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Atascadero police warn against motorcycle riding in the Salinas riverbed

Written on 12 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Atascadero Police Department is issuing a warning to the public about the escalating practice of illegal motorcycle riding in the Salinas riverbed.  In recent months, there has been a surge in unauthorized motorcycle activity in the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles crews rescue three people stranded in flooded Salinas riverbed

Written on 19 Feb, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency personnel rescued three individuals who were stranded on islands in the Salinas riverbed in Paso Robles on Monday morning.  In the aftermath of heavy overnight rain, a California Highway Patrol helicopter crew conducted a reconnaissance flight... (Continue reading)

SLO County sheriff deputies resume search for missing boy

Written on 17 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Rescue crews have resumed searching for the missing 5-year-old boy, after a temporary halt in the search because of the storm on Saturday. On the morning of Jan. 9, Lyndsy Doan drove through the San Marcos Creek... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles firefighters rescue man trapped in the Salinas River

Written on 13 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles emergency personnel rescued a man trapped on an island in the middle of the Salinas River on Friday. After realizing he was trapped, the man called for help. Emergency personnel arrived to find the man... (Continue reading)

7 people rescued from waterways in Paso Robles and Avila Beach

Written on 22 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Rescue personnel pulled at least five people out of the Salinas River in Paso Robles on Thursday. [KSBY] Authorities have yet to say how the individuals ended up in the river. However, emergency officials have been warning homeless people camped... (Continue reading)

Regional water board fines Paso Robles $495,000

Written on 24 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board levied a $495,000 fine Friday against the city of Paso Robles for discharging treated sewage with excessive levels of pollutants into the Salinas River. The violations occurred over a span of nearly... (Continue reading)

Fire burns acre of riverbed in Paso Robles

Written on 12 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A fire broke out Thursday evening in the Salinas Riverbed in Paso Robles and burned one acre before firefighters extinguished it. Paso Robles firefighters responded to the blaze at 6:07 p.m. The fire ignited in the riverbed, and the wind... (Continue reading)