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Paso Robles School Board 1.29.2021

The Paso Robles school board to hold a meeting tomorrow to revisit the San Luis Obispo grand jury report, critical of the district for financial mismanagement during superintendent Chris Williams administration. The board held three meetings to go point-by-point through that grand jury report. The board agreed with all but a couple points of the…

Coats For Kids 1.29.2021

Today is the final scheduled day of the week long Coats For Kids drive. You can donate coats, jackets, sweaters and sweatshirts at several locations today in the north county. Erik Gorham tells KPRL that you can donate coats, jackets, sweaters and sweatshirts in Paso Robles at Paso Market Walk or New Day Church on…

Storm Damage 1.29.2021

More storm damage, falling trees and a river rescue yesterday. One man rescued yesterday from the Salinas riverbed. Just before 2 yesterday afternoon the individual was rescued from an island by Paso Robles fire personnel. They’re water rescue team. Two fire engines, one rescue vehicle, one squad and two battalion chiefs from Paso Robles fire…

Rain Fall 1.29.2021

How much rain did you get at your place from the recent storm? Rocky Butte, above Cambria- recorded 13” of rain. Cambria got 10” Templeton 5” Santa Margarita almost 5” Atascadero 3.3” Creston 2” Shandon three quarters of an inch Paso Robles airport 3” for the season. Paso Robles has 7.36”, which is ahead of…

North County Weather 1.28.2021

More rain today, highs this afternoon near 50. Southerly winds 10-20 miles per hour. Another inch of rain expected. Localized flooding also expected. Rain likely, southerly winds 5-10 miles per hour. A quarter of an inch of rain expected. Tomorrow, showers in the morning. Then sunny skies, highs around 55. Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday and…

Atascadero School Closes 1.28.2021

Santa Rosa Academic Academy in Atascadero closes the school temporarily to in-person instruction after a number of employees test positive to Covid-19. There was one case reported during the week of January 18th. And four more new cases reported on Monday. 195 students and staff were attending the school. They’re back home today, doing distance…

SLO Co Covid Update 1.28.2021

The county releasing figures yesterday on the coronavirus in San Luis Obispo county. Health officials say 194 people tested positive for the coronavirus. In total about 17 thousand have tested positive since last March. That’s fewer than 10% of the county population. Health officials also report three more deaths of people with corona-virus. They were…

Paso Robles Police 1.28.2021

Paso Robles police are investigating the discovery of a body found in the Salinas river bed Tuesday afternoon. The body was discovered around 2 Tuesday afternoon behind Kohl’s. Police say it appears the person had been living in the riverbed area. Officers say it looks like the deceased person was burned. The investigation is underway…