Two people were rescued from a storm drain near the Earl Warren showgrounds in Santa Barbara yesterday morning. Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to spread the metal grate of the storm drain to free the man and boy who were stuck inside. Fire officials say the pair had entered the drain from…
The Paso Robles school district meets tonight at the district office on Niblick road. Closed session begins at 5:00. The board is expected to discuss another proposal related to the students at Speck elementary school. It’s an ongoing shell game involving those students and those at Georgia Brown. Kenny Enny will address the board about…
Across the creek at the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce, CEO Josh Cross says business is booming in Atascadero. Cross gives some of the credit to an assistant city manager in Atascadero, Terrie Banish, who plans events in Atascadero like the Winter Wonderland, and the upcoming Tamale Festival. The chamber has it’s annual dinner coming up…
Atascadero city council meets this evening at the rotunda. The council will proclaim American Red Cross month. They will also approve a proclamation for teen dating violence action and prevention month. A public hearing on the Barrel Creek development is cancelled. That agenda item will not be discussed tonight. Could be a short meeting tonight…
A fatal car crash discovered this morning in Atascadero. The report came in at 6:13 on highway 41 near Old Morro road east. A single car crash involving a sole occupant. The car was traveling west on highway 41 and for an unknown reason left the roadway near Old Morro East where it collided with…
More rain today. We may get nearly one half inch of rain today, but sunny weather returns to the north county tomorrow, and we’ll enjoy mostly sunny skies for about ten days. It will remain cool, but no showers until Thursday, March 9th. We’ll have more on the weather forecast coming up.
Cloudy early today, becoming windy with periods of rain this afternoon, highs near 50. Rainfall near one quarter of an inch. Tonight, partly cloudy skies giving way to scattered showers overnight, lows near 38. SSW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Chance of rain is 40%. Tomorrow, cloudy with periods of rain, highs near 50. An…
A stretch of highway 41 closed yesterday morning after a semi-trailer truck carrying motor oil overturned on the roadway. The motor oil was stacked on pallets. The accident occurred a 11:22 Saturday night on highway 41 about five miles east of the Cholame Y. Caltrans closed the roadway for several hours. That closure created a…
Two Santa Maria residents arrested after San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s deputies found them in possession of two firearms and large quantities of narcotics. That occurred during a routine traffic stop Friday. 40-year-old Salvador Pompa and 34-year-old Jessika Zepeda arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges. In Arroyo Grande a police officer was struck by…
Fewer high school seniors are applying to UC this year. After two years of record growth, fewer students applied to the UC system for the fall of 2023. In state applications are flat. Out of state numbers are down. Applications down 2% for first year seats. The steepest drop is with international students. Some say…
