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Winning lottery ticket creates havoc

Written on 23 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Easy money has its price. It’s an old lesson being learned anew by employees at 1-Stop, the little corner convenience store in Paso Robles where Charles Hairston purchased his $78 million lottery ticket. The 82-year-old Korean War vet bought the golden ducat... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman sentenced to six years in prison for fraud

Written on 21 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

A Paso Robles woman was sentenced this morning to 72 months in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the United States Department of Education out of a $35 million grant, according to a U.S. Attorney’s office press release.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man wins $78 million lottery

Written on 19 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

An 82-year-old Paso Robles man claimed the $78 million jackpot won with a ticket he purchased at the 1 Stop at 703 Spring Street in Paso Robles, lottery officials said in a statement. “Charles Hairston is a laid back kinda... (Continue reading)

Gangsters getting military training

Written on 15 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Federal officials are documenting a growing presence of gang members in the U.S. military, even while state financial support for local gang-busting and narcotics interdiction evaporates. The proliferation of organized criminal elements with military-trained members should raise red flags for law... (Continue reading)

Athletes pack pro-plastic political message

Written on 9 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

High school football players delivered a political message along with barbecue chicken dinners last weekend at an Atascadero fundraiser, surprising some parents, risking their boosters' non-profit status, and igniting a brisk debate about plastic bags and exploitation of students. Student athletes... (Continue reading)

$78 million lottery winner sold in Paso Robles

Written on 2 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

There was unbridled joy Wednesday at Paso Robles’ suddenly-most popular service station, 1-Stop Food and Convenience at 7th and Spring streets, as news of a $78 million lottery winner spread through the quiet downtown neighborhood. Although the big winner is... (Continue reading)

103-year-old tombstone falls on Paso Robles girl

Written on 31 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

Attorneys for the Paso Robles Cemetery District are battling over who is responsible for maintaining tombstones after an aged-grave marker fell on a four-year-old Paso Robles girl breaking her ankle. Last year, Heather Wolcott was visiting the Paso Robles Cemetery with... (Continue reading)

Click! California Photo Festival, event photos

Written on 28 Oct, 2011 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The second annual Click! California Photo Festival is the largest photography event on the Central Coast. More than 200 photography buffs attended the five-day event that included more than 170 classes, workshops, seminars, countywide photo shoots and networking events. If... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles gangs, civic concern growing

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

Residents of Paso Robles and other North County communities are keenly aware of a growing gang presence in their neighborhoods, but many public officials continue to pretend nothing is wrong. [NewTimes] In recent weeks, law enforcement agencies have banded together... (Continue reading)

North County man arrested after armed standoff

Written on 23 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man who fired a rifle at deputies before barricading himself in a garage in rural Paso Robles on Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., deputies responded to calls that Aaron Macay... (Continue reading)