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A fatal crash at the Oceano dunes Saturday. An off road vehicle crashed at sand highway 22 on a 20-foot dune just after twelve noon. One person was killed. Two others injured. One man was transported by helicopter to a hospital. Another transported by ambulance. All three men were about 30 years old. They have…
The Willow fire is now 73% contained. It has burned nearly 3,000 acres The fire is burning south of Big Sur and is near the Tassajara Zen Center and Hot Springs. A crew of Hot Shot fire fighters were flown in last Wednesday. Those Hot Shots are to be dropped into remote areas by aircraft…
Two fires in the Salinas riverbed over the weekend. The first was just after six Friday evening when fire trucks responded to a small fire near Navajo, just north of Albertson’s. They drenched the area of the fire and extinguished it in about 30 minutes. Another fire reported on Saturday. Friday’s fire appeared to be…
The Paso Robles chamber of commerce is promoting a job fair on Tuesday morning July 13th. It will be from 9-11 at the downtown city park. All businesses in Paso Robles are eligible to participate. For businesses to register, contact the Paso Robles chamber of commerce or go onto their website. The deadline for businesses…
According to the Tribune, Hearst Castle will be closed for another nine months. The Tribune’s Cambria bureau chief spoke late last week with parks district superintendent Dan Falat. He says it will take at least nine months to repair damage to a section of the road near the hilltop because of damage to all 27…
Did you enjoy the warm weekend? High temperatures reaching 108 in Paso Robles yesterday. 108 in Shandon. 97 in Atascadero. 66 in Cambria. Today will be about the same, then a cooling trend begins tomorrow. Highs tomorrow in Paso Robles near 102. Wednesday, highs will drop to 87, and they’ll stay in the mid to…
Mostly sunny skies after morning clouds, highs near 92. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour this afternoon. Overnight, clear skies, lows near 56. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny and warmer, highs near 104. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for high temperatures around 107 on Sunday. Cooling…
A federal judge in Florida issues a preliminary injunction halting a key part of the Biden administration’s federal stimulus relief package that forgave agricultural debts to farmers of color. US district judge Marcia Morales Howard stopped the loan forgiveness payments and debt relief for disadvantaged farmers of color anywhere in the US. The lawsuit was…
After two years of contentiousness, the director of the Integrated Waste Management Authority is leaving. Brooks Stayer told the board earlier this month that he has accepted a new job in Augusta, Georgia. Stayer will leave his position in San Luis Obispo county in July. He said he wants to be closer to his family,…
If you earned fewer than $75 thousand dollars last year, you may receive a tax rebate from the state that’s worth hundreds of dollars. That check will be sent out after the new state budget is approved. Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators are still working out details for the fiscal year that begins July…
