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The Huasna fire has grown to 375 acres east of Arroyo Grande. The fire started when a truck with a malfunctioning catalytic converter sparked a brush fire, which quickly spread to nearby hills. Fire fighters hope to get the fire under control by July 3rd.
Firefighters quickly contained a vegetation fire in Cambria yesterday afternoon. The fire broke out along Wood Drive and Evensong Way. The fire burned around one acre. After the fire was contained, crews stayed on site for a few more hours to mop-up and search for any hot spots.
PG&E has reportedly asked the U.S. Department of Energy for an extension to apply for federal funds to operate the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Reuters reports of a letter submitted to the department of energy’s office of nuclear energy. The utility company wrote, “An extension is needed to provide PG&E the time to collect…
The Kristin Smart murder trial is pushed back again. Opening statements are now scheduled to begin July 18th, not July 6th as previously planned. Jury selection began Monday of this week, but that was a week later than scheduled. More pretrial motions may be heard next week. Then the jury selection will be wrapped up…
It’s called the Del Rio Marketplace. A development approved Tuesday night by Atascadero city council. Senior planner Kelly Gleason described the project to city council during a long discussion of the project at the rotunda Tuesday evening. If you go to the video of the Atascadero city council meeting, you can see all their maps…
Several dozen police and fire officials took part in an active shooter drill at Kermit King Elementary School in Paso Robles yesterday afternoon. The police and fire personnel took part in a simulated active shooter event, first responding to the shooter while caring for wounded and injured people. Paso Robles Police Commander Todd Rehner said…
The last day of June, and as you might expect, it will be sunny in the north county. But even cooler than yesterday. High temperatures in the upper 80’s today and tomorrow. The weather experts predicting a high temperature of 86 on Monday, July 4th. More on the weather coming up.
Sunny today in the north county, but cooler, highs near 93. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 49. W winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny skies, but cooler, highs near 86. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for sunny skies thru this 4th of July…
Although the weather cools off dramatically today, the sunken gardens will sizzle this afternoon. Atascadero’s Laura Christiansen says summer sizzle begins. Each Wednesday afternoon, a local chef will provide a recipe which can be filled at the farmers market. That’s 3-6 this afternoon at the sunken gardens in Atascadero.
The Paso Robles School District conducted a workshop yesterday for people interested in running for a position on the school board. Educator Don Clickard of the Atascadero Unified School District talked to the interested parties about the commitment and responsibilities of the trustees. Clickard served as a teacher, coach, principal, superintendent and President of the…
