Two teens stabbed amid clash over stolen pot products in Paso Robles

April 19, 2019

A clash between two groups of teenagers over stolen marijuana products morphed into a chase through a pair of North County cities, culminating in a fight in which one juvenile stabbed two teens around the the corner from the Paso Robles Police Department. In California, you must be at least 21-years-old to have, purchase or use recreational cannabis. Read More ...

NCAA sanctions Cal Poly for overpaying athletes for textbook costs

April 19, 2019

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has penalized Cal Poly for providing student-athletes with excessive financial aid for textbook costs, a violation that has landed the university on probation and could possibly force it to vacate the records of its lone NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Read More ...

Calling out the Shredder

April 18, 2019

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE This week, one of my friends told me that my name was in the April 11 issue of the SLO New Times and The Shredder again. Since...

Residents angry over planned pot grow near Creston

April 18, 2019

Creston residents expressed outcry at an advisory body hearing Wednesday night over a proposed marijuana grow and manufacturing operation that would be located near the North County community. Read More ...

Martin Mendoza, who killed his dad in 2003, dies in prison

April 18, 2019

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Martin Mendoza, imprisoned since murdering his 67-year-old Paso Robes father in 2003, died March 30 in Mule Creek State Prison’s hospital, family members said this week. Mendoza had been...

Two teens stabbed amid clash over stolen pot products in Paso Robles

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NCAA sanctions Cal Poly for overpaying athletes for textbook costs

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Calling out the Shredder

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OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE This week, one of my friends told me that my name was in the April 11 issue of the SLO New Times and The Shredder again. Read More …

Residents angry over planned pot grow near Creston

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Martin Mendoza, who killed his dad in 2003, dies in prison

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New PG&E CEO to get millions of dollars in pay and equity

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Amid its bankruptcy, PG&E has hired a new chief executive officer who will receive a $2.5 million base salary, a $3 million signing bonus and an estimated $3.5 million a year in stock, the company stated in a filing with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). Read More …

Decades old cold-case Atascadero murders, solved by DNA

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Jane Morten Antunez was driving to her best friend’s home in Atascadero on Nov. 18, 1977, but she never arrived. Her friend soon discover why: Antunez was murdered and her body was left in the backseat of her car found near Santa Barbara Road. Read More …

Father swims away from authorities after leaving child in car for hours

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A Carpinteria man left his six-year-old daughter in a car for several hours, and upon getting tracked down by authorities, he swam away in an attempt to evade capture, but was eventually rescued and arrested on Monday, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …

Trash truck catches fire, debris burns on Morro Bay street

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A fire erupted in a commercial trash truck in Morro Bay on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the driver to dump a load of burning debris onto a street in a residential neighborhood. Read More …

SLO City inspector convicted of assault, placed on leave

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Amid public outrage over a San Luis Obispo City inspector’s unprovoked assault on a woman and a man at a local nightclub, on Tuesday city administrators placed Chris Olcott on paid administrative leave. Read More …

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