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The winds were calmer yesterday in the lake Tahoe basin, but the Caldor fire is still a threat to thousands of structures there. A red flag warning expired Wednesday evening. Single-digit winds are forecast through Saturday. The light winds are helping firefighters, Yesterday, the fire burned southeast of pioneer trail after jumping highway 89 earlier…
The school year is challenging for Almond Acres Academy, the new charter school in Paso Robles. The school has been located next to Lillian Larson school in San Miguel, but a new campus is being built on Niblick road. Unfortunately, that’s not yet complete. KPRL talked with principal Bo Bourgault at one of two temporary…
A fatal crash on 101 in Nipomo Wednesday afternoon involving a big rig. The semi carrying an excavator made contact with the guard rail. The excavator flew off the trailer, and rolled down an embankment onto the off-ramp at Willow road. It landed on the top of an SUV. A 60-year-old woman driving the 2008…
Labor Day weekend will be sunny and warm in the north county. Getting hotter as the weekend progresses. 101 on Sunday. 103 Monday, then cooling off to around 100 on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week before temperatures drop back into the low 90’s. It’s a three day weekend and you can count on a…
Mostly sunny skies today, but again, cooler. Highs today near 82 in Paso Robles. Near 78 Atascadero. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Overnight, clear skies, lows near 47. WNW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny and a little warmer. Highs near 90 in Paso Robles. 86 in Atascadero. WSW winds 10-20 miles…
The Paso Robles Bearcats host Buchanan this evening in high school football. The game is reportedly being played on a Thursday because of a shortage of officials. At least that’s one explanation from central section officials. The Bears are 2 and 0 and highly ranked. They are the top ranked football team in the central…
Firefly Aerospace may launch a rocket tonight from Vandenberg air force base. Firefly may blast into space the Alpha launch vehicle between the hours of six and ten this evening. The plan is to put it into orbit about 300 kilometers above the earth. Then it will circle the planet every ninety minutes or so.…
The state of California is working to add several natural gas-fuel power plants to avoid blackouts this fall. The California department of water resources is in the process of buying five temporary gas-fueled generators to install at existing power plants. They are expected to be operating by the middle of September. The move comes after…
The associated press is reporting dozens of California children are trapped in Afghanistan. Officials say more than 30 California children are still stuck in Afghanistan after they traveled to the country to see relatives weeks before the Taliban seized power. They were unable to get out before US Forces left. Officials with three school districts…
All national forests in California are now closed due to the current wildfires across the state. This includes the Los Padres national forest here on the central coast. The closure continues through Friday, September 17th. The forest service says the decision was made for public and firefighter safety. Officials say that by temporarily reducing the…
