Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
A crash at the Cholame Y late Saturday night. A passenger in one vehicle suffered severe injuries. CHP officers arrested 70-year-old Fidel Martinez Lopez of San Miguel for driving under the influence following the head on crash. Lopez was attempting to make a left turn onto highway 41 when he drove head-on into an oncoming…
Fraud during the big coronavirus cash pay out caused the state to freeze 350,000 debit cards filled with money for unemployment benefits. The employment development department says the debit cards were frozen for several reasons. One reason, a high number of claims issued at a single address. The claims were part of the federal pandemic…
After seven months of restrictions imposed by the state government due to the coronavirus. Some are wondering how long will this continue? The county prepared for an epidemic that would kill thousands of people. Hospitals were cleared of all but emergency surgeries. That made 400 beds available to the victims of Covid-19 in the county.…
Sunny skies today, highs this afternoon in the mid 70’s. SSW winds 10-15 miles per hour. Overnight, clear to partly cloudy skies, lows near 50. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs in the low 70’s. SW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The long range forecast calls for sunny skies through next week, continued cooler.
They named it Los Osos because of the grizzly bears. Yesterday, a black bear wandered the streets of Los Osos. The bear went up a tree. When it came down, it was shot with a tranquilizer dart. Then wildlife officials transported the to a remote area of the Los Padres national forest. The bear did…
A poll conducted by new times shows overwhelming support for district attorney Dan Dow in his dispute with San Luis Obispo mayor Heidi Harmon. When asked the question, whose side are you on in the war of words between San Luis Obispo mayor Heidi Harmon and district attorney Dan Dow over the charges filed against…
Tianna Arata and three other black lives matter protesters had their first day in San Luis Obispo superior court yesterday. Each defendant requested more time to study charges against them before they enter pleas. After the hearing, the four activists walked outside the courtroom where about three hundred supporters awaited them. Tianna Arata faces 13…
The debate continues over the decision late Tuesday night by Paso Robles city council to approve plans to turn the Paso Robles Motel 6 into low income housing and a homeless shelter. Mayor Steve Martin said homelessness is a challenging problem. Councilman Steve Gregory said the city has to take advantage of the opportunity to…
Cooler weather continues today and through the weekend in the north county. We’ll see high temperatures in the mid-70’s today. High temperatures in the low 70’s tomorrow. SSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The leaves may not be changing colors yet, but it’s feeling more like fall in the north county. We’ll have more on…
Sunny skies today, highs this afternoon near 80. SSW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Overnight, clear to partly cloudy skies, lows near 50. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs in the mid 70’s. SWW winds 10-15 miles per hour. The long range forecast calls for sunny skies through the weekend, but cooler. We’ll see highs temperatures…
