The Kristin Smart murder trial begins next week in Monterey county superior court in Salinas. The trial moved out of San Luis Obispo after Paul and Ruben Flores attorney requested a change of venue because of pretrial publicity. Paul Flores is accused of murdering the 19 year old Cal Poly student. His father is accused…
Antique tractors, trucks and other vehicles arriving today at the Santa Margarita Ranch for the Best of the West show. Tom Madden says this will not be a static display. The vehicles will be moving around the ranch twice a day. Every day at noon, there will be a memorial service for those fighting men…
Thousands of books moving into the library conference room in Paso Robles for the Friends of the Library book sale which opens today. Ann Bell says there are going to be a lot of books on sale. The book sale opens this morning at ten, and will run through Saturday. Today is for the early…
A ground breaking ceremony yesterday at the future site of Vinedo, a housing development on the east side of Paso Robles off Linne road. Warren Frace is community development. He’s been working on this project since the 80’s, although that’s coincidental. It started when he was a student at Cal Poly. Councilman Fred Strong lives…
Jaime Umphenour is the host of “Sound-Off”, the longest running talk show on the Central Coast. She brings to the show an eclectic range of guests from Authors to Artists, business owners to politicians, and everyone in between. Tune in to Sound Off every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Today’s guests: *Firearms instructor Rickard…
Sunny, and a little cooler today in the north county, highs near 91. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 52. SW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny, but much cooler, highs near 78. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies thru the…
California agriculture history on display this coming weekend when the Best of the West show returns to the Santa Margarita Ranch after a two year hiatus during the pandemic. Tom Madden recently talked with KPRL about the history of caterpillar tractors, which actually started in California. Two separate companies which started in northern California, Holt…
Atascadero city council met last night in the rotunda. The council received an update from city manager Rachelle Rickard about events occurring in Atascadero The La Plaza building is located on El Camino Real across the street from the sunken gardens. It’s across the street from the historic Carlton Hotel.
Monkeypox turns up in Sacramento county. California health officials announcing a “likely” case of the monkeypox virus in a resident who recently returned from Europe. Monkeypox originated in Africa. An outbreak spread through Europe after two raves. Two big concert events which catered to gay men. One in Spain. Another in Belgium. Sacramento public health…
The Lucia Mar Unified School District paid out $10 million dollars to the family of a 9-year-old special needs girl who was repeatedly sexually abused by a district bus driver. David Lamb pleaded no contest to sexually abusing the girl. Two years ago, Lamb was sentenced to 16 years in prison. The lawsuit alleges that…
