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The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s department is investigating a suspicious death in the north county. The body of a man discovered early yesterday on the side of Estrella road near Hog Canyon in rural Paso Robles. Deputies responded to a call Sunday morning and found a dead Hispanic male. One report indicates the man…
Mostly sunny today with highs in the upper 80’s. Westerly winds 15-25 miles per hour. Tonight, clear with lows near 50. Westerly winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny with highs near 90. Westerly winds 15-25 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny weather through next week with highs near 90.
The Lavender Festival is tomorrow at the downtown city park in Paso Robles. Kevin Fuson grows Lavender near the river bottoms a few miles north of Paso Robles. He says it’s a very useful crop. You can check out all the uses, tomorrow at the Lavender Festival 10-5 at the downtown city park, and it’s…
Two men found dead on board a boat which had been reported missing off shore of Santa Barbara. 53-year-old Gary Bishop and 49-year-old Christopher Avila were transporting the boat from the Channel Islands harbor to port San Luis. There’s no evidence of foul play. The incident is under investigation. An earthquake shakes southern California yesterday…
Several thousand people attended the Colony Days Bluegrass Freedom Festival at Atascadero lake park on Independence Day. Several bands performed including Snap Jackson and the Knock on Wood Players. Concert organizer Nick Mattson said attendance increased dramatically this year. Some estimated the crowd doubled this year. Nick said it was 20-30% grater this year. The…
On Independence Day, United States flags flew once again along the Veterans Memorial bridge in Paso Robles. Originally, Kiwanis put the flags out, but some technical issues related to securing the flags to the poles prevented their display for the last several years. Teresa Sullenger tells KPRL the bridge is called the Veterans Memorial Bridge,…
Yesterday, thousands turned out for the annual 4th of July parade in Templeton. The firefighters breakfast packed hundreds of people into the fire station beginning at seven yesterday morning. The fundraiser continued until the parade started at 10:00 am. The Grand Marshals of the Templeton parade included 99-year-old colonel Thomas Hidalgo, who landed at Utah…
Mostly sunny today with highs in the mid 80’s. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear with lows around 50. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny with highs in the mid 80’s. Westerly winds to 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny weather through next week with highs…
The Firecracker Baseball Classic wraps up today with three games at Barnhart field on the campus of Paso Robles high school. Last night, the Paso Robles Bearcats beat Redding 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh on a walk-off single by Aaron Espinoza. The Firecracker Baseball Classic championship games are Wednesday. Coach Thornhill says the…
Using a high-tech tracking system, students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo hope one day to help cattle ranchers keep track of their herds. The students designed sensors that could allow ranchers to find cattle that separate from the herd. The sensors would be worn on a collar to monitor an animal’s location and temperature.…
