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Golden State Killer 6.29.2020

Today in Sacramento, the so-called Golden State Killer is expected to enter a guilty plea for a series of assaults and murders in the 70’s and 80’s. Police believe 74-year-old Joseph James Deangelo Jr. may have committed as many as 62 rapes, 13 murders and 13 kidnappings in five California counties. The case to be…

Water Tank 6.29.2020

Just in time for summer, the rebuilt water tank in the hills just west of downtown Paso Robles is nearly complete. And it’s on its way. Ditas Esperanza of the Paso Robles public works department says they may start filling that water tank this week.

Covid SLO County Update 6.29.2020

San Luis Obispo county Penny Borenstein says she’s concerned about an increase in the cases of Covid-19 in our county. On Friday, the county added 19 new cases. That brings the total number of people who have tested positive to Covid-19 to 508, out of a population of 285 thousand people. 126 are active cases.…

Cause of River Bed Fire 6.29.2020

Fire officials have determined the cause of last Monday’s Salinas riverbed fire in Paso Robles. The fire was started by crews clearing brush along the bike trail near Navajo avenue and south River road. That fire began just before two in the afternoon one week ago today. The fire burned about 15 acres, destroyed two…

Jerel Haley 6.29.2020

Atascadero police chief Jerel Haley announces that he will retire October 16th. Haley has served the city of Atascadero for nearly ten years. Previously, he worked for police departments in Santa Maria and Santa Cruz. Haley says he decided about a month ago to retire. He plans to move to Maui and begin a new…

Trevon Perry Update 6.29.2020

Paso Robles police chief Ty Lewis holding a news conference late Friday afternoon to share tragic news about the disappearance of 28-year-old Trevon Perry. Chief Lewis says an investigation over the past several months led detectives to a house in Riverside where they found what they believe to be the body of 28-year-old Trevon Perry.…

Opening Monologue 6.29.2020

Cooler temperatures for a few days in the north county, but by Saturday, temperatures will be back up into the mid 90’s. Saturday is the fourth of July. On the 4th will see temperatures in the mid 90’s. Great weather for a freedom rally at the downtown city park on Saturday. We’ll see more wind…

North County Weather 6.26.2020

Sunny with highs in the low 90’s. WSW winds 15-25 miles per hour this afternoon. Overnight, clear with lows in the mid 50’s. WSW winds 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80’s. SW winds 20-30 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the weekend. Temperatures in the…

Atascadero Zoo 6.26.2020

The Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero received a check for $10,000 thursday from the Atascadero Wine Festival. Zoo Director Alan Baker says, “It’s always great to receive a check which we can use to enhance the zoo.” Barbi Butz helped start the Atascadero Wine Festival 25 years ago. She says, “From the beginning, we’ve given…

On Billion Dollars Worth of Stimulus Checks 6.26.2020

According to the government accountability office, the treasury’s bureau of fiscal services sent out $1.4 billion dollars worth of stimulus checks to more than one million dead Americans. The bureau says it’s because they didn’t have access to the social security administrations set of death records. In it’s 403-page report evaluating Washington bureaucrats during the…