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Scott Peterson moved off death row. Two years ago, the California supreme court overturned his death sentence for killing his pregnant wife twenty years ago. Peterson is a Cal Poly graduate. He worked at Morro Bay golf course while studying at Cal Poly. A state judge is now considering if Peterson deserves a new trial.…
The Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero is getting ready for Zoo Boo. Sylvia is painting windows at the entry of the zoo, and the zoo keepers are preparing their costumes. Zoo director Alan Baker says Zoo Boo is a family event. Zoo Boo is Saturday evening at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero.
Atascadero city council meets tonight at the rotunda. They will discuss accessory dwelling units (ADU’s). There will be a management report on enhancements to the wrestling bacchantes statue. With $7,000 they plan to add a viewing sidewalk around the statue. Atascadero city council gets underway at 6:00 this evening. You can hear the meeting live…
Although local districts are slow in releasing test scores following the covid shut down, test scores across the county indicate math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Math scores show nearly 4 in 10 eighth graders failed to grasp basic math concepts. Not a single state saw a notable improvement in their average test scores.…
The election is two weeks from today. By now, you’ve probably received your ballot. Maybe, you’ve received several. Despite the problems at the San Luis Obispo county elections office, you’re entitled to vote only once. And that includes filling out blank ballots that you come across somewhere. The complaints about this election keep coming into…
No frost on the pumpkin, but it’s getting close. Overnight low temperatures dipping into the upper 30’s in some parts of the north county. We’ll see cool temperatures through this week with highs in the mid to upper 70’s. Sunday night, when the Great Pumpkin is expected to arrive at River K Pumpkin Patch, it…
Sunny today, but cooler, highs near 76 in Paso Robles. 76 in Atascadero. NNE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Overnight, partly cloudy, lows near 41. NNW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tomorrow, cloudy with high’s near 78 in Paso Robles. 76 in Atascadero. NNW winds 10-15 miles per hour. We’ll see mostly sunny skies through…
The Bearcats, Greyhounds and Eagles all win Friday night in high school football. The Bearcats beat Nipomo 34-12 at War Memorial stadium. They improve to 4-2 in league, 6-3 overall. The Titans have not won a game. They’re 0-9. The Atasadero Greyhounds beat Cabrillo 45-28 in Lompoc. The Greyhounds are 5-0 in the Ocean League.…
Thousands of people turned out to watch about 500 people take part in the Witches Paddle in Morro Bay. The event started in 2013 with about ten witches. Saturday, about 500 witches paddled around the bay in kayaks, canoes, paddleboards and other water craft. That brought out a big crowd in Morro Bay. The witches…
The CHP identifies a man killed in a single car crash on highway 46 Thursday night. He’s 33-year-old Anthony Bracket of Visalia. Just before eight Thursday night, his SUV left the road and overturned several times on highway 46 near Shandon. A tour bus at Hearst Castle leaked hot radiator fluid from a rear engine,…
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