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San Luis Obispo county reports 63 new cases of the coronavirus. Paso Robles fire chief Jonathon Stornetta described the situation in the north county to Paso Robles city council last night. Out of 285,000 people living in the county, 1369 have tested positive for covid-19. So far, seven people in the county have died who…
Atascadero police arrest a Paso Robles teenager in connection with Sunday’s car chase and crash into a light pole. Police say they tried to check on a vehicle in the Paloma Creek park parking lot just after 11 Sunday night. The driver took off and the chase began. The car crashed into a light pole…
Another black lives matter protest yesterday afternoon in San Luis Obispo. Protesters said they were angry about comments made by San Luis Obispo county sheriff Ian Parkinson at a meeting in Atascadero two weeks ago. At the Tea Party meeting on July 6th, the sheriff allegedly condemned violent protests. Yesterday, protesters in San Luis Obispo…
Tonight, Paso Robles schools superintendent Curt Dubost and administrator Nate Maas will hold another streamed conversation to update families and community members about distance learning, home school and independent study options. There will also be a short update from special education. The conversation will be at six this evening on YouTube. Go to the school…
Paso Robles City Council voted Tuesday night to put a one per cent increase in sales tax to increase revenue. The spending priorities for the increased revenue would be police, fire and street repair. City Manager Tom Frutchey estimated the revenue would be about $10 million. Forty percent of that revenue would come from out…
Morning clouds becoming mostly sunny this afternoon . High’s near 90. Westerly winds 5-10 miles per hour. Overnight, partly cloudy w/ lows in the low 50’s. SW winds at 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny after morning clouds, highs in the upper 70’s. SW winds 20-30 miles per hour tomorrow. The extended forecast calls for mostly…
The 2020 City To The Sea half marathon, 5k and Kids’ Fun Run has been canceled. The event was scheduled to take place on September 13. This year’s event would have been the race’s 25th anniversary. Organizers say they made the decision to cancel because of the pandemic and health and safety concerns for the…
Protect Atascadero getting a lot of compliments for giving police officers gift baskets to thank them for their service. Protect Atascadero planning their next promotion. Co-founder Amanda Hawkins telling KPRL they’re planning a meeting on a neighborhood watch program in Atascadero. No date set for the meeting. We’ll let you know when they set a…
A vehicle pursuit in Atascadero ended in a search early yesterday morning for an armed suspect. The incident began at 11:11 Sunday night when an Atascadero police officer conducted a check on a car in the parking lot at Paloma Creek park. During the contact, the driver fled and that started the vehicle pursuit. It…
Road work continues today which will impact commuters on highway 101. The roadwork is scheduled to continue through Wednesday between the hours of 6 and 11. One lane in each direction will be closed between Traffic way in Atascadero and highway 58 near Santa Margarita. So you can expect back-ups during the morning commute on…
