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Most high school teams are on Christmas hiatus, but college basketball teams are active. Baylor remains #1 among men’s college teams. Followed by Duke, Purdue, Gonzaga and UCLA. Cal Poly’s game against UCLA scheduled for last week was cancelled. The Mustangs host Long Beach State Thursday and Cal State Fullerton New Years day. Both games…
This week, we’re looking back at the big north county news stories in 2021. The big one, impacting everyone’s lives, was the state of California’s response to the coronavirus. County health officer Dr. Penny Borenstein told supervisors about hospital capacity and why the governor had put San Luis Obispo county in the same region with…
Two teenage gang members from Tulare county led police on a chase in a stolen car from Morro Bay to Atascadero Sunday. It ended when they crashed the stolen vehicle into a telephone pole in Atascadero. Morro Bay police spotted the car on Main street around 9:45 Sunday morning. The vehicle was reported stolen by…
The conversation continues about the 31-year-old surfer killed by a great white shark in Morro Bay Friday morning. His body found floating in the waves near Morro Strand beach, just north of the rock. He has not been identified, but there’s a lot of discussion about how many great white sharks frequent our coastline. The…
This week is another construction week at Almond Acres Charter Academy in Paso Robles, but executive director Bob Bourgault says it’s good to finally be in the new building on Niblick road. Students go back to school next week at the new campus of Almond Acres Charter Academy on Niblick road. Tomorrow, Bourgault talks about…
A snowstorm closed long stretches of highway 50 and interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Another mountain highway was closed by an avalanche. I-80 was closed for more than 75 miles, from Applegate road near Colfax through the Nevada state line. Some areas had downed power lines. Highway 50 was closed for nearly 50…
A rockslide blocked traffic on NB 101 near Gaviota yesterday. Large boulders rolled onto the roadway around 11:13 yesterday morning. The CHP issued a sig alert at 11:41 yesterday morning. At 12:08, CHP officials were escorting vehicles through the area. Paso Robles resident Holly Blumenfield got trapped in the back up. Unable to go forward,…
Part of highway 41 was closed because of a multiple vehicle crash last night caused by a rockslide. The CHP reported the crash at 9:30 last night. 3 cars were involved. Caltrans crews worked last night to clear the rocks and debris. Highway 41 between Atascadero and Morro Bay was finally reopened just after 11…
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…
