By KAREN VELIE Parents and students implored committee members not to shut down Winifred Pifer Elementary School in Paso Robles during a meeting on Thursday night. Concerns school officials said were based on rumors and not fact. In August, Paso... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande and Paso Robles police announced separate plans to conduct DUI checkpoints in their cities at undisclosed locations on Friday evening. From 6 p.m. to 1 p.m., Paso Robles police will hold a DUI checkpoint at... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE After more than 80 years in business, Vic’s Cafe in Paso Robles has closed its doors. Staff served the last patrons at the cafe on Sunday. The owners point at financial issues caused by the COVID pandemic... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A fire in a hood duct at the El Pollo Loco restaurant in Paso Robles led to the restaurant’s temporary closure on Tuesday night, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 6 p.m., a caller reported a fire... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Los Banos police officers arrested a Paso Robles man on Dec. 4 who is suspected of sexually assaulting a child under 14 years of age. Officers arrested 61-year-old Alfred Leroy Sweet on three charges of lewd acts... (Continue reading)
OPINION by GARY LEHRER I was totally baffled by the Paso Robles City Council’s vote on the parking situation. This has been an issue as far back as I can remember. Downtown business owners and/or members of Paso Robles Downtown... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a Paso Robles man on Tuesday to 50 years to life in prison for raping two children under the the age of 10. Eric Allen Moore, 33, sexually abused the victims between 2017 and... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A fire that started on a patio damaged the exterior of an apartment building in Paso Robles on Sunday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., a caller reported the blaze at a three-story building at the intersection of... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an abuse allegation lodged by a former mayoral candidate against Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis. Michael Rivera, a candidate for mayor in 2022, said that Lewis assaulted... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE CHP officers arrested a wrong way driver who crashed into a bridge on Highway 101 in Paso Robles on Friday night for allegedly driving under the influence. Shortly after 5 p.m., a caller reported a driver headed... (Continue reading)