805 Street Outreach, a local nonprofit, distributing food, water and medicine to Morro Bay’s homeless population has expanded its services through a new shower trailer, which has two stalls outfitted with showers, sinks and toilets. On February 5th, the nonprofit rolled out a new program that offers free showers and hygienic care to homeless individuals…
The California Department of Fish & Wildlife planted 1,760 rainbow trout in Atascadero Lake this week. According to Fish & Wildlife, the lake also holds non-native sport fish such as Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie, Bluegill Sunfish, and Brown Bullhead, as well as other species such as Common Carp, Mosquitofish, and Monterey Sucker. After…
The National Weather Service released its official report on Wednesday’s storm in San Luis Obispo County, revealing that two tornadoes touched down. According to the Weather Service, the first tornado occurred at 3:41 p.m. in the Los Osos area. Its five-mile path neared Los Osos Valley Road and damage included several snapped and downed power…
An SUV ended up on the beach at Port San Luis on Thursday afternoon. According to authorities, at about 4:22 p.m. a recently-licensed 16-year-old girl attempted to make a U-turn just before the entrance to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. She lost control of the vehicle and went over the side of the road, rolling…
A Santa Maria woman was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years plus 25 years to life in state prison for the murder of her roommate. On December 3, 2018, Kimberly Lynn Machleit and her boyfriend, Donald Anderson, got into an altercation with their roommate, Joseph Govey, in their Santa Maria apartment. Machleit shot Govey with a…
SpaceX plans to make another attempt at a Falcon 9 rocket launch this afternoon from Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceX scrubbed Thursday night’s planned launch just before liftoff due to cloud cover over the area. Earlier in the afternoon, SpaceX said the weather was only 20% favorable for launch. The launch was originally scheduled for…
How much rain did we get during the first week of February? The national weather service’s data show the county received between 1.47 inches in the Carrizo Plain to more than 5 inches at Rocky Butte in the mountains northeast of Cambria. Here are the latest 7-day rainfall totals through Thursday morning, according to the…
Karen Velie hosts “Sound Off” every Wednesday and Thursday. Karen 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(s): *Andrea Seastrand and Debbie Arnold to talk…
California representatives Salud Carbajal and Mike Levin introduced legislation last week that seeks to raise the safety standards on spent nuclear fuel. A release by Carbajal’s office says the 100 Year Canister Act would require the nuclear regulatory commission to change the minimum design lifespan of canisters from the current 40 years to 100 years.…
Caltrans says crews continue with repairs on highway 1, at Paul’s Slide on the Big Sur coast. A release says that despite the recent rains, they have had no significant adverse effect on the repair site overall. Crews were forced to suspend work before and after rain events, but work continues seven days a week.…
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