In Atascadero yesterday morning, a fire broke out at a homeless encampment under the east end of the highway 41 bridge over the Salinas river. The CHP closed the bridge for about about an hour so that Caltrans inspectors could ascertain if the homeless fire compromised the integrity of the bridge. The fire under the…
Another fire in the Salinas river bed in Paso Robles last night. The call came in around 9:15 last night in the area of 101 and 13th street. Firefighters were able to contain the fire within 10 minutes to a tenth of an acre. It took about an hour to fully extinguish the fire. Due…
Warm today, hot tomorrow. Forecasters say high temperatures will reach the upper 90’s today. Tomorrow, we’ll see the thermometer climb to 107 in Paso Robles. Around 105 in Atascadero. Then it will gradually cool off again and by Saturday it will be down to 100. And by early next week, high temperatures will be back…
Sunny with highs near 91. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour this afternoon. Overnight, clear skies, lows near 54. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs near 96. N winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for temperatures reaching 107 on Wednesday, 104 Thursday, and dropping back to 100 by…
Although school is out, baseball play offs continue for local high school teams. Last week, Paso Robles beat Edison 6-3. Arroyo Grande beat Sanger 6-4. So, Paso Robles and Arroyo Grande meet Wednesday in the CIF semi-finals. It’s likely that game will be played at 4:30 in Arroyo Grande, but they do make last minute…
The heir to the Dutch throne says she will not accept her allowance when she turns 18. Princess Amalia is scheduled to receive 1.6 million euros, which is about 1.9 million dollars per year. She says that she feels uncomfortable in light of what other students her age are dealing with in this time of…
The company which bought the old PG and E power plant in Morro Bay want to remove those three iconic stacks which are near the rock. Last week, the city council voted unanimously to approve the agreement, but there will be a robust community discussion about the removal on Wednesday.
The director of California State Parks visits Hearst castle. Parks director Armando Quintero and his staff to visit the state park today near San Simeon. It’s the first visit for a state parks director in 4-7 years. His intent is unknown, but many believe it relates to the parks extended closure and the recent report…
Despite the hot weather this week, county swimming pools in several north county towns will not reopen as they usually do. We’re talking about pools in Templeton, San Miguel, Shandon, and Cayucos. The county slow in getting the pools open. Nick Franco is county parks director. He says two things have to happen before the…
Another man arrested in connection with that brawl Thursday morning among homeless people in Atascadero. You may remember, 20-year-old Isaac Edward Snider of Atascadero, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and brandishing a weapon. The second man arrested is 36-year-old Carey James Vasquez of Atascadero. He was arrested on…
