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North County man uses razor to kill himself in jail, report says

Jordan Benjamin Turner of Paso Robles found dead in jail cell –On Tuesday, during a scheduled check of inmates at the San Luis Obispo County Full Article

Retired CHP officer killed in Highway 41 accident

A retired California Highway Patrol officer died Saturday in a head-on collision while riding a motorcycle on Highway 41 north-west of Paso Robles, near the Kern Full Article

Cambria man arrested on suspicion of DUI after major collision

Francisco Marinbenal lost control of his vehicle while traveling 100 mph on Highway 46, police say –Officers from California Highway Patrol have arrested 31-year-old Cambria Full Article

Update: Body found on Cal Poly campus

Update posted Sept. 15 Man identified as San Luis Obispo teen Robert Sean Douglas Aversano –The Coroner’s Unit of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Full Article

Update: Investigators find ‘items of interest’ in Kristin Smart excavations at Cal Poly

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday the FBI has concluded its excavation project on the Cal Poly campus. The purpose of the Full Article

Lane closures scheduled near Santa Margarita

Construction will begin Aug. 30 – A project to reconstruct an embankment, replace fencing and perform erosion control will begin near northbound US Highway 101 Full Article

Update: Names released of apparent murder/suicide victims

Update posted Aug. 24, 6:30 a.m. –Morro Bay Police Department has released the name of the homicide victim as 36‐year‐old Angelica Ramos and the apparent Full Article

Community bands together for Chimney Fire animal evacuations

-By Jackie Iddings Volunteers evacuate horses from the fire –Volunteers with Horse Emergency Evacuation Team, or HEET, has evacuated four horses from the Chimney Fire. Full Article

FEMA fire management assistance granted for Chimney Fire

— The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of California Full Article

Templeton Chamber dinner, award ceremony slated for Aug. 27

New IMPACT event to honor community’s heroes and leaders – The Board of Directors of the Templeton Chamber of Commerce invite the public to the Full Article