North County Weather 3.08.2021

Mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the low 60’s. Partly cloudy overnight, lows near 34. WSW 5-10 miles per hour. Sunshine mixed with clouds tomorrow. About a 25% chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50’s. The extended forecast calls for rain tomorrow night and Wednesday. About a 75% chance of rain beginning around 11…

In Sports 3.08.2021

The Cal Poly baseball team beat Utah valley 6-0 yesterday to complete a three game sweep. The Mustangs improve to 6-4, that’s after starting out 1-3. Coach Larry Lee said, “We’re starting to feel more comfortable in a lot of different aspects.” Brooks Lee hit his third home run of the season. He’s now batting…

Billy Tosch 3.08.2021

The story of the man whose RV burned up at the Walmart parking lot in Paso Robles has a happy ending. Billy Tosch was living in that RV. In the fire, he lost everything but his dog. Then, a woman started a Go Fund Me account which raised about $3800 dollars. Then a 90-year-old Oregon…

Burning 3.08.2021

Burning will begin today around Hearst San Simeon state park to clear brush. California state parks to begin pile burning around seven this morning and continue until five. And that will be the plan today though the 17th, weather permitting. The burning will take place in the vicinity of the Washburn campground. That’s in Cambria’s…

Fatal Motorcycle Crash 3.08.2021

Yesterday afternoon, a motorcyclist was killed when he crashed near the intersection of west Pozo road and Hi Mountain Lookout road. The driver slid out and lost control just down the road from the Pozo Saloon. Live-saving efforts were unsuccessful. The motorcyclist died at the scene.

Schools 3.08.2021

This month, more schools are expected to reopen in the north county, but for some, it can’t happen soon enough. At a recent Paso Robles school board meeting, citizen Peter Byrne said the teachers union in Paso Robles should get out of the way of schools trying to reopen. Peter Byrne says the teachers could…

SLO Covid Update 3.08.2021

San Luis Obipso county health officials say the number of coronavirus cases in February was the lowest recorded in months. And that came after an all time high in January. That may signal a turning point, or it may reflect a change in testing methodology. County health officer Penny Borenstein says it’s likely due to…

Voting & Elections 3.08.2021

In Selma, Alabama yesterday, president Joe Biden signed an executive order intended to expand voting access. In San Luis Obispo county, the issue is election integrity. Randall Jordan of the county’s republican party says he has an issue with the last election in our county Jordan and other leaders met with San Luis Obispo county…

Opener For Monday 3.08.2021

Mostly sunny today, but we may see rain beginning tomorrow night. The storm will bring colder temperatures. PG and E meteorologist John Lindsay says we may receive between three quarters to an inch and a half of rainfall. The snow level may drop to 3,000 feet. So we may get snow dusting some of the…