We learn more about that shooting at the Oceano Dunes early on Cinco de Mayo. District attorney Dan Dow talked with KPRL shortly after the shooting incident. State park officials now say that the shooting occurred in the wee hours on el Cinco de Mayo at a concert at the dunes which attracted about one…
Colonel Bill Hatch died yesterday after a battle with cancer. Colonel Hatch graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1972. He served in the Gulf War and many other regions during his long military career- 42 years of active duty. He served as commander of Camp Roberts. Colonel Hatch also played…
Rainfall Wednesday night and early yesterday morning reached 1.65 inches on Rocky Butte, on the north coast. Cambria received an inch of rain. Atascadero received about one tenth of an inch. Paso Robles about two tenths. Regardless, more rain is on the way. We may see a few rain showers beginning around 4:00 tomorrow afternoon.…
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Mostly sunny today, highs in the mid 60’s. Westerly winds 15 to 25 miles per hour. Tonight, mostly clear, lows in the mid 40’s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs near 70. NNW winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for light rain late Saturday through Sunday morning.
The Atascadero Greyhounds boys baseball team beat the Templeton Eagles, 4-3, to advance to the championship game in division III of the CIF central section. Several hundred fans watched the game at Atascadero high school Wednesday afternoon. With the victory, Atascadero becomes the only north county baseball team to reach a championship game in the…
Despite a crash near the finish and a wild ride down highway one through Big Sur, the Tour of California bicycle race rolled into Morro Bay yesterday afternoon. Stage four finished at the Embarcadero around 3:45. Fabio Jakobsen won the stage by out sprinting three-time world champion Peter Sagan through downtown Morro Bay. The fifth…
A Santa Maria man arrested over the weekend for stealing more than 700 avocados from a ranch in Nipomo. Sheriff’s deputies arrested 37-year-old Christian Lara Medrano. They found wire cutters and about 730 avocados in his vehicle. The avocados are worth about $620. An avocado ranch manager says he’s found fences cut several times in…
Helicopters to hover over the north county this week and next, while inspecting 25,000 miles of power lines in the county. That’s in response to Cal Fire accusations against PG and E for starting wildfires in northern California. The helicopters will fly about 300 to 500 feet above the power lines. The choppers are equipped…
State fire officials announced yesterday that after a six month investigation, they’ve determined that PG and E power lines in the hills of Butte county ignited the wildfire that destroyed 19 thousand buildings and killed 85 people. The announcement made yesterday at a news conference at the state capital. Governor Gavin Newsom called PG and…
