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Several counties throughout California, like Los Angeles, are reporting they have likely passed the peak of the Omicron wave. While Santa Barbara County Public health is reporting the same progress, SLO County Public Health officials say the virus is still surging throughout the area.

Community members can use the app to find the nearest location in SLO County to get naloxone, a medicine known to reverse opioid overdoses.

In September 2020, a hiker was rescued after sustaining major injuries from a 30-foot fall. Two similar accidents happened in 2019 of hikers falling 30 and 50 feet, and in 2016, one hiker became paralyzed from the waist down after falling nearly 30 feet around the top of Bishop Peak.

People around the world may soon be able to use their smartphones to test themselves for COVID-19 and flu thanks to a group of researchers at UC Santa Barbara.

In today's KCBX News Update: the SLO County coronavirus surge seems to be easing, and the county announced $5.5 million in grant money available to local organizations.

Nearly 300 homes will be built along Tank Farm Road in San Luis Obispo, after the city approved a mixed-use development project at a Tuesday meeting.

In today's KCBX News Update: The defense team for Paul and Ruben Flores has requested a change of venue for the upcoming trial in the Kristin Smart case, and the Colorado Fire in Big Sur is now fully contained.

Construction on the Ocean Boulevard Improvement Project was set to begin this month after the project was first delayed in 2021. But now the project is being delayed again due to a supply chain issue.

On this episode of Issues & Ideas you’ll learn about Bread Bike Bakery, and what keeps the bakers passionate about what they do. Also, Dr. Jill Stearns, President of Cuesta College, gives us an update. Also, hear about the challenges facing the Central Coasts’ health care system as Baby Boomers age.

Strong committed relationships are the key to good mental health and cultural well-being - but achieving these essential connections is often challenging and elusive. What is the state of love, marriage and family in the 21st century? Listen to a Conversation with the Reluctant Therapist, Elizabeth Barrett, and Stephanie Coontz, Director of Research and Public Education at the Council on Contemporary Families, Professor Emerita at The Evergreen State College and author of seven books on marriage and family life, including The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap and Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage.