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A lockdown yesterday in Atascadero. It started around 1:15 when two students at North County Christian reported seeing a man with a rifle in the creek behind the school. The CHP air unit, along with two drones, assisted the CHP, the sheriff’s office, Paso Robles police department and the county probation department, in conducting a…
Speaking of power, the California state legislature approved senate bill 846 yesterday to give PG and E, a $1.4 billion dollar forgivable loan to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operating. Governor Gavin Newsom pushing for the bill because he feels Diablo is necessary to prevent rolling blackouts. Yesterday afternoon, the California electric grid operator…
It may be the first day of September, but the weather is only getting hotter. Yesterday the temperature reached 105 in Paso Robles. 95 in Atascadero. How do you like this hot weather? It’s raising concerns for first responders. Paso Robles fire chief Jonathon Stornetta tells KPRL one of the issues in the north county…
Sunny today, highs near 104 in Paso Robles. 98 in Atascadero. NNW winds increasing to 10-15 miles per hour. Overnight, clear with lows near 58. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny skies, but a little warmer. Highs near 108 in Paso. 105 in Atascadero. NNW winds 10-15 miles per hour. The extended forecast…
The Templeton high school girls tennis team beat Paso Robles 6-3 yesterday at the Templeton Tennis Ranch. The Eagles are now 3-0 for the season. Templeton’s #1 singles Emma Zouabe won her match 6-0, 6-0. In major league baseball yesterday; The Dodgers beat the Mets 4-3. The Padres over the Giants 4-3. The Yankees beat…
California wheat production remains steady, but high prices may increase plantings. California farmers are on track to deliver 80,000 acres of winter wheat, equal to last year. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s June forecast. The state is also expected to harvest 24,000 acres of durum wheat, an increase of 4,000 acres from…
A private housing analysis company says the population of San Luis Obispo county is growing faster then the supply of housing. Between 2010 and 2020, the population grew 6.4%. Housing by 5.1%. Two factors, retirees wanting to move to the north county, and people wanting to escape California cities where crime, homelessness and drug abuse…
The Boys and Girls Club of the central coast has a big fundraiser coming up. Emily Reneau is Development Director for the Central Coast Boys and Girls Clubs. She says the 22nd Annual Winemaker Dinner will be Friday, September 10th at the Paso Robles Event Center. You can buy tickets at centralcoastkids.org. Emily says the…
Back here on planet earth…. Pioneer Day is five weeks away. The kick off dinner is September 24th. The parade is October 8th. This year’s Grand Marshall is Howie Steinbeck. Beverly Ann Jesperson Steinbeck is Pioneer Day Queen this year. We’ll hear her describe the Jesperson family history in Atascadero tomorrow on KPRL.
At 10:40 Tuesday night, Space X launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 46 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Port. It’s the 39th launch of the year for Space X. Starlink is Space X’s high-speed broadband satellite internet service designed to reach rural and remote communities like Pozo and Shandon.
