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A woman whose vehicle struck and killed a world-class triathlete on highway 227 while talking on her cell phone gets probation only. Lisa Smith was talking on her cell phone when her car struck and killed the wife of the dean of Cal Poly’s college of business. 58-year-old Bridgett Dawson died from injuries sustained in…
The fate of 23-year-old Gino Lopez is in the hands of the jury. Lopez is the Arvin man who crashed his car on the Cuesta grade two years ago while under the influence of alcohol. He fled the scene although a passenger in the car lay dead or dying on the pavement. Other motorists say…
Dedication yesterday at Kuehl-Nicolay funeral home for a new flag pole installed at the front of the iconic building. As part of the dedication, manager Kurt Hardenbrook displayed historic photos of the old funeral home, which went back almost 100 years ago. One of the remarkable pieces Hardenbrook put on display yesterday, a cot that…
Sunny today with highs in the upper 80’s. Clear overnight with temperatures in the mid 50’s. Sunny tomorrow, with highs in the mid 90’s.
The Templeton Eagles football preparing for a home game tomorrow night against Mendota. The Eagles host Mendota tomorrow evening at 7:30. You can hear tomorrow nights game live here on am 1230 KPRL. The Paso Robles Bearcats travel to Visalia to take on El Diamante. The Atascadero Greyhounds at home tomorrow night against Stockdale. Kick…
If you can’t trust your doctor, can you trust a robot? At Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, robot assisted surgeries are already taking place utilizing a $2 million dollar device. The device is called the da Vinci Surgical System. It’s characterized as a giant mechanical octopus made by a Sunnyvale company.…
The recently retired manager of the county waste management agency will receive his retirement and health benefits while the district attorney’s office investigates alleged wrong doing. There are allegations that Bill Worrell spent as much as $430 thousand dollars on personal expenses while he served as general manager of Integrated Waste Management.
In San Luis Obispo, a man found dead after he was struck by a train. Officers responded to an underpass near Mill and Pepper streets in San Luis. The train engineer reported that he saw a man lying on the tracks. He said he was unable to stop the train before it struck the man.…
A 26-year-old man was arrested shortly after he assaulted another man and stole his laptop computer. The two men were reportedly fighting near Rabobank on Broad street. One man reported having his backpack and laptop computer stolen. He identified the suspect as Alexander Herman Friend. Investigating officers knew the suspect’s name and knew he frequented…
Yesterday morning in Atascadero, a woman jumped off the Curbaril avenue overpass onto NB 101. The unidentified woman was rushed to San Luis Obispo for medical treatment. The woman, who was wearing white shorts, a red shirt, and a baseball cap, stopped her vehicle in the middle of the overpass and jumped onto the north…
