Creston News

You probably don't associate the Long Branch Saloon in Creston with water. But in what's called the 2006 'water year,' the Long Branch pumped 6.9 acre-feet of water from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin.

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputies gathered Tuesday to remember Deputy Harvey Stahl, who died June 9, 1961, while trying to arrest a man suspected of committing a series of crimes in Creston.

A man who died in a single-car accident near Creston has been identified. The California Highway Patrol says 39-year-old Juan Manuel Dominguez of Paso Robles died when he lost control of his Isuzu Rodeo while speeding on Camp 8 Road near Highway 41 on May 30.

I've got the voluminous writings, the long fingernails, the anti-psychotic medications.

Two people were taken to the hospital Sunday after a car crash near Creston. Donna Morales, 62 of Santa Margarita, was driving northbound on La Panza Road south of Highway 41 around 2:20 p.m. when she drove through a series of curves at 50 mph, according to the CHP.

Nearly 1,500 bicyclists are expected on North County Roads Saturday for the annual Wildflower Century Ride.

Whether inspired by health-food notions, the "locavore" movement, Michael Pollan, or a simple desire to save money, these days lots of people are looking to buy their meat as whole animals, in bulk, and/or direct from the producers.

After more than three years of fighting with county planners, a Creston family has cleared a major hurdle in its plans to build a dream home in the North County countryside.

I have to develop smarter conversational tactics. I recently fell into a conversation with a stranger and found myself consistently put on the defensive.

Rainfall totals varied from one-third of an inch to eight-tenths of an inch overnight.

A proposed two percent lodging tax could be added to your next hotel bill if you stay in one Central Coast county.

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This is a story about Ren the Cop and June the Nurse and their kids. Ren and June - last name Patenaude - worked hard, saved their money and, when the time was right, came to San Luis Obispo County to build ...

Finally, an institution that actually benefits from the wretched economy - your local library.

Aformer Santa Barbara County attorney who moved to Creston was sentenced to prison for defrauding senior citizen clients.