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Mostly sunny today with some cloudiness. Highs this afternoon near 70. NE winds 10 to 15 miles per hour. Partly cloudy overnight, lows near 42. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies with some clouds. A little warmer highs near 73. The extended forecast calls mostly sunny skies through the weekend. No rain in the forecast for the…
Have you seen any good movies lately? If so, it was probably not at a movie theater. Box office revenues fell last year to a 40-year low. Box office receipts dropping 80% during the pandemic. Receipts fell from over 11 billion to just over two billion dollars from 2019 to 2020.
A candy store in downtown San Luis Obispo closes after eight years on Higuera street. Rocket Fizz is located on the corner of Broad street and Higuera. It’s been there for eight years, but the owner says the Covid-19 shutdown killed his business. The store began moving its inventory and supplies out of the store…
The county health department reports about 500 new cases. They also report four new deaths. All of those who died with corona-virus were between the ages of 70 and 100. So far, 115 people with corona-virus have died. The average age is over 85. As for inventory of ICU beds. 23 of the 38 intensive…
One of four men allegedly paid to kill a Paso Robles man in 2013 will spend the next two decades in prison. The ruling handed down by a San Luis Obispo superior court judge Monday. The San Luis Obispo county district attorney’s office announced in a news release yesterday. David Rodriguez Hernandez had been on…
The Paso Robles school board held two meetings yesterday. At 4:00, they continued a meeting addressing the recent ground jury report. They discussed recommendations by the grand jury. One issue relates to nepotism and cronyism. Superintendent Curt Dubost says it’s not right for the district to favor in house candidates for positions in the district.…
A structure fire yesterday in Atascadero. The call came in around 4:30. A fire reported at a house at 7400 Santa Ysabel avenue. Fire crews gained access to the interior storage area of the garage. Sheetrock was removed to gain access to the fire. Six engines responding to the fire. The fire confined to a…
Atascadero City Council introduced to the city’s new police chief at their virtual meeting last night. Masterson came to Atascadero from King City. Atascadero City Manager Rachelle Rickard told the council last night that King City had some corruption in the police department, which Chief Masterson cleaned up during his tenure. Masteson’s family accompanied him…
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