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Flea-borne Typhus manifesting in LA. Several cases of the new disease discovered. Although the fleas can come from cats, rats, possums, and other furry pets. Animals do not get sick from Typhus, however, it can spread to humans. In Fullerton, officials started spraying to control west Nile virus. The chemical designed to kill mosquitoes that…
An Arroyo Grande man will stand trial for the murder of 26-year-old Kristen Marti, whose body was found in Prefumo canyon. Police believe she was murdered nearby in January. Her body was found in Prefumo creek. 36-year-old Robert Koehler faces a single count of murder. He was extradited from Minneapolis, where he and his wife…
A candidates forum at the Elks Lodge last night, opened with the pledge of allegiance. The candidates forum went well, although it got pretty warm with 110 people in attendance. Several city officials were there, besides the candidates. Police chief Ty Lewis, fire chief Jonathon Stornetta, public works director Dick Mckinley and several others attended.…
A public workshop on groundwater levels in the Paso basin conducted last night at Kermit King elementary school. About fifty people attended the workshop including supervisors John Peschong and Debbie Arnold. Supervisor Debbie Arnold tells KPRL a number of people showed up over concern about what the county plans to do with their water rights.…
Partly cloudy today, a 20% chance of rain, highs in the mid 70’s. Tonight, mostly clear with temperatures near 50. A 10% chance of rain. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, a 10% chance rain, highs near 80.
The Templeton Eagles coming of a 41-14 victory over Morro Bay, travel to Santa Maria to take on Pioneer Valley. Eagles coach Tyler Lane says the Eagles are preparing for a touch challenge. You can hear that game tomorrow night here on KPRL. The Bearcats are at home against Arroyo Grande. The Eagles are 5-2…
A study by USC’s race and equity center finds Cal Poly one of the worst public universities for African American students. The study looked at four “equity indicators”: Percentage of black students in the student body, gender equity, graduation rates and black student-to-black faculty ratio. Cal Poly has fewer black students as a percentage of…
A preliminary hearing yesterday for the man accused of murdering a 26-year-old prostitute in San Luis Obispo last January. The body of Kristin Marti was found in Perfumo Canyon in late March following a large-scale search of the area. In May, police announced they’d arrested 36-year-old Robert William Koehlr in Minneapolis, where he’d moved with…
The Atascadero teacher charged with 44 felonies related to child pornography has resigned from the Atascadero Fine Arts Academy. The school district accepting Chris Berdoll’s resignation during the school board meeting Tuesday night. He has been on paid administrative leave from his teaching position since August 31st.
Two people arrested yesterday after an early morning fight and shooting behind the Whiskey and June Bar on El Camino Real in Atascadero. 38-year-old Travis William Miller of Atascadero and 23-year-old Nevada Skye Jones of Atascadero arrested on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit a crime. They are being…
