the suspects approached two people sitting in a vehicle in front of... (Continue reading)

Driver hits and kills man running on Highway 101 in Atascadero

Written on 16 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The driver of a pickup truck hit and killed a 25-year-old man who ran into the path of the vehicle on Highway 101 in Atascadero early Tuesday morning.  Shortly after 2 a.m., Ethan Paul Thompson, 32, was... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach City manager Jim Lewis resigns, headed to Atascadero

Written on 2 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE After 10 years at the helm, Pismo Beach City Manager Jim Lewis is resigning to return to the city of Atascadero, this time as city manager. For eight years, Lewis served as Atascadero’s assistant city manager. Then... (Continue reading)