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North County Weather 03.18.2022

Sunny today, highs near 79 with light winds. Tonight, mostly clear, lows near 45. SW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tomorrow, overcast with rain showers at times. The chance of rain is 50%, but there won’t be a lot of rain. Just a fraction of an inch. The extended forecast calls for sunshine and warmer…

In Sports 03.18.2022

March madness kicking into high gear yesterday. Top ranked Gonzaga beat Georgia State 93-72. The big upset yesterday, #15 seeded St. Peters Peacocks of Jersey City, New Jersey beat #2 Kentucky in overtime. 85-79. Among California schools, St. Mary’s beat Indiana 82-53. UCLA squeaked by Akron 57-53. Murray State beat San Francisco in overtime 92-87.…

Cal Poly 03.18.2022

A new ranking of California universities based on best value, puts Cal Poly in the top ten. Cal Tech is number one, followed by Harvey Mudd, Stanford, UC San Diego, UC Berkeley and then Cal Poly. Rounding out the top ten are UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA and Fresno State. Smart Assets best value is…

SLO Co Covid Update 03.18.2022

Dr. Penny Borenstein out with her weekly report on coronavirus. She says over the past week there were only 147 new cases. She says ten people with covid died, although she does not say what other health issues they experienced. Dr. Borenstein says the deaths included people in their 40s to their 90’s, but she…

Fatal Car Crash 03.18.2022

A fatal car crash occurred yesterday morning in the south end of San Luis Obispo county. An individual who has not been identified crashed his car into a power pole while trying to evade Guadalupe police. The collision occurred around 8:35 yesterday morning near the intersection of Bonita School road and Division street.

Senior Parking Permits 03.18.2022

The city of Paso Robles is offering 500 senior parking permits. If you’re 65 or old, live in Paso Robles, and have a registered vehicle, you may be eligible for the annual permit. The cost is $30. One permit per household, and you may not be a downtown employee or business owner. You have to…

Opener For Friday 03.18.2022

Sunshine today in the north county with temperatures near 80. Tomorrow, however, cloudy skies with a 50% chance of rain. Not a lot of rain. We’ll get a fraction of an inch, but you may see rain showers off and on tomorrow in the north county. Then sunny skies return on Sunday.

North County Weather 03.17.2022

Partly cloudy today, highs near 74. NNW winds 5-10 miles per hour Tonight, mostly clear, lows near 36. NNW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny with highs near 77. NNW winds 5-10- miles per hour. The extended forecast for increasing clouds Saturday about a 30% chance of rain Saturday afternoon, however, only a…