Did you lose power yesterday? A power outage knocked out electricity to nearly 3500 customers around the city of Atascadero. PG and E officials say the outage occurred on a circuit that includes high fire-threat areas. It has enhanced power-line safety settings which automatically shut off power within a tenth of a second of a…
Sunny and warmer today in the north county. Then cooling off abruptly tomorrow. The high temperature will drop from 97 this afternoon to 80 tomorrow, and it will stay in the 80’s through Memorial Day weekend. More on the weather coming up in a few minutes.
Dick Mason from KPRL News hosts “Sound Off” every Monday. Dick brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guest: *Ann Bell of Friends of…
Sunny, and warm in the north county, highs near 93. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 51. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny and hotter, highs near 97. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies thru the week. But temperatures…
Friday Night Lights will be dark this fall in Cambria. There are not enough officials, so Coast Union high school will play football games on Thursdays and Saturdays. Last season, their eight man football team was scheduled to play on Friday nights, but CIF moved four home games to Saturday nights. Same plan this year.…
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History returned thousand of Chumash artifacts to the Santa Ynez band of Chumash Indians. Meanwhile, the Chumash are building a museum of their own on their reservation near Santa Ynez. The 14,000 square foot facility is being built on a three and a half acre cultural park. That park…
Tesla hopes to open a car dealership on Calle Joaquin in San Luis Obispo. Last week, the city architectural review commission approved the project. It will go to the planning commission on Wednesday. Right now, the closest Tesla dealership is in Santa Barbara. But many Tesla owners say they enjoy the drive south because they…
If you’re planning on driving anywhere this coming Memorial Day weekend, you can plan on paying about $1.50 more per gallon of gas than you paid last year. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gas in the US is about $4.60 a gallon. In California, it’s just over $6. Gas prices…
Dr. Penny Borenstein reports there are no known cases of monkey pox in San Luis Obispo. And there are no cases in California. Only one case of the rare African disease reported in the US, and it’s in Massachusetts. Monkey pox is not as contagious as small pox. But a few isolated cases in Europe,…
Firefighters contained a structure fire at a single-family dwelling in Creston Friday. The fire started around 4:50 Friday afternoon in the 4000 block of N. Ryan road. And spread to nearby vegetation. The fire burned about 1/4 acre in total. No injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation. Reports say that the structure was…
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