California's essential health care facilities are wasting money on expensive contract labor amid chronic staffing shortages, ...

Content warning: This story contains accusations of child sexual assault. A former psychiatric technician at Atascadero State Hospital will face trial on charges he sexually assaulted a child, a judge ...

Information sessions are free and open to the public – Cuesta College will host two informational sessions for individuals ...

Izzy Romero is your community news reporter covering northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, and Santa Margarita. The Department of State Hospitals - ...

Second of a two-part series Atascadero State Hospital, on California's central coast, was built from the ground up to treat mentally ill criminal offenders. Violence is on the rise at the hospital, ...

Atascadero State Hospital is partnering with Atascadero Police Department to conduct an active shooter exercise Wednesday morning on hospital grounds. The exercise is set to take place from 9 - 11 a.m ...

ATASCADERO, Calif. – Two people were hospitalized after a single-story residential fire in the 7000 block of Cristobal Avenue Tuesday afternoon. One person was successfully treated at the scene and ...

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