Paso Robles radio host retires at 90
Rick Crespin, the host of Trader Rick’s Country Store, is retiring after 38 years at KPRL in Paso Robles. Crespin is 90 years old. In 1982, Crespin joined the station playing classical music....
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Gunman shoots two deputies in LA County, protesters block ambulances
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities are searching for a male suspect who ambushed, shot and severely wounded two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies outside a Metro station in Compton Saturday evening, a...
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Catalytic converters stolen from Atascadero car lot
By RICHARD BASTIAN A thief targeted a car lot in Atascadero last weekend, cutting off catalytic converters from eight cars. On Sept. 5, an employee arrived at Modern Fleet Liquidation on Ramona Road...
Read MoreTempleton man suffers major injuries in crash in Atascadero
A Templeton motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday morning in a crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero. Shortly after 9 a.m., Jack Anthony Slemmer was riding a 2001 Harley Davidson Super Glide Sport motorcycle southbound on...
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San Miguel CSD bookkeeper sentenced to jail for embezzlement
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced a former San Miguel Community Services District bookkeeper to 180 days in jail on Thursday for theft of $38,000 from the North County CSD. Kallie...
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Influential Shandon winemaker Sam Balakian, dies at 78
By CCN STAFF Sam Balakian was one of the most influential winemakers in California. Through his SVP Winery, he crushed and produced wines for multiple vineyard owners in the area while producing his...
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Man wielding two machetes attacks arsonist in SLO
By CCN STAFF A 23-year-old man allegedly attacked a 40-year-old man with two machetes Thursday afternoon at a homeless encampment in San Luis Obispo, leaving one man hospitalized with major injuries...
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Man arrested for human trafficking in SLO County
Sheriff deputies extradited a man for allegedly trafficking a 31-year-old pregnant woman while in San Luis Obispo County in April. During an undercover prostitution sting, investigators made contact...
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Three people escape burning home in SLO
Three residents managed to escape a house that caught fire late Wednesday night in San Luis Obispo. At bout 11:57 p.m., a 911 caller reported a fire at a home at 1921 Santa Barbara Avenue. San Luis...
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Intoxicated teen crashes car into SLO home
An allegedly intoxicated teen crashed into a home in San Luis Obispo Wednesday night, injuring four people. Earlier, a teen stole alcohol from the Grocery Outlet on Madonna Road. Four minors between...
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BLM protesters seek justice, need our support
OPINION by PETE EVANS Boy, lots of BLM stuff going on! I just read Andy Caldwell’s commentary and of course that of Chris Arend. They reflect a lot of local San Luis Obispo County and national...
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Mishaps, coverups and manipulation in a case against a SLO family
By KAREN VELIE Editor’s Note: This is part two in a two-part series about the consequences of mistaken identities assumptions and the San Luis Obispo Police Department’s efforts to send a couple to...
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Police arrest SLO man accused of holding his neighbors hostage
San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a man Tuesday afternoon who held his neighbors hostage inside their home while claiming he had a gun. Investigators later determined the suspect did not have...
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7 people killed at illegal marijuana grow in California
Seven people were shot and killed at an illegal marijuana grow and processing operation in Riverside County early Monday morning, deputies said. Shortly after midnight, deputies responded to reports...
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Court records reveal failures following loss of Chief’s pistol
By KAREN VELIE Editor’s Note: This is part one in a two-part series about the consequences of mistaken identities assumptions and the San Luis Obispo Police Department’s efforts to send a couple to...
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