Templeton News

Hospice du Rhône organizers are encouraging syrah fans to tweet loud and proud about this food-friendly red Thursday, which they’ve proclaimed #Syrah Day.

A front-and-center issue at some recent Cambria meetings has been how local citizens can raise $450,000 in 11 months to complete a deal with the county for the town’s new library and community hub.

Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo will become the county’s sole Level III trauma center March 1, allowing it to heighten its level of trauma care to area residents.

Atascadero High student Sean Murphy and his mentor, Larry Price, represented the school’s Greyhound Revolutionary Robotics team at today’s White House Science Fair in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to ... (more)

A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge sentenced Donald Baker to 16 years in prison on Monday for sex crimes against two children now ages 12 and 15.

Local olive oil prices may be going up soon because of a much smaller crop than usual.

A part-time afterschool aide and tutor at Lillian Larsen School in San Miguel has pleaded not guilty to four counts of statutory rape, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office.

A two-county motorcycle chase that began in Santa Maria and reached 100 miles per hour ended in the Atascadero Library parking lot Wednesday night with the arrest of the motorcyclist and his passenger.

Ranchers, farmers and contractors are spending tens of thousands of dollars to help Debbie Arnold replace incumbent county Supervisor Jim Patterson in what has already become another six-figure battle for the 5th District supervisor seat.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement unit arrested convicted child molester Donald Robert Baker at French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo on Monday afternoon.

A suspect is in custody after a high speed pursuit through the Templeton area Tuesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Donald Robert Baker, 40, of Templeton, who has been staying in Santa Margarita in recent weeks, didn’t appear for his 3 p.m. sentencing today.

Federal prosecutors have ended a six-year legal fight against the imprisoned father-son executives of a defunct Pennsylvania cable company after deeming the tax fraud charges against them not worth pursuing.

The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance honored Marc Goldberg and Maggie D’Ambrosia, the owners of Windward Vineyard, as 2011 Wine Industry Persons of the Year at the group’s annual dinner last weekend.

A local man accused of child molestation and possession of child pornography can be treated for his cancer while being housed in state prison, a San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge ruled today.

TEMPLETON, CA -Twin Cities Community Hospital recently received the International Board Certified Lactation ConsultantA Care Award and approval from the International Board of Lactation Consultant ExaminersA and the International Lactation Consultant Association .

Losing a pet can be an animal lover's nightmare, and getting one back can be a dream come true.

A Templeton man scheduled to be sentenced Monday on a no-contest plea to child molestation and possession of child pornography was hospitalized for a medical procedure and had his sentencing delayed.

Templeton Fire Chief Jim Langborg pulled open the heavy steel door on an empty 40-foot shipping container and stepped inside.

A hearing will be held Monday to discuss the health status of Donald Robert Baker, a Templeton man who entered a plea of no contest last month to felony charges of child molestation and possessing child pornography.