North County Weather 6.26.2020

Sunny with highs in the low 90’s. WSW winds 15-25 miles per hour this afternoon. Overnight, clear with lows in the mid 50’s. WSW winds 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80’s. SW winds 20-30 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the weekend. Temperatures in the…

Atascadero Zoo 6.26.2020

The Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero received a check for $10,000 thursday from the Atascadero Wine Festival. Zoo Director Alan Baker says, “It’s always great to receive a check which we can use to enhance the zoo.” Barbi Butz helped start the Atascadero Wine Festival 25 years ago. She says, “From the beginning, we’ve given…

On Billion Dollars Worth of Stimulus Checks 6.26.2020

According to the government accountability office, the treasury’s bureau of fiscal services sent out $1.4 billion dollars worth of stimulus checks to more than one million dead Americans. The bureau says it’s because they didn’t have access to the social security administrations set of death records. In it’s 403-page report evaluating Washington bureaucrats during the…

Covid-19 SLO County Update 6.26.2020

The daily report of Covid-19 cases is up. The number up in San Luis Obispo county and in California. That’s a result of increased testing. In San Luis Obispo county. Still just that one death. It was an 86-year-old man who was battling cancer. The average age of those dying from the coronavirus nationwide…IS Over…

Bank Robbers 6.26.2020

Atascadero police arrest two Paso Robles residents for a bank robbery in Atascadero. 27-year-old Kalvyn Voshal and 32-year-old Adreanna Rostro of Paso Robles are suspected of robbing a credit union on El Camino Real back on May 28th. They were recognized from surveillance videos. They were charged with felony counts of bank robbery, burglary and…

Fire in Paso Robles 6.26.2020

A news conference held yesterday at the site of a home burned to the ground during Monday’s fire in and around the Salinas riverbed in Paso Robles. The fire in Paso Robles destroyed two homes and damaged 9 others. Thousands of people evacuated their homes. Another couple thousand people lost power. The focus of yesterday’s…

Wisconsin Protest/Riot 6.25.2020

In Madison, Wisconsin, a black lives matter crowd tore down statues and attacked a state legislator. The governor says he is ready to activate the National Guard to protect state properties. The protesters tore down statues commemorating an abolitionist and women’s rights activist. They threw a Molotov cocktail into a government building. They also attacked…

Earthquake 6.25.2020

Did you feel the earthquake yesterday? It struck near Ridgecrest at 10:40 yesterday morning. The epicenter was 12 miles from Lone Pine on the east side of the Sierra. Yesterday morning at the Paso Robles post office, a woman announced that her phone indicated an earthquake was active. She asked if any of us felt…

Covid-19 Yosemite 6.25.2020

Yosemite national park has canceled reservations at campgrounds because of Covid-19. That’s after partially reopening two weeks ago. Upper Pines and Wowona Horse Camp reopened earlier this month after being closed since March 20th. Reservations have been canceled for Bridal Veil Horse Camp, Crane Flat Hodgdon Meadow, Lower Pines, North Pines and Tuolumne Meadows. Uppers…

Developer Fraud 6.25.2020

A developer who proposed a three story bowling alley and entertainment center in downtown San Luis is arrested and charged with securities fraud and grand theft. Jeremy Pemberton proposed developing an entertainment complex in downtown San Luis. The building was once home to Riley’s department store. An investor is alleging he was cheated out of…