San Luis Obispo county workers are threatening to walk out on strike as early as December 11th. Supervisor John Peschong tells KPRL, the board of supervisors is still encouraging the county employees association to come to the bargaining table. County workers want a two and a half per cent pay increase. The board offered them…
Partly cloudy today, highs in the low 70’s Tonight, partly cloudy with temperatures in the low 40’s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, Highs near 70 Rain and wind expected Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
UFC legend Chuck Liddell was knocked out in the first round in a fight at the Forum. Liddell came out of retirement for the fight against rival Tito Ortiz. One network called his fight “ill-advised.” The 48-year-old Liddell has lost his last three UFC bouts by knockout. Liddell wrestled for Cal Poly before turning pro…
A private rocket to blast off from Vandenberg air force base Wednesday morning. Another is delayed until December. Space Exploration Technologies, better known as Space X, planning to launch a Falcon Nine rocket from space launch complex-4 on south base. Lift off is scheduled between 10:30 and 11:00 Wednesday morning. Falcon 9 will carry 64…
The California border with Mexico was closed yesterday when central American migrants rushed past Mexican police in Tijuana and stormed the border. US border patrol fired tear gas at the group which tried to storm the border. Hundreds of the migrants pushed past a blockade of Mexican police standing guard and rushed toward the border.…
The California democratic party launches an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against party chairman Eric Bauman. The allegations involve party staff members. Bauman confirms that an investigation is underway, but does not address the specific allegations against him. He says independent counsel has been hired to investigate the matter. Last week, vice chairman Daraka…
The Camp Fire is finally contained. Fire officials say that after burning for more than two weeks, the massive wildfire that killed dozens of people was finally contained yesterday. The fire was surrounded by firefighters after several days of rain in and around the rubble that was once Paradise. The fire killed at least 85…
Friday night, Paso Robles Main Street and several thousand followers lit up the downtown city park. The event includes the north county Cancer Support Community. Lighting up downtown occurred shortly after six. KPRL’s Chad Stevens led the countdown, and then the crowd sang Christmas carols, which went well, until the Grinch showed up. The crowd…
A 50-year-old Atascadero man was killed early yesterday in a single car crash on El Camino Real. The man lost control of his car while driving on El Camino Real and Asuncion road just after midnight. He drove the car onto a dirt shoulder that descended downward on the right side of the road. The…
The Atascadero city council meets tomorrow night at the rotunda. The council will discuss using the armory as a warming shelter for transients. The council will also consider declaring a homeless shelter crisis in the city to qualify for HEAP money. The county recently received just under five million dollars of HEAP money to distribute…
