In Sports 03.17.2022

March Madness moves into full action today. This afternoon, top ranked Gonzaga plays Georgia State in Portland. California teams seeing first round action today and tomorrow include UCLA, St. Mary’s, San Francisco, and San Diego State. Representing the big west conference, Cal State Fullerton plays Duke in the first round.

Juneteenth 03.17.2022

Paso Robles city council approves plans for a Junteenth celebration at the downtown city park. Juneteenth celebrates the end of Black American slavery on June 19, 1865. On that day, a union general informed people in Galveston, Texas of their freedom from slavery. It became a federal holiday last year when president Joe Biden signed…

Paso Robles City Council 03.17.2022

A lot of discussion by Paso Robles city council Tuesday night about Paso Robles police department. That’s because new chief Damian Nord gave the council an update after two and a half months on the job. He says the department is short about nine officers, but there are some at the academy and they’re working…

St. Patrick’s Day 03.17.2022

St. Patrick’s Day today. Historians believe it was on this date, March 17th, that St. Patrick died in 461 at the age of 76. Born in Roman Britain in the 4th century, St. Patrick was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped, but returned about 432 to…

North County Weather 03.16.2022

Partly cloudy and warmer today, highs near 76. NNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, mostly clear, lows near 39. NNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after morning clouds with highs near 75. NNW winds 10-15 miles per hour. The extended forecast for sunny skies this week with high’s in the mid…