Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
An active shooter drill at Templeton high school continues today and tomorrow. It started yesterday at Templeton high school. This does not involve live ammunition or explosives. The school office staff is aware but they will be working during this time.
The Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival is this weekend. The event is starting tonight for the Central Coast Reserve Experience. The wine festival itself is from 4-8 Saturday afternoon and evening. For more information about the Atascadero Lakeside Wine Festival and all the events associated with the reserve weekend, go to: visitatascadero.com.
One of the light posts for the new lighted pedestrian crosswalk struck by a vehicle and bent 15-20 degrees last night. The post at the corner of 13th and Pine street is leaning this morning. Paso Robles Public Works department will be out this morning surveying the damage and doing their investigation. The big question.…
Mostly sunny today with highs in the low 70’s. Winds this afternoon 20-30 miles per hour. Tonight, clear with lows in the low to mid 50’s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny and windy with highs in the upper 70’s.
Joy Harjo is named US Poet Laureate. She’s the first Native American to hold the position. The 68-year-old poet was appointed yesterday by librarian of congress Carla Hayden, who said that Harjo will help tell the American story. Harjo is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, and a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Yesterday, on “Juneteenth”, African-Americans testified in congress on proposed reparations to compensate for slavery and abuse for 100 years after slavery ended in the United States. Yesterday’s date, June 19th is called Juneteenth by African-Americans. It’s the date back when slaves in Texas learned of the emancipation proclamation, when Abraham Lincoln freed them from slavery.…
Beekeepers say last winter was the worst die off yet of honeybees in the US. The annual nationwide survey found 37.7% of honeybee colonies died this past winter. That’s nearly 9% higher than the average winter loss. Bee experts at the University of Maryland and other colleges surveyed nearly 4,700 beekeepers. Bees pollinate $15 billion…
Orcas from the Puget Sound area of Washington State are visiting Monterey Bay. According to local whale watchers, it’s highly unusual to see killer whales on the central coast. This pod is the first marine biologist Nancy Black has seen in 32 years. She says it’s exciting to see them. The whales are usually found…
A Templeton man was killed in a car crash Saturday morning on highway 101 near Buellton. 79-year-old Peitro Boumpensiero was driving a Silverado southbound near the Avenue of the Flags off ramp when he collided with a vehicle driven by a 23-year-old man from San Francisco. The Silverado left the road and overturned. Boumpensiero was…
PG and E is hosting an open house tonight in San Luis for customers in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. The topic, the community wildfire safety program. The open house will be held from 6-8 tonight at Embassy Suites hotel in San Luis Obispo. The public is invited to attend to learn more…
