Adult Social Kickball Spring season team registrations now open
ATASCADERO — The City of Atascadero is excited to announce that registration for the 2025 Adult Social Kickball League is now open. Games will be held on Wednesday evenings at the Paloma Creek softball fields, with the season running from April 9 through May 28. Teams...
Spring season adult basketball team registration now open
ATASCADERO — The City of Atascadero is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 Adult Basketball Spring Season. The league will run from Mar. 23 through Jun. 1 at the Colony Park Community Center, featuring seven regular season games followed by...
Charles Paddock Zoo welcomes new Mexican Spider Monkeys
ATASCADERO — The Charles Paddock Zoo has welcomed three young Mexican Spider Monkeys, joining longtime resident Izzy, a 45-year-old spider monkey. The new arrivals, all under a year old, came from another Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited zoo. Mexican...
San Luis Obispo man sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for sex crimes on multiple children
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Catherine J. Swysen sentenced Pablo ReynaEsparza (DOB 06/18/1944) to 50 years to life in prison for sexual abuse of multiple children under the age of 14. On Jul. 17, 2024, ReynaEsparza pleaded...
Jury convicts man of felon in possession of ammunition
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — A San Luis Obispo County jury has convicted Rye Daniel Wardlaw, 47, of felony possession of ammunition, a charge stemming from his arrest while out on bail for a separate felony case. Wardlaw was arrested on Nov. 17, 2024, on a warrant for...
Sewage spill into San Luis Obispo Creek; avoid ocean water in certain areas
SAN LUIS OBISPO — A sewage spill at the San Luis Obispo Wastewater Treatment Plant released approximately 7,800 gallons of partially treated wastewater into San Luis Obispo Creek, significantly lower than the initially estimated 50,000 gallons. The spill, caused by a...
Woods Humane Society hosts $14 ‘Bachelor Pet’ adoption event
ATASCADERO — From February 12 to 16, Woods Humane Society will host a “Bachelor Pet” adoption event, reducing adoption fees for adult dogs and cats to just $14 (plus license fees for adult dogs). This special Valentine’s season event brings adoption fees down from the...
LIGHTHOUSE Atascadero presents Reality Tour
Immersive program is a drug prevention experience for North County families ATASCADERO — Lighthouse Atascadero is bringing back its Reality Tour, an impactful drug prevention experience. This immersive program embraces social-emotional...
Temporary detour from Southbound El Camino Real to Traffic Way to begin Tuesday
ATASCADERO — Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 11, motorists on southbound El Camino Real will encounter a temporary detour at Traffic Way. The detour will not begin prior to 8:30 a.m. to minimize disruptions for school drop-off and commuters. Drivers will be detoured onto...
311 with special guest Iration coming to 2025 California Mid-State Fair
The concert will take place on Friday, July 18 PASO ROBLES — The California Mid-State Fair has confirmed 311, who will perform on Friday, July 18. Special guest Iration will open the show at 7:30 p.m. The show will take place in the Chumash Grandstand Arena at the...
