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At the Kristin Smart murder trial Thursday, jurors got emotional went they saw photos of the dirt below Ruben Flores’ deck. The photos showed stains under the deck. The prosecution is asserting that Kristin Smart’s body was once buried beneath that deck in Arroyo Grande. Testimony Wednesday included an archeologist who says he discovered a…
The California court of appeal justices reaffirm a decision by San Luis Obispo superior court judge Matthew Guerrero. Dan Dow may not prosecute BLM protesters. You may remember that in San Luis Obispo two years ago, BLM protesters walked onto the 101 freeway and stopped traffic. During the protest, leader Tianna Arata ignored promises she’d…
A fire this morning this morning in the Salinas riverbed near Sulphur Springs road. The fire broke out around 6 this morning. It was confined to a small area, 100 by 30 feet.
A blazing Labor Day weekend coming at you. A three day weekend, and it’s going to be hot all three days. In Paso Robles high temperatures hovering near 110 through Labor Day. Paso Robles fire chief Jonathon Stornetta reminds us to check on our neighbors. Some of them do not have air conditioning, so please…
Sunny today, highs near 109 in Paso Robles. 106 in Atascadero. Northerly winds increasing to 10-15 miles per hour. Overnight, clear with lows near 60. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny skies, and hot again. Highs near 108 in Paso. 101 in Atascadero. NNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls…
Because of the heat, some of the freshman football game this afternoon may be delayed. Same for other sports in the north county today and tomorrow. Paso Robles freshmen football game scheduled to play at 5. That game will begin at 7. Some practices moving indoors. But the water polo teams are playing their regular…
Cheers to Charity is tonight. It’s a fundraiser created to raise money for north county charities. Last year, Success Charities raised over $43 thousand dollars for youth sports. This year, the focus is veterans and seniors. Brian Thorndyke is with Success Charities. He says the intent is to raise money to help people and productive…
At the Kristin Smart murder trial this week, the court hears testimony about a cadaver dog who showed all the alerting behaviors consistent with smelling human remains at Ruben Flores’ house. The dog did not alert, but it showed all the ‘alerting behaviors” when sniffing around the deck at Ruben Flores’ house. Ruben Flores is…
Tuesday afternoon, Cal Fire rescued two people who got stuck on a cliffside near Ragged Point. The hikers climbed a few hundred feet below a scenic view point. They got stuck around 3:40 Tuesday afternoon. No one was injured, but they were afraid to hike back up the cliffside. The rescue response operation included a…
A vegetation fire in Atascadero yesterday afternoon. Cal Fire responded shortly after noon yesterday to a fire in the 900 block of Garcia road near Santa Cruz road. The fire burned about one acre of grass before it was extinguished.