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.
An Atascadero bookkeeper gets 10 years in prison for embezzlement. 41-year-old Joy Noel Wilde pleads guilty to 21 counts of grand theft in exchange for a maximum sentence of ten years and four months. Wilde deposited into her personal accounts 63 checks written to vendors from a north county construction company for which she worked…
The dead body of a homeless man discovered over the weekend in Mitchell park in San Luis Obispo, where he was camping. A passerby found the body at 10:30 Saturday morning. Officers and paramedics arrived around 11 and determined the man was dead. The cause of death has not been determined. His identity has not…
The US Coast Guard navigated through dense fog to rescue an injured man on a bulk carrier off the coast of Morro Bay. The captain of the vessels contacted the 11th coast guard district command center and asked for help. The coast guard sent a helicopter from San Francisco. The dolphin lowered a crew member…
When will schools reopen in the north county? Chris Bausch is a trustee with the Paso Robles school district. Friday, the governor announced sports could return to California high schools, and he’s the one calling the shots. Chris Bausch says sports are returning to north county high schools, slowly. Most of those sports are ramping…
Good news on coronavirus in San Luis Obispo county. The number of new cases is down 40% over the past seven days. That compares to a 33% drop across the state of California. County health officer Penny Borenstein reports 118 new cases over the three day weekend. Nearly 20,000 people have had the virus since…
Weather in the north county will continue to be sunny and warm for the next several days. Today and tomorrow, we’ll see afternoon temperatures in the mid 70’s. It may taper off a little on Saturday, down into the mid 60’s. That will lead to increasing clouds Monday and a 40% chance of rain one…
Mostly sunny today, highs this afternoon near 75. ENE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Clear tonight, lows near 38. Sunny skies tomorrow, highs near 75. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny through this week in the north county. Highs between the upper 60’s to the mid 70’s. A 40% chance of rain one week…
The Paso Robles Bearcats back on the running course Saturday. The boys and girls cross country teams run against teams from San Luis Obispo high school Saturday at Los Osos middle school. The Bearcat girls team lost to the Tigers 25-30. But Charlotte Castelli finished second, and the younger Bearcat runners did well overall. The…
Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham introduces legislation that would make records of police misconduct and shootings public, even if an officer resigned before an investigation of his conduct is conducted. The assemblyman introducing the bill last week. It’s the second time he’s introduced a bill of this nature. A previous bill died in the senate appropriations committee…
A house fire in Paso Robles Saturday afternoon. Fire fighters responded to 242 Pacific avenue at 1:50 Saturday. 19 firefighters worked to contain the house fire. The fire was quickly contained. All occupants were able to evacuate safely from the single-story home. Investigation into the cause of the fire continues.
