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  On Saturday, August 6 at about 8:15 A.M., a resident called 911 to report hearing shots being fired in the 50 block of 11th Street. When officers arrived, they were assisted by multiple people who directed officers to a house in which the gunfire had been coming from. Soledad Police Department, King City Police Department, and deputies of the Monterey County Sheriff's Office responded to assist. In the home were two occupants, 28-year-old Christopher Rosales of King City, and a 36-year-old Woman. Officers observed multiple spent casings in the home along with several bullet defects (holes) in the ceiling. Detectives of the South Monterey County Task Force arrived on scene and took over the investigation. Detectives wrote a search warrant for the residence, conducted interviews of the detained individuals, spoke with neighbors, witnesses, and viewed home security camera footage. Through their investigation, detectives learned that Rosales and the woman, who were dating, were in a ...

  Firefighters with CAL FIRE SLO and the Paso Robles City Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire on the 500 block of Sequoia Lane in Templeton at 8:50 am on Friday, August 5. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to two rooms of the house and were able to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby vegetation. Everyone inside the home was able to evacuate and no injuries were reported. Six engines were on site. Most of the engines were from CAL FIRE SLO and Paso Robles Fire assisted with the containment of the fire. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. 

  MONTEREY COUNTY – Here are the major scheduled road and lane closures for Monterey County from Sunday, August 7 through Saturday, August 13.  Highway 101: Elm Avenue – Walnut Avenue: August 8 – August 9 One lane closure will occur along northbound and southbound Highway 101 between Elm Avenue and Walnut Avenue for slope repair work from 6 am to 4 pm. Highway 101: Teague Avenue – Jolon Road (Southbound): August 8 – August 12 One lane closure will occur along southbound Highway 101 between Teague Avenue and southbound Jolon Road for miscellaneous work along the highway from 6 am to 4 pm. Highway 101: First Street – Wild Horse Road: August 9 One lane closure will occur along southbound Highway 101 overnight between First Street and Wild Horse Road for striping operations work from 12 am to 7 am. Highway 101: Broadway: Long-Term There will be full closure of the on and off ramps of northbound and southbound Highway 101 at Broadway for pavement work from 3 am to 12 am. Highway 10...

PASO ROBLES, CA. August 4, 2022 – The City of Paso Robles has appointed a new Director of Public Works and has established a new Utilities Department. Freda Berman was selected to replace Christopher Alakel as Public Works Director after an internal recruitment. Alakel will head the newly-created Utilities Department.  Berman began with the City in 2004 as the Parks Maintenance Supervisor and has been the City’s Maintenance Superintendent since 2013 and Events Manager since 2005, where she managed a budget of $6.7 million, oversaw a staff of 16 who maintain more than 120 acres of parks and open space, 15,000 trees, 170 acres of Landscape & Lighting District property and buildings totaling 180,000 square feet.  Prior to joining the City, Berman oversaw multi-million dollar construction projects for a national general and landscape contractor, worked for the Olympic Games and World Cup Soccer and assisted with the Special Olympics World Games. She is also a Regent Emeritus o...

According to a release put out on August 5 by the Paso Robles Police Department, 24-year-old Kasey William Caraway of Paso Robles and a 52-year-old Paso Robles resident have been arrested for armed robbery of an employee at a Carl’s Jr. Restaurant on Black Oak Drive in Paso Robles at 6:44 am on July 21, 2022. The name of the second suspect will be released after an additional investigation has been conducted. This investigation is ongoing. Anybody with information is encouraged to call the Paso Robles Police Department at (805) 237-6464. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 805-549-STOP.

Officers from the Greenfield and Soledad Police Departments along with detectives of the South Monterey County Task Force (SMCTF) served three warrants resulting in three arrests along with the seizure of four pistols and one semi-automatic assault rifle on Thursday, August 4.  Just before 5:00 A.M., the Greenfield and Soledad Police Departments, SMCTF detectives, with assistance from the Gonzales Police Department, served the first search warrant on the 300 block of Ayrshire Way in Gonzales.  Officers recovered two loaded and unregistered Polymer 80 semiautomatic “ghost” guns, a Smith and Wesson revolver, an American Tactical .223/.556 semi-automatic rifle, extended gun magazines, and ammunition. 20-year-old Gregory Escareno of Gonzales, was not home at the time of the warrant, but turned himself in to police hours later. He was transported to the Monterey County Jail on multiple gun related charges.   Task Force officers then moved to the 50 block of 7th Street in ...

  PASO ROBLES (CA) – The 76th annual California Mid-State Fair returned for 12 full days of fun July 20-31 with a theme of “Full Steam Ahead!” In addition to the usual attractions of 4-H and FFA Exhibitors, Carnival rides, Exhibits, Food, Shopping and Live Music... the Fair was also highlighted by a new dance area called La Cantina and saw the actual on-site build of a tiny home that was donated to Operation WEBS. CEO Colleen Bojorquez said, “We are absolutely thrilled with the results of the Fair. The Staff and Board worked extremely hard to bring back a 100% normal Fair and we feel we accomplished that. The response from the community with the large turnout was overwhelming and proved people were ready to come experience one of the great traditions of San Luis Obispo County. For us, seeing so many smiling faces was a dream come true.” LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS Revenue from the 2022 livestock auctions raised $2,469,341 on 731 animals (unofficial). Of that, $667,250 came from the Replacem...