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Charles Scovell appeared in court Friday for arraignment to face charges of arson, evading a police officer and resisting arrest. He entered no plea to those charges, but his appointed public defender motioned that the court conduct the arraignment today. Scovell has been in the county jail since his arrest early last Tuesday morning. On…
Paso Robles police are looking for a group of burglars who stole thousands of dollars in jewelry from Kohls on Niblick road. Around 9:15 on the night of August 21st, two men stole an entire display carousel containing $10-20 thousand dollars worth of jewelry. Employees said they saw the men in the store the previous…
A vegetation fire broke out shortly after five yesterday afternoon near the Jack Ranch Cafe in Shandon. It burned about two acres in front of the cafe. The fire slowed traffic on 46 east in the area near the Cholame Y.
The search continues today for 9 people missing after a dive boat caught fire off about 20 yards off the coast of Santa Cruz island early yesterday morning. The 75-foot Conception dive boat caught fire early Monday morning. 34 passengers were sleeping below deck. Five crew members sleeping on the deck jumped off the boat…
Three people killed following a head-on crash on Nacimiento Lake drive. Around 2 yesterday afternoon, a black dodge dart struck a gold pick-up truck east of San Marcos road. CHP officers say the driver of the dodge dart was speeding and possibly driving under the influence of alcohol when he tried to pass over the…
Sunny today with highs in the mid 90’s. NW winds increasing to 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear with temperatures dropping into the mid 50’s. Tomorrow sunny, but warmer, highs in the upper 90’s. The long range forecast calls for temperatures near 100 on Sunday, then slowly dropping down into the low 90’s by next…
Tonight, the Paso Robles Bearcat football team travels to Bakersfield to take on Frontier high school. Both teams lost their first games. Paso Robles lost to Liberty of Bakersfield 24-0 at War Memorial stadium. Frontier lost to St. Bonaventure of Ventura, 38-13. That game gets underway at 7:00 tonight in Bakersfield. At kick-off, Bakersfield is…
It’s Labor Day weekend in the north county. Lion King Day is Saturday at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero from 10-2 tomorrow. The first 80 kids will get an official Lion King activity booklet. Zoo keeper talks at 10:30 about meerkats, 11:30 about hornbills and 12:30 about bat-eared foxes. In Cambria, it’s Pinedorado this…
This week, we’ve been talking with the parking commander and the parking ambassador about the way the new parking program is going in Paso Robles. For the most part, it’s working well. Fewer people are leaving their cars all day around the downtown city park. There is more parking available and business owners are reporting…
Back to School Night last night at Bauer Speck elementary school in Paso Robles. Some parents expressing concern about the new portable campus and if it is safe and appropriate for their students. So, the school district is scheduling a special campus walk-through on Tuesday at 5:30. Parents can walk through the site with superintendent…
