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09/10/2026

The glasses use mini telescopes to allow different levels of magnification. For some patients, they can be life-changing.

The glasses use mini telescopes to allow different levels of magnification.

09/10/2026

Victor Glover will serve as an advisor to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's president and help shape research programs.

Victor Glover will join the executive team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

09/08/2026

The ranch's connection to Hollywood goes back nearly a century, with legendary stars like Gary Cooper, Bob Hope, and the Marx Brothers filming on the ranch. And the ranch was the setting for TV shows like Gunsmoke, The Dukes of Hazzard, and even The Bachelor.

The goal is to have the famed movie and TV production ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains reopened in time for its 2027 centennial.

09/08/2026

People trying to travel from Ventura to Kern County will have to use Highway 126 and Interstate 5 to get around the shutdown, potentially adding hours to the trip.

Ventura County travelers will have to make a major detour to get to Kern County.

09/08/2026

It's soon going to cost a bit more to use Metrolink commuter train service in Ventura County. Metrolink will hike the price of one-way tickets and SoCal Day passes in October.

It's Metrolink's first ticket price hike in 13 years. The average one-way ticket will go up 14%.

09/04/2026

Here's one of the top stories KCLU covered this week:

Is it a boy or a girl?

Santa Barbara Zoo officials don't know yet, but they do know they have a new resident: A white-handed gibbon.

It was born last Saturday to parents Chanee and Mel. They came to the zoo in 2025 as part of a breeding program for the endangered species.

The newborn is the first white-handed gibbon born at the zoo in more than two decades.

The gibbons are native to Southeast Asia. Their name comes from the unique white markings on their hands and feet. Their arms are longer than their legs, which allows them to move through tropical forest trees by swinging from branch to branch.

Newborn white-handed gibbons weigh about 10 ounces and are carried by their mothers as they grow. Zoo officials say it could be a while before they can determine the newborn's s*x.

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09/04/2026

The chickens act as sentinels, looking out for signs of viruses carried by mosquitoes, including West Nile. Officials take blood samples from the chickens every other week, and send the samples to the state for testing.

West Nile virus is increasing in the region. A flock of chickens is kept by the county to track the infection.

09/04/2026

Mission Plaza will transform into a chalk art canvas, similar to Italian traditional street art, on September 19. "It's fashioned after I Madonnari, which is an Italian street painting tradition," explained Ali Bailey with Downtown SLO, which is organizing the event.

Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo is hosting the festival.

09/03/2026

Around 80% of Santa Rosa Island’s iconic Torrey pine trees may perish as a result of the largest wildfire in Channel Islands National Park’s history.

A fire on the remote island earlier this year severely impacted the grove.

09/02/2026

Researchers believe the study provides yet more evidence of the impacts of global warming.

The study examined coral over the past thousand years to gauge the impact of the seasonal weather phenomenon.