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Opener For Thursday 03.09.2023

A lot of rain on the way to the north county. Some areas may get 7-8 inches over the next week. You’re advised to stay safe and hunker down at home if you can. We’ll see rain this afternoon, increasing overnight, and more heavy rain tomorrow. It will lighten up Saturday, then another storm arrives…

North County Weather 03.08.2023

A mix of sun and clouds today, highs near 56. Light variable winds. Tonight, increasing clouds overnight, lows near 37. Light variable winds. Tomorrow, cloudy with occasional rain, highs near 58. SSE winds 10-20 miles per hour. The chance of rain is 90%. The extended forecast calls for heavy rain Thursday night. Could be 1.25…

In Sports 03.08.2023

The Cal Poly Mustangs lost a baseball game to Xavier of Ohio, 7-1, last night at Baggett stadium. They host UNLV this weekend. Last night in Henderson Nevada, Cal Poly’s mens basketball team beat Long Beach State 88-68 to advance to the quarterfinals in the big west championships. In high school basketball, St. Joseph beat…

Obituary 03.08.2023

One sad note this morning… Burton Atwood Stokes died recently at his home in rural San Miguel. Burt grew up in Grants Pass, Oregon and attended Salinas junior college. During World War II, he flew the P-38 Lighting out of Italy. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service. He retired from the US…

Mural of Washington 03.08.2023

A mural of George Washington crossing the Delaware was rescued for the second time by art lovers. The mural was saved from a wrecking ball back in the 70’s. It disappeared but an art conservator found it. They may display the mural in 2026 which is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

CA Governor & Walgreens 03.08.2023

The governor says the state of California is done with Walgreens. The governor says simply, “we’re done.” That’s after the retail chain announced it would no longer sell one abortion medication by mail in 20 states. That includes states where abortion remains legal. Governor newsome says and I quote, “California won’t be doing business with…

Parking in Downtown Paso 03.08.2023

Parking downtown in Paso Robles got a fresh start one week ago. Donna King is parking coordinator. She tells Paso Robles city council last night that there’s a new video on the city website explaining how to use the new Flobird app. So the new, improved parking program is off and running with the new…

Storm Headed Our Way 03.08.2023

Weather experts say a big storm is headed our way, bringing several inches of rain over the next few days. There’s also concern over what this warm rain will do to the snow pack in the Sierra. Paso Robles fire chief Jonathon Stornettta tells KPRL we’ll get 2-4 inches of rain over the next few…