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Atascadero city council meets this evening at the rotunda. The council will proclaim American Red Cross month. They will also approve a proclamation for teen dating violence action and prevention month. A public hearing on the Barrel Creek development is cancelled. That agenda item will not be discussed tonight. Could be a short meeting tonight…
A fatal car crash discovered this morning in Atascadero. The report came in at 6:13 on highway 41 near Old Morro road east. A single car crash involving a sole occupant. The car was traveling west on highway 41 and for an unknown reason left the roadway near Old Morro East where it collided with…
More rain today. We may get nearly one half inch of rain today, but sunny weather returns to the north county tomorrow, and we’ll enjoy mostly sunny skies for about ten days. It will remain cool, but no showers until Thursday, March 9th. We’ll have more on the weather forecast coming up.
Cloudy early today, becoming windy with periods of rain this afternoon, highs near 50. Rainfall near one quarter of an inch. Tonight, partly cloudy skies giving way to scattered showers overnight, lows near 38. SSW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Chance of rain is 40%. Tomorrow, cloudy with periods of rain, highs near 50. An…
A stretch of highway 41 closed yesterday morning after a semi-trailer truck carrying motor oil overturned on the roadway. The motor oil was stacked on pallets. The accident occurred a 11:22 Saturday night on highway 41 about five miles east of the Cholame Y. Caltrans closed the roadway for several hours. That closure created a…
Two Santa Maria residents arrested after San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s deputies found them in possession of two firearms and large quantities of narcotics. That occurred during a routine traffic stop Friday. 40-year-old Salvador Pompa and 34-year-old Jessika Zepeda arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges. In Arroyo Grande a police officer was struck by…
Fewer high school seniors are applying to UC this year. After two years of record growth, fewer students applied to the UC system for the fall of 2023. In state applications are flat. Out of state numbers are down. Applications down 2% for first year seats. The steepest drop is with international students. Some say…
A big turn out Saturday for a drive through BBQ fundraiser for Kenny Enny, who is running for Paso Robles school board. The retired marine corps Lt. Colonel says parents in Paso Robles are concerned about disturbing test scores in the public schools. Kenny Enny was selected to serve on the school board to fill…
A rescue from the Salinas riverbed Friday morning in Paso Robles. Paso Robles Emergency Services received a call from the riverbed around 2:00 am Friday morning. Police officers responded, but could not locate the individual. The caller kept losing communication with dispatchers. Around 4:30, they got another call, and located the individual, but he or…
Yesterday afternoon, four people were rescued from the roof of their car after driving through a flooded road closure sign on north river road. Cal Fire was assisted by the sheriff’s department, the CHP and the San Miguel fire department. We’ll put the Cal Fire photos on the KPRL website. It’s another example of the…
