Smokey air in the north county yesterday from wildfires in other parts of the state. The Ferguson fire in Mariposa county is now nearly 80 % contained, but it’s burned 95,000 acres. They hope to get that fire fully contained on August 15th. The Ferguson fire closed parts of Yosemite national park. Yosemite valley, Wawona…
San Luis Obispo county officials are investigating an unlicensed marijuana farm operating on south county land owned by former Lt. governor Abel Maldonado. A sheriff’s deputy spotted the thirty acre cannabis grow farm on a routine patrol in late July. Workers at the farm claimed the plants were industrial hemp, which falls under a different…
San Luis Obispo county sheriff Ian Parkinson selects a new under sheriff. He’s commander Jim Voge, currently with the coast patrol station in Los Osos. He will replace under sheriff Tim Olivas who will retire at the end of this year.
Yesterday’s hot weather partly responsible for a power outage in downtown San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo police officer Matt Lipson says the outage was caused by an underground fire which damaged a power transmission line. The power went out around 1:30 yesterday afternoon in parts of downtown San Luis. Some traffic lights were out…
Sunny and warm today, highs this afternoon near 104. Cool overnight, down into the mid 50’s. Sunny tomorrow, and a little cooler, highs in the upper 90’s. A cooling trend Sunday through next week. Temperatures dropping down to the low 90’s by Sunday.
The 20th annual Paso Robles Winemakers’ Cookoff is coming up Saturday night. The Winemakers’ Cookoff will be held this Saturday at the Paso Robles Event Center. Tickets are available on line at winemakerscookoff.com.
If you’re looking for something entirely different this weekend, the sixth annual Battle of the Badges will take place Saturday night at the San Luis Vets Hall. Police and correctional officers fighting in the ring to raise money for Jack’s Helping Hand and Honor Flight Central Coast. Terry Cook is organizing the Battle of the…
14,000 firefighters still battling the Mendicino Complex fires and other fires in California. They include soldiers, inmates and about 50 firefighters from New Zealand and Australia. The Aussies say in wild fires down under, usually you see kangaroos fleeing before the fire arrives. Southern California gas company will pay $120 million dollars for a massive…
The long term manager of the Integrated Waste Management Authority in San Luis Obispo county is placed on leave prior to his retirement next month. Bill Worrel is accused of fraudulently misusing public funds. The action of the board to put him on leave coming shortly after district attorney Dan Dow announces he’s looking into…
Forecasters say it will be warm again today, then we’ll see a cooling trend beginning tomorrow. Today, we’ll see temperatures in the north county up around 104. Then look for temperatures dropping below the century mark. Sunday through Thursday of next week, temperatures will be in the low 90’s. Then next weekend, it will get…
