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A hiker finds a human skeleton on Bishops Peak Friday evening. Police responded at 5:30, but could not locate the body. They returned Saturday and with the help of a CHP helicopter they located the skeletal remains of a man on the north side of the mountain. The identity of the person is not being…
Atascadero’s Winter Wonderland attracted thousands of people to downtown A-town Friday night. Despite the cold temperatures, families turned out in great numbers to test the snow slide, the inflatables or to enjoy the music provided by the Atascadero jazz band or honor choir. Crews brought in 75 tons of ice from Glacier Ice Company out…
Cars drove bumper-to-bumper Saturday night through Vine Street Victorian Christmas in Paso Robles. A few pedestrians walked, but the cold weather and mandates from the San Luis Obispo County Health Officer prevented people from walking the traditionally closed Vine Street. Regardless, many home-owners decorated their houses. A few families hosted small private parties, which looked…
Storm clouds gathering over the district office in the Paso Robles school district. Late last week, district administrators put out word they’re offering good pay for substitute teachers. Then, teachers union representative Justin Pickard reminded teachers of protocol related to sick outs, etc. There may be a job action later this week in the Paso…
Almond Acres Charter Academy students begin attending classes Monday at their new campus on Niblick Road. The City of Paso Robles gave the charter school permission Thursday afternoon to occupy their new building. Almond Acres students will attend one week of school at the new campus, then go on Christmas break. Constructions crews have worked…
Batten down the hatches. Rain on the way to the north county today. Forecasters saying we’ll get nearly two inches of rain later today. It begins this morning, and after a break during the eight o’clock hour it will continued unabated through midnight. Rain and wind. The wind kicking up around ten this morning. Showers…
Showers tapering off this morning, sunshine this afternoon, highs near 56. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Tonight, clear to partly cloudy skies, lows near 32. Tomorrow, partly cloudy, highs near 58. NNE winds 5-10 mph. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny this weekend. Then rain next Monday and Tuesday. They’re now saying will…
The city of San Luis Obispo is cleaning up the Bob Jones bike trail from San Luis to Avila Beach where homeless people have set up camps along the bike trail. Critics say it’s an unlawful removal of homeless people, or unhoused people as they’re now called by some. In Arroyo Grande, the FBI investigates…
Nearly 500 employees in the Los Angeles unified school district were fired this week for refusing to comply with a mandate that they get vaccinated against covid-19. Meanwhile, some 34,000 students have not yet been vaccinated as required. The school board voted 7-0 on Tuesday to terminate the employees. They make up less than 1%…
Voters in Paso Robles and many other municipalities approved one cent and one half cent sales taxes to raise money for local government. Did you ever wonder how that money is being spent? Ryan Cornell is director of administrative services of the city of Paso Robles. Tuesday night he gave city council a report on…
