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The annual coastal clean up was Saturday. About 2,000 volunteers picked up more than 11 thousand pounds of trash. That’s according to ECOSLO, which organized the event with Partner for Water Quality. The clean-up covered 102 miles along the coast as well as parks and lakes.
Paso Robles police are looking for a woman who stole $1,000 of perfume from the Ulta store in Paso Robles. She entered the store shortly before 4 yesterday afternoon. Her photos were captured on security cameras. They’re posted on media and police websites. A woman in Bakersfield stole $6,000 worth of quarters and loaded them…
The Cal Poly psychology professor who engaged in sexual misconduct involving a co-worker, is no longer employed by the university. Jason Alan Williams is appealing the decision regarding his termination. The 53-year-old tenured professor received five years of probation but no jail time as a result of his plea. Williams had been suspended pending the…
The city of Paso Robles is reportedly grieving the death of a homeless man who was run over by a city work truck last week. The 27-year-old victim was lying on a dirt road below the 13th street bridge when a city truck ran over him. He died from his injuries. The accident occurred around…
A fire near Lopez Lake has grown to 220 acres. It is now 10% contained. As of yesterday afternoon, no structures were threatened. So far none have been destroyed or damaged. About 660 firefighting personnel are at the scene. People living in upper Lopez Canyon and Wittenberg Creek road have been evacuated. They may be…
In Santa Ynez, a vehicle sailed 150 feet in the air before crashing into a home. The crash occurred around 12:40 in the morning early Sunday on Sagunto road. The driver of the car suffered moderate injuries. One report lists the driver as the pilot of the vehicle. No one else was injured. The house…
The new state laws on plastic bags, plastic straws and other other environmental regulations keep on coming. Mike Brown of COLAB says most are coming from Nancy Skinner, a woman he once worked for in Berkeley. He says you can expect to see more environmental regulations impacting the way you live and do business here…
Atascadero city council meets tomorrow night at the rotunda. The council will discuss drive through regulations among other issues. You can hear the meeting live here on KPRL beginning at 6:00.
Atascadero fire fighters put out a vegetation fire on the 9300 block of Santa Clara road. People reported seeing smoke just before eleven Sunday morning near a gun range. The fire was fully contained within a few minutes. No word on the cause of the fire.
Paso Robles school board meets Tuesday night. The board is expected to discuss the possible formation of a citizens committee to discuss the financial collapse which occurred during the previous superintendent’s tenure. That meeting gets underway at 5:30 with the closed session. The public meeting gets underway around six, after closed session is finished.