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Rain this morning, showers this afternoon, highs near 52. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The chance of rain today, 100%. A chance of snow at the higher elevations. The snow level dropping to 5,000 feet. A few clouds overnight, lows near 34. NNW 5-10 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, but we’ll see some…
One sad note this morning, residents of Sierra Bonita saddened by the loss of Gigi, the basset hound. Gigi and her friend, Larry, walked around the Turtle Creek neighborhood seven times a day for years. The white basset was a four-legged ambassador, approaching every one with a smile, although Larry said she was simply hoping…
Highway one is open again. Rock fall and debris on the roadway resulted in the temporary closure of highway one from the Elephant Seal parking lot to south of Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo county. It’s back open today, but the weather is still an issue. If you want the latest information, you can…
This week, we’re looking back at some of the big stories which occurred in the year 2021. In early January of this year, San Luis Obispo county supervisors wrestled with the impacts of the coronavirus and government imposed shutdown. Supervisor Debbie Arnold talked about it at a board meeting. One of the issues in county…
Two people died in a house fire in Santa Maria last night. The two-alarm structure fire broke out on Driftwood drive around 10:18 Sunday night. It took crews about 20 minutes to knock down the flames. Two people died in the fire. Another was taken to Marion Regional Medical Center with moderate burn injuries. Six…
Same scam with a new twist. That’s how sheriff Ian Parkinson describes a phone scam targeting older people in San Luis Obispo county. He says this is not a new scam, by any means. What the callers want you to do is to get some gift cards, and then give them the numbers so they…
A Santa Margarita man dies at the age of 108. Henry Barba was the oldest world war two veteran in California. When he died Friday, he was at a senior living center in San Luis Obispo. He died around 8 Friday evening, which was also his 81st wedding anniversary. Henry Barba dead at the age…
A surfer’s body found floating in the waves just north of Morro Bay. The apparent victim of a fatal shark attack. The man was boogie boarding just north of Morro rock. The surfer has not yet been publicly identified. A woman spotted the body floating in the water near Morro Strand beach around 10:40 Friday…
More rain today in the north county. Today, and again Wednesday. So, rain this morning. Showers this afternoon, sunshine tomorrow, then more rain on Wednesday in the north county. The city of Paso Robles reports the falling precipitation. On 12/24 we measured 1.77” of rain. On 12/25 we measured 0.02” of rain. On 12/26 we…
Cloudy with occasional light rain today, highs near 55. Westerly winds 5-10 miles per hour. The chance of rain today, 80%. Cloudy overnight, lows near 37. Tomorrow, showers in the morning, then more steady rain tomorrow afternoon, highs near 51. Southerly winds 5-10 miles per hour. The chance of rain, 90%. The extended forecast calls…