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In Sports 4.20.2021

Cal Poly shortstop Brooks Lee named to the Brooks Wallace Award watch list as the best shortstop in Division 1 of college baseball. One hundred nominees are on the list, including three others in the Big West. Kole Kaler of Hawaii, Taishi Na-ka-wa-ke of UC Irvine and Jordan Sprinkle of UC Santa Barbara. Lee is…

California Men’s Colony 4.20.2021

The California Men’s Colony is on a list of five California prisons which may close in the next few years because of again, and the need for improvement. Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, and the California Correctional Center in Susanville are slated to close. By the year 2025, five prisons may close. The Men’s Colony…

SLO Co Covid Update 4.20.2021

San Luis Obispo county health department reports the first death of a person with coronavirus in April. He or she was between the ages of 65 and 84. It brings the number to 257 of the number of San Luis Obispo county residents with coronavirus who have died. Of those 257 fatalities, only eight were…

Highway One Reopens Friday 4.20.2021

Highway one will reopen Friday. Caltrans says highway one will reopen a week ahead of schedule after a months long closure due to storm-related damage. A large section of the highway near Rat Creek slid down the mountainside into the ocean during heavy rain. Jim Shivers of Caltrans says that the work that is nearly…

Paso Robles City Council 4.20.2021

Paso Robles city council meets tonight, virtually. The council will be without city manager Tom Frutchey. You may remember his send off at the last meeting. Last Friday, the city held a casual drive through farewell for former city manager Tom Frutchey. A month ago, mayor Steve Martin introduced the interim city manager, Bob Carpenter.…

North County Weather 4.19.2021

Mostly sunny and warm, highs near 85. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Clear skies tonight, lows near 46. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, but cooler, highs near 74. WNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the week with a cooling trend. Highs…

In Sports 4.19.2021

The Paso Robles Bearcats beat the Templeton Eagles 34-20 Friday night at Mike Erb field in Templeton. The Eagles were playing without three key players who suffered injuries in the game with St. Joseph the previous Friday. The Bearcat running backs, Leo Kemp and Jake Morones, dominated the game for the Bearcats. Kemp is only…

Cal Poly Graduations 4.19.2021

Cal Poly will conduct commencement exercises outdoors and in person June 12th and 13th. There are six graduation ceremonies planned. One for the college of business. Another for the college of architecture and environmental design. A third for engineering. The college of agriculture, food and environmental sciences will conduct one. Same for the college of…

Former Coach Arrested 4.19.2021

The Arroyo Grande police department arrest a former girls basketball coach. He allegedly sexually abused a child in Arroyo Grande. 61-year-old Daniel Berenguer of Goleta allegedly sexually abused a child back in 1990. He was arrested and booked into the county jail after an eight-month investigation. His bail set at $200 thousand dollars. Berenguer coached…