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Mostly sunny today but cool, highs near 79 in Paso Robles. 76 in Atascadero. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Overnight, clear skies with lows near 49. About the same tomorrow. Highs near 80 in Paso Robles. 77 in Atascadero. SW winds 10-20 mph. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies through the weekend. High…
The Templeton Eagles host West Bakersfield Friday night at Mike Curb Field. The Eagles 2-1 with a young team, and getting better each game. Sophomore Quarterback Anthony Chavez was brought up from JV last week after an injury sidelined QB Noel Brady for the season. He joined nine other sophomores starting on the varsity team.…
The Paso Robles Bearcats host the Atascadero Greyhounds Friday night at War Memorial Stadium. The Bearcats are 1-2 for the season. They lost at Lompoc 48-27, beat Independence of Bakersfield 14-6, and lost to Buchanan of Clovis, 48-0. They are 1-1 at home. Coach Matt Carroll says, “This is always an important game for us.…
The Colorado governor says he is going to marry his longtime partner, Marlon Reis. Jared Polis is the first openly gay man in the US to be elected governor in 2018. Polis and Reis were married in a traditional Jewish ceremony in Boulder Colorado on Wednesday. Rabbi Tirzah Firestone officiated. The couple has been together…
Today is Constitution Day. Congressman Kevin McCarthy is giving away pocket-sized US constitutions to his constituents at his office in Bakersfield. They’re going to be mailed out, so his office is not crowded with people from his district. McCarthy says, “For 234 years, our constitution has served as the bedrock of American democracy, while also…
The city of San Luis Obispo working to clean up Laguna lake. The dredging project funded through sales tax measure G-20 money. San Luis officials missed out on the opportunity which Atascadero took advantage of during a previous drought. Remember when the lake dried up and they drove dump trucks out there to remove the…
The fires continue to burn in the sierra. The KNP Complex fire is burning inside sequoia national forest. It has burned 9,000 acres in the park. The fire is approaching the Hume lake ranger district. Roads in that area closed to facilitate fire suppression. Porterville college is serving as a temporary evacuation point.
An oak tree near the corner of Spring and 18th streets in Paso Robles split Wednesday afternoon. Falling branches interrupted power for several business around DK’s Donuts and Nology Computers. Some residents who lived in homes on the alley between 18th and 17th were forced to evacuate their homes. The doughnut shop was without power…
When government goes bad. That’s how some perceive the Integrated Waste Management Authority. The joint powers agreement between the county and various municipalities is unraveling. Supervisor John Peschong says the county is pulling out of the group. Peschong says the investigation into wrongdoing at the IWMA continues by the district attorney’s office. The Integrated Waste…
