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The latest on the dive boat tragedy in the Channel Islands. Of those killed on board the Constellation when the boat caught fire, all but one have been recovered. The remains were transported to the Santa Barbara county coroners office for identification. The investigation into the cause of the fire continues by the national transportation…
Paso Robles city council meets tonight. The meeting postponed from Tuesday, because of the three day Labor Day weekend. So, the Paso Robles city council meeting gets underway at 6:30 this evening. You can hear the meeting live tonight here on KPRL. A subject on a lot of people’s minds, the road work which adversely…
Beginning today, we’ll see a cooling trend in the north county. High temperatures into the mid 90’s today and tomorrow. Dropping into the mid 80’s Saturday. High temperatures in the north county will hover in the mid to upper 80’s through next Thursday. As September brings cooler temperatures and a taste of fall to the…
Sunny today with highs near 100. SW winds increasing to 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear with temperatures near 60. Tomorrow sunny with highs in the upper 90’s. The long range forecast calls for cooler temperatures later this week. They’ll drop into the upper 80’s by Saturday, and stay there through next Thursday.
A Visalia man arrested for impersonating conservative activist Kevin Rice on Facebook. 36-year-old David Platek faces more than four years in the county jail if he’s convicted of making false statements intended to damage Kevin Rice’s reputation. Platek is due in San Luis superior court on October 5th. Santa Maria police arrest a 30-year-old man…
Last night, San Luis Obispo city council approves a plan to transition from natural gas to electric power in all new structures. The council voting 4-1 for an ordinance that requires all new structures to be built with electric power. City leaders want to update the city building code to require all new residential and…
In Paso Robles, there was no city council meeting last night. Mayor Steve Martin says he’s pleased with the way the new parking program is operating in downtown Paso Robles. Paso Robles mayor Steve Martin says if you have questions about the parking program, you’re encouraged to go to the city website at prcity.com. The…
Paso Robles school superintendent Dr. Curt Dubost and several other school officials hosted a walk-through and discussion at Bauer Speck school Tuesday afternoon. Parents asked questions about the condition of the school, and plans to improve the temporary campus. Parents complimented the staff, especially art teacher Taylor Brooks, whose classroom hosted the discussion. Students from…
Coast guard officials suspends the search for survivors of the conception dive boat fire that may have killed 34 people. Five crew members escaped from the burning boat. 20 bodies have been recovered. 14 people are still missing. San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s department sent members of its dive team to help with the rescue…
The CHP is still looking for any witnesses to the fatal crash Monday afternoon on Nacimiento Lake drive. The accident occurred at 2:09, just east of San Marcos road. The CHP says 51-year-old Jeffery Mcnerney of Paso Robles was driving his 2015 dodge charger eastbound with one passenger in the car, 45-year-old Bobbi Jo Bainconnor,…
