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CubeSat, a miniature satellite technology co-created at Cal Poly, will be inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. The induction will take place during the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on April 4-7th. Jordi Puig-Suari, a former Cal Poly aerospace engineering professor, created the CubeSat platform with now-retired Stanford University professor Bob Twiggs.…
March is “National Pet Vaccination Month” and Woods Humane Society is partnering with national nonprofit Petco Love to host two free pet vaccine clinics this month. The clinics will provide free DAPPv Canine and HCP Feline vaccines. Animal experts say as puppy and kitten season approaches, pet exposure to contagious and deadly diseases – parvovirus,…
A Paso Robles man convicted of the 1999 murder of a San Luis Obispo woman could soon be released. Michael Anthony Morgan, who was convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison, has a parole suitability hearing on March 29th. Morgan confessed to murdering 36-year-old Angelina Roe in May…
Investigators have released the name of the man found dead following a mobile home fire in Nipomo last week. He’s been identified as 70 yr. Old Melvin Nobriga, who was renting the mobile home. The fire was reported around 2:51 p.m. Feb. 23 on the 1200 block of Hetrick Avenue. It destroyed the mobile home…
California’s average price for a regular gallon of gas went up eight cents in just one day, reaching a record of $4.94 on Thursday. According to AAA, San Luis Obispo County is not only seeing the highest prices in the state but also in the nation. On Thursday, the average price for a regular gallon…
Former San Luis Obispo County developer Kelly Gearhart was released from federal prison Wednesday, one year early. Gearhart was serving a nine-year sentence related to a lending scheme in which he and hard-money lender James Miller bilked investors out of millions of dollars. More than 1,200 investors, primarily seniors, placed nearly $100 million with Miller…
A car fire on Highway 101 near the Five Cities Drive in Pismo Beach temporary shut down the southbound lanes on Wednesday. Shortly after 11 a.m., callers reported a vehicle with flames shooting out from the car’s underside on Highway 101. While firefighters battled the blaze, Pismo Beach police officers directed traffic through the city.…
A new report from the San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury looks into the county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 26-page report released this week states the Grand Jury received complaints from citizens who said the county “did not act fast enough and appropriately in managing the distribution of vaccines in response to the…
Applications are currently being accepted for ocean lifeguards in Cayucos. Applicants must pass a swim test, paddle out, run and oral interview before being invited to attend a 56-hour course on open water lifesaving. Tryouts will take place Saturday, April 2nd. Pay for the positions start at $18.50 an hour. To register, call (805) 781-4385.
The Morro Bay Harbor Department is working to upgrade one of its three lifeguard towers ahead of the summer season. Improvements are being made in a warehouse off the end of the Embarcadero where the stand is getting new paint and fiberglass work. Lifeguard towers are not inexpensive but they can last quite a long…