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An excessive heat warning continues to be in effect through Monday next week, with the hottest days coming this weekend. Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures from 100 to 110 degrees are expected in parts of San Luis Obispo county. Impacts of heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. The city of Paso Robles…
Cal Poly alumni, Brooks Thomas Lee, will be representing the Minnesota Twins at the 2024 MLB All-Stars Futures Game and Futures Skill Showcase. Lee, born in San Luis Obispo in 2001, played college baseball for the Cal Poly Mustangs. Lee is currently the number two prospect in the Twins organization, and has 29 games across…
Firefighters were forced to close highway 41 west in both directions yesterday afternoon when a brush fire sparked. The fire began at around 4:11 pm, but was contained shortly afterwards. In less than an hour, firefighters were nearly finished with extinguishing the blaze. About a fourth of an acre burned. The cause of the fire…
The San Luis Obispo police department received reports of gunshots being heard on the 1500 block of Madonna road in the evening hours of June 30th. At the time, police were unable to find evidence of gunshots, but the next morning, police received a report from a resident at the same block that they found…
Press Release Vegetation Fire The Paso Robles fire department has released an official statement regarding the vegetation fire that sparked on Sunday at around 9 pm. The fire took place on Caballo Place in Paso Robles, and burned around 3.65 acres before being contained. There were no damages to structures or infrastructure. The releases says…
The San Luis Obispo county homeless services division released a statement yesterday regarding the supreme court’s decision for Grants Pass v. Johnson. The supreme court overturned a ruling made by lower courts, saying that enforcement of laws that regulate camping, sleeping, and similar activities in public does not violate the eighth amendment’s prohibition against ‘cruel…
The California Highway Patrol announced they will be entering their maximum enforcement period for the fourth of July holiday weekend. The MEP will begin at 6 pm on July 3rd, and continue through Sunday, July 7th. During this time period, all available CHP officers will be on patrol to encourage safe driving, and to assist…
The California Highway Patrol announced they are distributing more than $25 million in grant funds to 102 California law enforcement agencies, nonprofit organizations, and crime laboratories to address the dangers of driving while under the influence. The grants come from proposition 64, which tasked CHP with administering grants for education, prevention, and enforcement programs to…
Several fires broke out in the north county area this past weekend. A vegetation started on Friday off the 41 East near the Cholame Y. This fire, known as the Cotton Fire, grew to about 200 acres, and is reported to be at 100% containment. A commercial fire broke out on Monterey road north of…
245 Arrest 6-27-24 On Thursday, June 27th, Paso Robles police officers received a report at around 3 in the afternoon involving a verbal dispute on Theater drive. A release by the police department says that a man, identified as Nicolas Wayner, reportedly pointed a loaded shotgun at two people. He was arrested at the scene,…
