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.
Absenteeism at county schools is way up because of covid. In the Paso Robles school district, attendance has been around 85%, which is low. It’s usually around 93% this time of year. Incidentally, the increase of covid in the county has delayed some surgeries, but those delays can be anticipated to increase as government takes…
Sunshine today and through this week on the central coast. Highs in the upper 60’s and low 70’s. Not much rain in the forecast. Weather forecasters say we’ve got about a 20% chance of rain one week from tomorrow. Last Friday night, winds kicked up a fire at Big Sur. The fire started around 7:15…
Mostly sunny skies, highs near 66. NE winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 33. ENE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs near 67. NE winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through next week. Highs in the upper 60’s and low 70’s.
The only north county high school basketball team in action tonight is Atascadero girls team. They play at Pioneer Valley in Santa Maria tonight at 6:30. The Bearcats and Templeton Eagles are idle. Same with Atascadero boys. The Bearcat boys play at Atascadero on Tuesday. The Bearcat girls are home against Orcutt Academy on Tuesday.…
A fire broke out early yesterday morning at Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort and Spa near Avila Beach. The fire reported at 12:10 early yesterday morning. It apparently started in a storage shed at the resort on Avila Beach drive. Cal Fire responded and called out San Luis Obispo county’s hazardous incident response team. They are…
The city of Paso Robles talking about designating the airport a space port. Paul Sloan explains to the city council this week that doesn’t mean there will be rocket launches at the airport. Paul Sloan says there are space planes which are currently being designed which could use the Paso Robles airport as it is…
A new year for San Luis Obispo county supervisors, and the board deciding that Bruce Gibson will be chair. First district supervisor John Peschong will be vice chair. A big item facing the supervisors, the upcoming elections in June. The newly drawn second district includes the north coast, which supervisor Bruce Gibson represents, and then…
Paso Robles police have identified the man who was killed in a collision on highway 46 Wednesday night as 35-year-old Sean Casey Colwell of Atascadero. Police say Colwell was hit by at least one vehicle while apparently walking in the westbound lane of traffic. It happened at about 6:50 Wednesday night just west of Buena…
A Paso Robles man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend and their unborn baby in 2019. 34-year-old Daniel Raul Rodriguez pleaded guilty in September to first degree murder of his girlfriend, 27-year-old Carrington Jane Broussard. He also pleaded guilty to second degree murder of their unborn baby. You may remember the crime…
The man accused in the murder of Nancy Woodrum is found guilty yesterday in San Luis Obispo county superior court. 45-year-old Carlo Alberto Fuentes Flores found guilty of murdering Woodrum by superior court judge Timothy Covello. Fuentes Flores had waived his right to a jury trial. You may remember the 62-year-old hairdresser who operated a…
