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The Central Coast Pro Tennis Open is just getting underway at the Templeton Tennis Ranch. Coco Vandeweghe is the niece of former UCLA and NBA basketball player Kiki Vandeweghe. Coco’s mother, Tauna, was an Olympic swimmer. Coco’s grandfather, Ernie Vandeweghe, played for the New York Knicks. Her grandmother was Miss America in 1952. Colleen Kay…
A fundraiser this weekend for the El Camino Homeless Shelter in Atascadero. Wendy Lewis is director of ECHO. She says for more information you can go to ECHO’s website. The Long Walk Home is Saturday in Atascadero.
Evacuation orders lifted yesterday for the Lopez Lake Fire. Those orders lifted at eleven yesterday morning after fire crews held the fire at 220 acres, and 20% containment. Evacuation warnings are still in place for the area of Fench Camp and upper Lopez Canyon road east of Arroyo Grande. There is no estimate for when…
A masked man robbed Pacific Premier Bank Monday afternoon. The robbery occurred shortly after one at the bank, which is located in the 500 block of 12th street, just off Spring street. A man entered the bank wearing a blue long sleeved shirt, blue jeans, gloves, a fedora and a mask that resembled an elderly…
Habit Burger in Atascadero is so popular, traffic is backing up on to El Camino Real. That’s one reason Atascadero city council is going to talk tonight about drive-throughs in the city. They’re not worried about drive-throughs creating air pollution, which led to their ban in San Luis Obispo. City councilwoman Roberta Fonzi tells KPRL…
The Paso Robles School Board meets tonight at the district office on Niblick Road. Assistant Superintendent Carol Kenyon will give the board an update on the Arts Academy at Bauer Speck Elementary School on Spring and 26th street. The temporary campus has been plagued with problems since it opened next to the Flamson Middle School…
Sunny today, highs in the upper 80’s. WNW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tonight, clear with lows in the low 50’s. Tomorrow, sunny, highs near 100. The extended forecast calls for a warm weather through Wednesday, then a cooling trend with temperatures into the low 70’s this weekend. A chance of rain Friday and Saturday.
The Templeton Eagles lost to Liberty 23-20 in Madera. The Paso Robles Bearcats beat Pioneer Valley 35-21. Redwood of Visalia over Atascadero 51-6. San Luis beat Santa Ynez 36-12. Oak Park over Mission Prep 35-7. Coast Union clobbered Kings Christian 78-20. Chicago Hope Academy beat Bishop Diego 7-6.
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…