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If you saw the movie Sideways you may know that it was based on a novel of the same name, written by Rex Pickett. Pickett tells KPRL the movie followed the book closely. Picket says he has written another book, Sideways New Zealand which is coming out soon. And he has a new book that’s…
Paso Robles police arrest a man for burglarizing units at a storage facility on Union road Tuesday night. 28-year-old John James Jenkins Jr. arrested on felony burglary charges as well as weapons violations. Police recovered items stolen from storage units in his car. They also found a loaded .40 caliber handgun in the vehicle. The…
The CHP identifies a man killed in a crash Tuesday night on 101 near Paso Robles. The two car fatal collision occurred just north of Wellsona road around 11:18 Tuesday night. Arrelo Santiago of Oxnard sustained fatal injuries in the crash. Extrication was need to rescue victims of the two car crash. Another man was…
Great weather this afternoon for a ribbon cutting at Almond Acres Academy for the Boys and Girls Club. Emily Reneau says it’s another site for the club. Emily says it’s the 23rd site on the central coast. The ribbon cutting will be from 4-6 this afternoon.
Reservoirs continue to fill up across the central coast. Lopez lake is expected to overflow in a matter of days. That will be the first time in 25 years. After approaching record-low levels, Lopez lake is now almost completely full. Whale Rock reservoir is overflowing for the first time since 2005. Lake San Antonio has…
Another day to dry out and examine the damage from the recent rain storms. Although the water level remains high on the Salinas, Estrella and Huer Huero rivers, it’s dropping in creeks and tributaries, so we’ll see the river flow recede in the next few days. During that two day rain storm, Rocky Butte over…
More sunshine again today in the north county today and tomorrow. We may see some clouds tomorrow morning, but it will clear up. This weekend we’ll see cloudy skies, and then rain returns Monday and Tuesday of next week. We’ll get almost another inch of rain in Paso Robles and Atascadero. So far this season…
Today, cloudy early, mostly sunny this afternoon, highs near 62. NW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, mostly clear, lows near 38. NNW 5-10 miles per hour. Tomorrow, partly cloudy, highs near 64 light variable winds. The extended forecast mostly cloudy Friday and Saturday. Then look for light showers Sunday through Wednesday of next week.
Despite the heavy rain, military veterans and others escorted the traveling Vietnam War Memorial to San Luis Obispo yesterday. The motorcycle escort began at Mission San Miguel, and traveled southward in the rain down highway 101 to the Madonna Inn. That’s where the memorial will be displayed. It’s a three quarter scale replica of the…
San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office arresting a 19-year-old Shandon resident in connection with a shooting on Halloween last year in that community. Jesus Angel Contreras arrested Monday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the stomach. He is recovering. The incident was believed to be gang-related.
