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Quota International of Atascadero recently participated in the annual Trivia Brain Challenge at the Paso Robles Senior Center. The club donated $1,700 to the facility, which offers services and programs that improve physical and mental health and intellectual and social well-being of seniors.

Good News! 2014

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After two years of planning and coordination, FM 97.3 The Rock is set to launch March 29. The Federal Communications Commission licensed the new radio station in February to the city of Morro Bay.

Licensing Of New Morro Bay radio station complete

After two years of planning and coordination, FM 97.3 The Rock is set to launch March 29. The Federal Communications Commission licensed the new radio station in February to the city of Morro Bay.

Sports

Oregon State's Jamie Weisner (15) pumps her fist after scoring as Southern California's Ariya Crook trails in the first half of the Pac-12 NCAA college championship basketball game Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Seattle.

USC rallies past Oregon St 71-62 for Pac-12 title

When Cassie Harberts took a second to reflect, she remembered watching the NCAA tournament selection show and waiting for Southern California to appear on the screen. It was always a disappointing experience.

Business

In this Tuesday, March 4, 2014 photo, dumpsters kick up clouds of dirt as they head to construction sites in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Construction has only begun at two of 10 planned sites in Otsuchi and further down the coast.

Construction crunch slows Japan tsunami rebuilding

Tens of thousands of people on Japan's northeastern coast who were left homeless in the March 2011 tsunami are shivering their way through yet another winter in cramped temporary housing, with perhaps several more to go. 6 minutes ago

Opinion

Editorial bleed

‘Early support voiced in SLO” screamed the Feb. 14, front page headline in The Tribune. The story concerned a presentation of conceptual plans for the latest iteration of the proposed development of the Dalidio property. 3 hours ago

Entertainment

Mark Parsons, author of the young adult novel "Road Rash," explains his book, playing drums and his family band, Risky Whippet (with wife/fellow author Wendelin Van Draanen) while offering a tour of his Pismo Beach recording studio.

Pismo couple supported each other in quest to become published authors

Before Wendelin Van Draanen became a popular author of young adult novels, she received 10 years’ worth of rejections. Those setbacks, which arrived in the mail with cruel consistency, might have discouraged most aspiring novelists. But Van Draanen...

Living

Style at Home: Spring forward with pillows

Every spring, as the first crocuses push their way through the frozen ground, I whirl through my home switching the heavy layers of my winter decor to the lighter, brighter colors and patterns of spring. One of the first spots I hit? My accent pillows... 12 minutes ago

State

Pedestrians prepare to board a train at Union Station Friday March 7, 2014 in Los Angeles. Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began to boom. Nearly 10.7 billion trips in 2013, to be precise, the highest number since 1956.

Americans riding public transit in record numbers

Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began booming. 6 minutes ago

Nation/World

Indonesian Navy pilots Maj. Bambang Edi Saputro, left, and 2nd Lt. Tri Laksono check their map during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 over the waters bordering Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand near the Malacca straits on Monday, March 10, 2014. Dozens of ships and aircraft have failed to find any piece of the missing Boeing 777 jet that vanished more than two days ago above waters south of Vietnam as investigators pursued "every angle" to explain its disappearance, including hijacking, Malaysia's civil aviation chief said Monday.

What is known about missing Malaysia Airlines jet

An extensive search has revealed no sign of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. What authorities say is known as of Monday evening: 1 minute ago