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Morro Bay High School 3.05.2021

In the San Luis Coastal Unified School District, corruption that resonates in Paso Robles. After an outside investigation into alleged mishandling of funds at Morro Bay high school, one teacher resigns and the principal is reassigned to the classroom. The investigation was conducted by an independent firm hired by the school district. The investigation initiated…

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Opener For Friday 3.05.2021

It’s the ides of March, but we’ll see mostly sunny skies this weekend. There’s a slim chance we’ll get some precipitation overnight tonight. About a 25% chance. Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday. Then increasing clouds Monday. Forecasters say we may get some rain Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The Tribune is reporting the driest…

North County Weather 3.04.2021

Mostly cloudy this morning, partly cloudy this afternoon, highs near 62. Clear overnight with temperatures dipping down to about 35. Mostly sunny skies with temperatures around 67. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies thru Sunday. A 65% chance of rain Monday night through next Thursday.

I-5 Strangler Dead 3.04.2021

The I-5 strangler is dead. He died the same way his victims died. He was strangled to death. Roger Kibbe confessed to stalking victims in the Sacramento area from 1977 to 1986. Late at night, he looked for young women with car trouble. After offering to help, Kibbe would abduct the women, drive them to…

Arata Back in Court 3.04.2021

Black lives matter protester Tiana Arata back in court yesterday. A county prosecutor tells the judge that the DA’s office supports allowing five of the accused protesters to go into a diversion program to avoid trail. That does not apply, however, to Tiana Arata or to Robert Lastra, who broke the back window of a…

Paso Robles Police & Vandals 3.04.2021

Paso Robles police identify two suspects accused of vandalizing cars in Paso Robles last Saturday. They are Ben Delashmutt and Michell Baranek of California Valley. Police say the two 43-year-old suspects confessed to the crimes. They wrote with red spray paint in large letters on sidewalks, bank drive-thru driveways and on a bus. They hit…

Covid Deaths in SLO 3.04.2021

Meanwhile, the county turns to the red tier. That means local restaurants and gyms can open for indoor activity. Retails stores can increase capacity. Movie theaters, museums and other businesses can open their doors for the first time since November. San Luis Obispo county reports 27 new cases of coronavirus Wednesday. Two new deaths reported.…

Opener for Thursday 3.04.2021

Have we turned the corner on coronavirus. Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham believes it. Cunningham talking with KPRL yesterday. He says the state is slow to reopen schools, because of the state government. He calls it shameful. He says Dr. Fauci and the CDC said last December that it was safe to reopen schools.