North County Weather 6.16.2020

Sunny with highs in the mid 80’s. NNW winds 10-20 mile per hour. Overnight, clear with lows in the upper 40’s. NNW 15 – 25 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs in the upper-60’s. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies with temperatures in the mid 80’s thru Saturday. Low…

Other Stories This Tuesday 6.16.2020

The Oscars are delayed by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. The 93rd academy awards presentation will now be held April 25th of next year. Eight weeks later than originally planned because of the pandemic’s effect and the hysteria surrounding the coronavirus. Will high school football and other sports return to local schools…

Santa Maria 6.16.2020

Santa Maria police department is searching for a missing woman whose car was found abandoned near a park in that city. 23-year-old Juana Lopez Bautista was last seen around 8 Sunday morning. She went to a laundry in Santa Maria around 11 Sunday morning. Then went to a local Santa Maria grocery store. Her Kia…

Covid-19 SLO Update 6.16.2020

San Luis Obispo county reported 23 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. It’s the greatest number of positive cases of the Covid 19 virus since they started tracking them in March. Why so many? The health department does not offer any explanation for the spike in cases. The rules have relaxed somewhat in the county. The…

Paso Robles City Council 6.16.2020

Paso Robles city council meets tonight. It’s another virtual meeting, but you can hear it live here on KPRL beginning at 6:30. The council will get an update on the coronavirus, and police chief Ty Lewis is expected to give a report on the recent shootings in the city of Paso Robles. Again, you can…

Pismo Beach Fire 6.16.2020

A fire in the hills above Pismo Beach blackened the sky, closed roads and created profound traffic jams yesterday between San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande on 101, 227 and Orcutt road. The fire started around 2:30 near Avila Beach. The vegetation fire started on Cragg Canyon road and North Thompson avenue. It burned 5…

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Opening Monologue 6.16.2020

Cooler weather today in the north county.High temperatures will be in the upper 80’s this afternoon, and that’s as warm as it’s going to get for a few days. Despite the fact the first day of summer is Saturday, high temperatures will remain in the upper 80’s until Sunday or Monday. Forecasters predicting a high…