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Atascadero city manager announces retirement

Written on 28 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a 26-year career with the North County city, Atascadero’s chief executive has announced she will retire.  City Manager Rachelle Rickard has worked for Atascadero for exactly 26 years, as of Tuesday. Rickard will retire in July... (Continue reading)

Driver killed in single-vehicle crash on Highway 41 in Atascadero

Written on 28 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver was killed on Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 41 in Atascadero. Shortly after 6 a.m., the driver was traveling westbound on Highway 41 when they drove off the roadway near Old Morro... (Continue reading)

Runaway Atascadero teen found in Fresno

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

By KAREN VELIE Law enforcement found a teen runaway from Atascadero in Fresno earlier today. The 15-year-old has been reunited with her family. Maggie Gallagher reportedly left her home on Monday morning. It was suspected that she was headed to... (Continue reading)

Firefighters battle house fire in Atascadero

Written on 20 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters battled a fire at a home in Atascadero on Friday morning, according to the Atascadero Fire Department. Shortly before 10 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a home at 7570 Balboa Road. The single occupant... (Continue reading)

Pair of SLO County businessmen facing sex assault charges

Written on 20 Jan, 2023 in Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Months after numerous women accused two local business owners of sexual misconduct, detectives arrested one of the men on felony sex charges and are searching for the other suspect. Last year, more than 30 women came forward... (Continue reading)

Teen shoots juvenile following nasty breakup

Written on 1 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police arrested a teenager suspected of threatening his former girlfriend and then shooting a male juvenile outside the former girlfriend’s home early Saturday morning, police said. At 3:28 a.m. on New Years Day, a female juvenile... (Continue reading)

Woman pleads to battery during child exchange in Atascadero, video

Written on 27 Dec, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A woman who assaulted her stepson’s mother during a child exchange in Atascadero was sentenced last week to 20 days as part of a plea agreement. Kate Slater pleaded no contest to a charge of battery with... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man struck and killed near Santa Margarita

Written on 17 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An Atascadero man who was lying in the middle of a roadway near Santa Margarita early Saturday morning was struck and killed by drivers going in both directions. [KSBY] At about 6 a.m., Matthew Eugene Gunn, 47, was lying on West... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man trolls judge during sentencing

Written on 13 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The Atascadero man convicted of making criminal threats on Facebook against the organizers of the Women’s March San Luis Obispo appears to have a habit of trolling. [Tribune] Daniel Joshua Phares, 46, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies Atascadero man killed in single vehicle crash

Written on 27 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 50-year-old Atascadero man who was killed in a single vehicle crash early Sunday morning as Eric J. Polmanteer. [Cal Coast Times] At about 12:15 a.m., Polmanteer was headed northbound on El Camino Real... (Continue reading)