Three hundred people started Thanksgiving Day with a Turkey Trot at Atascadero lake Thursday morning. The Turkey Trot is a fundraiser for ECHO. CEO Wendy Lewis says she was pleased with the turnout, particularly in light of the cold temperatures. People were encouraged to wear costumes. Awards were given for best child’s costume and best…
At Centennial Park in Paso Robles yesterday, more than 240 volunteers served about 1500 free Thanksgiving dinners. Several hundred dinners were delivered to individuals and families who reserved them. Many attended the event at the Centennial community room. Thanksgiving for Paso Robles chairman, David Kudija, was pleased with how well things went. Men from the…
The Cambria Christmas Market opens tonight, but it will be less elaborate and more restrictive than what might have been. The Cambria Pines Lodge has been negotiating with county planners for weeks to update their permit. Basically, no more tickets are being sold to the public. Contact the Cambria Pines Lodge for how it’s operating.…
Many in San Luis Obispo county mourning the death of a retired public defender who was killed in a strange traffic collision on Pozo road Tuesday afternoon. 76-year-old Jim Maguire struck a semi-tractor trailer rig which was doing a U-turn on Pozo road near Las Pilitas road around 5:45 Tuesday afternoon. The trailer was blocking…
San Luis Obispo police looking for two suspects in an armed robbery which occurred Wednesday night at Jack-In-The-Box on Santa Rosa road and Olive street. After being shot by one of the suspects during the robbery, 36-year-old Dustin Marlow was transported to a local hospital. The suspects are described as two Hispanic men, one wearing…
Two armed robberies Wednesday night and early Thursday led Paso Robles police on a chase to Lake Nacimiento. The first armed robbery occurred around 10:15 Wednesday night at Carl’s Jr on Black Oak Drive. Then, around 1:30 early Thursday morning, another hold up reported at the Chevron on Ramada drive. Inside the Chevron station, the…
Black Friday in the north county. Tonight, Main Street lights up the downtown city park. Norma Moye of Main Street advises you to dress warmly for the Holiday Lighting Ceremony at six this evening in the downtown city park. After the lights go on, Chad Stevens of KPRL will lead city council and hundreds of…
Several years ago, a political pundit talked about staging a gerrymander run through San Luis Obispo. The idea was to run a 5k through San Luis and travel through three different supervisorial districts in three miles. Right now, supervisors are working on redrawing those districts to make them more in keeping with state guidelines. Friday,…
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: *Steve Frank of…
Mostly sunny today, highs near 68. ENE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, clear, lows near 32 with light winds. Tomorrow, sunny skies on Thanksgiving day. Highs near 74 in Paso Robles and Atascadero. NE winds 5-10 miles per hour. The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the weekend with high temperatures near 75.
