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North County Weather 9.18.2020

Mostly sunny skies today, smoke and haze are possible. Highs this afternoon near 90. Overnight, clear skies, lows in the low 50’s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs in the upper 80’s. The long range forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the weekend, but cooler. High temperatures dropping back into the upper 80’s through early…

In Sports 9.18.2020

Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis made history at the Rome Diamond league meet yesterday, breaking Sergey Bubka’s 26-year-old outdoor world record when he cleared 6.15 meters on his second attempt. That’s 20 feet 2 inches. Bubka set the outdoor record of 6.14 meters (20 feet, 1½ inches) in July 1994 in Sestriere, Italy. Although he attended…

Elton John’s New Release 9.18.2020

Exciting news for fans of Elton John. The artist announces that he’s releasing an eight CD collection entitled, “Elton Jewel Box.” It will be released November 13th. The collection includes 148 songs, 60 of which have not previously been released. The recordings begin in 1965 and continue until 2019. On two of the CD’s, Elton…

Teachers Reluctant Returning to School 9.18.2020

While many California teachers are reluctant to return to school, the Paso Robles and Atascadero school districts are trying to reopen for in-person instruction. Paso Robles school superintendent Chris Dubost telling the school board recently he believes it’s best if students can return to school. School board trustee Chris Bausch supports the superintendent. Both Paso…

Arata Arraignment Via Zoom 9.18.2020

20-year-old Tianna Arata had another virtual day in court yesterday. She appeared via Zoom, but her attorney says they will be challenging the charges against her on first amendment grounds. Attorney Curtis Briggs spoke. At yesterday’s arraignment Tianna’s attorney says he wants the charges thrown out, citing the first amendment rights of his client.

Shooting in Paso 9.18.2020

The Paso Robles police are investigating a shooting which occurred just before ten last night in the area of Santa Ysabel and San Augustin drive. No other details yet available. Police are on the scene, doing their investigation. We’ll have more information as it becomes available to us.

Weather and Fire 9.18.2020

Did it stay pretty warm at your place yesterday? Smoke from the Dolan fire largely responsible for covering the north county overnight, trapping warm air over us. Up the coast, the Dolan fire grew to 125 thousand acres overnight. It spread an additional 3,381 acres. It remains 40% contained. It has destroyed 19 structures, and…