The college world series continues in Omaha. Yesterday, Auburn beats Stanford 6-2 to eliminate the Cardinals. In the winners bracket, Ole Miss over Arkansas 13-5. Ole Miss and Oklahoma remain undefeated. Today, Notre Same plays Texas A & M in an elimination game. Then Auburn plays Arkansas in another elimination game. The winners play either…
Unemployment in San Luis Obispo county drops to 2.1%, which is the lowest rate ever recorded in the county. Keeping those statistics goes back to 1990. Governor Gavin Newsom has 12 days to sign a bill into law which would decriminalize loitering for prostitution. Law enforcement is against the proposed law. Same with human trafficking…
Details are sketchy, but Cal Fire is reporting that a person found face down in the water at lake Nacimiento Sunday afternoon was rescued and revived by bystanders. An individual used CPR to save the suspected drowning victim. No further information is available, although Cal Fire says hands only CPR can save lives.
Paso Robles city council meets tonight. Mayor Steve Martin will give a proclamation on the retirement of Roger Oxborrow from the airport. That proclamation to commend the airport manager for a job well done. The council will also convene as the Paso Robles Groundwater Sustainability Agency board and consider adopting a revised groundwater sustainability plan.…
Ballot counting resumes tomorrow in the San Luis Obispo county primary election. Today, they’re processing the ballots. Unfolding them and preparing them for the computer. The elections office counted ten thousand ballots on Friday, about 26,000 ballots remain to be counted. It’s not on the agenda, but San Luis Obispo county supervisors today may hear…
Dick Mason from KPRL News hosts “Sound Off” every Monday. Dick brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guest: *Cristina Mendoza of “We Help…
Sunny today in the north county, but warmer, highs near 95. NNW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 54. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny skies, highs near 98. SW winds increasing to 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies thru this week. High temperatures…
The college world series underway in Omaha. Stanford loses to Arkansas in their first game, 17-2. The Cardinal will play again today in the double elimination tournament. Texas A & M beat Texas 10-2 yesterday. That eliminates Texas from the college world series. Oklahoma beat Notre Dame 6-2 yesterday. So, Oklahoma won both of its…
The Kristin Smart murder trial pushed back one more week. 45-year-old Paul Flores and his 81-year-old Father Ruben are charged with her disappearance and suspected murder. The trial was moved to Salinas because of pretrial publicity in San Luis Obispo county. A health concern among one of the trial participants has moved the trial back…
Two separate fires close highways on the central coast over the weekend. Highway 166, at the southern border of the county closed in each direction because of a fire on Friday. On Saturday afternoon, a brush fire in San Luis Obispo slowed traffic on highway 101. That fire started on Elks lane, near the location…
