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Monday, January 20th will mark the return of the Paso Robles Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. At noon, a march will start at Robbins field, followed by a program in the downtown city park from 1 to 3 pm. Any potential heavy rain will cancel the march.
The city of Atascadero announced they are accepting applications for their 2025 Saturday concerts in the park series. Atascadero’s series will run from June 28th through August 28th at the Atascadero lake bandstand, Saturdays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Concerts are free for the public to enjoy, but each band is paid a one-time stipend…
The California Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle rollover incident on highway 46 near Shandon on Friday morning. CHP says a driver from the central valley was commuting long distance, when he fell asleep at the wheel and drove it off the highway between two bridges. His vehicle landed on its roof 150 feet off…
The city of Paso Robles will be holding its free New Year’s Eve celebration tomorrow night in the downtown city park. The event runs from 7 to 11 pm, and is designed for all ages. Entertainment for tomorrow will be the Lucky Devil’s Band, returning from last year’s celebration. Guests can enjoy drinks from local…
The California Highway Patrol will be entering their New Year’s maximum enforcement period starting at 6 pm on December 31st. The MEP will go through Wednesday, January 1st at 11:59 pm. All available CHP officers will be patrolling to ensure travelers are driving safe. During last year’s Maximum Enforcement Period during the new year’s holiday,…
The Cayucos pier has once again been closed to the public due to recent damage. Another piling broke away during the recent high surf advisory; the pier was closed earlier this year in February due to piling damage suffered by the winter storms. The county says they plan to remove the last 15 feet of…
Yesterday morning, the Morro Bay fire department rescued a surfer stranded on Morro rock. According to a medical evaluation after their rescue, the surfer was not injured. A reminder that there is a high surf advisory in effect for most of San Luis Obispo county’s coastal regions until 9 this morning. Waves of up to…
For the rest of 2024, there will be no Paso Robles or Atascadero city council meetings. Both cities will resume their regular meetings in January 2025. The Paso Robles city council notes that their meeting start times will now be 6 pm, and that the two meetings that would be held in January will be…
The San Luis Obispo police department have arrested 61-year-old Todd Nelson of Arroyo Grande in connection with a felony hit-and-run incident last week. On December 20th, police received a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle near the 50 block of Chorro street. A 24-year-old San Luis Obispo woman who suffered significant injuries…
A structure fire erupted early Sunday morning for a workshop in Paso Robles. The fire was first reported at around 5:30 am, located at 895 Kyler Canyon road. Units from Cal Fire and the Paso Robles & Atascadero fire departments responded, finding what appeared to be an attached garage or workshop ablaze. No one was…
