Atascadero Xmas 12.04.2020

Although a lot of traditional holiday events have been canceled, Atascadero is doing its best to keep the spirit of Christmas alive. Terrie Banish tells KPRL the count down will begin at 4:30 late Friday afternoon at the Sunken Gardens. Terri says there will also be a drive-through event at Atascadero high school. There will…

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Other Stories This Friday 12.04.2020

The Lucia Mar unified school district in Arroyo Grande pays $1.25 million because a wrestling coach sexually assaulted several young girls during his employment at Nipomo high school. A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in dense fog early yesterday morning. The driver was a psychiatrist on his way to Atascadero state hospital.…

Monolith 12.04.2020

That mysterious monolith is gone. The metal object showed up along a hiking trail in stadium park in Atascadero. The monolith was erected on Pine Mountain trail. It stood 10-12 feet tall and had three sides. Officials don’t know when the object was placed there or by whom. Locals who hike that trail on a…

North County Weather 12.03.2020

Sunny today with highs near 73. Northerly winds 5-10 mph. Tonight, clear, lows near 32. Tomorrow, mostly sunny with highs near 72. NE winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the week. Highs in the afternoon hours near 70. No great chance of rain for the next ten…

In Sports 12.03.2020

A sports legend days in Los Angeles. Rafer Johnson won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He died yesterday at this home in Sherman Oaks. Johnson grew up in Kinsburg. When he was in high school, his track coach took him to Tulare to watch Bob Matthias compete. Matthias won the Olympic decathlon in…

Christmas in Atascadero 12.03.2020

Although many holiday events have been canceled for 2020, there are several in Atascadero which will return this weekend. Terri Banish of the city of Atascadero talking about events tomorrow night at the Sunken Gardens. They’ll light up city hall Friday evening at six. There will be a Santa’s reindeer pop-up farm at city hall…