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Monday afternoon, Cal Fire and the CHP rescued a stranded hiker off a cliff near Ragged Point. He was stuck on rocks 100 feet from the edge of the cliff off highway one. A CHP helicopter was brought in to assist in the rescue. They used a Bill Pugh Basket to rescue the hiker.
Holiday events continue this weekend in the north county. Friday night, Atascadero plans to light up the rotunda. That’s tomorrow night at the sunken gardens. Saturday night, the big Christmas parade returns to downtown Paso Robles. This year, Vine Street Victorian Christmas will be a drive through event. This week, KPRL received some calls from…
Atascadero Printery Foundation receives a one hundred thousand dollar donation from a long time Atascadero resident. A matching donation of one hundred thousand dollars made in the memory of Gaylen Little, who was a contractor in Atascadero. So far the foundation has raised 18 thousand dollar to match the donation. The foundation is working to…
San Luis Obispo police finally identify the body of a homeless man found dead at a homeless camp back on November 20th. He’s 64-year-old Rick Fowler of San Luis Obispo. The suspect in his murder is 42-year-old Marco Cota Jr. of Exeter. Cota is currently being held at the county jail on unrelated charges. Police…
In Templeton yesterday, hundreds of kids in soccer, baseball and other sports uniforms lined up to receive money from Remax Success Real Estate Company. Elissa Williams and Brian Thorndyke coordinated the fundraising event with agents in the company. Remax chose youth sports as recipient of their charity work this year. Brian Thorndyke says next year…
The fall out continues from Tuesday’s vote by the San Luis Obispo county supervisors on redrawing their districts following the 2020 census. Chair Lynn Compton called for the vote on the Patton map. Supervisors Peschong and Arnold voted yes, Dawn Ortiz-Legg voted no, then Bruce Gibson started stalling, so Lynn Compton voted yes, to make…
Mostly sunny today, highs near 84. SW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, clear, lows near 40 with light winds. Tomorrow, sunny skies, highs near 79 in Paso Robles and Atascadero with light winds. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the week. No rain in the forecast, although there’s an 18% chance…
The ninth district court of appeals renders a decision on new stricter gun laws in the state of California. The court upholding California’s ban on high capacity ammunition magazines. That overturns earlier rulings. The decision will likely be appealed.
The county health department reports that seven San Luis Obispo county residents with covid died over the past week. Three people were older than 85. Three were between 65 and 84. One was between 50-64. The county did not provide any information about their other health issues.
Several new developments with the Paso Robles school district. First, the board adds a new student member to the board of trustees. She is the current president of the high school student body, Malia Gaviola. Malia is the daughter of assistant superintendent Jennifer Gaviola. Her appointment made at the special meeting held Monday. She will…
