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The Arroyo Grande Police Department recently sponsored its 28th annual Santa Cop program with a breakfast hosted by the Quarterdeck Restaurant. <p>Police officers, civilian and volunteer staff of the Arroyo Grande Police Department joined Santa Claus in presenting gifts and holiday festivities for 10 families and 30 children in need.</p> <p>The event was made possible through gift and monetary donations from South County businesses and individuals.</p> Pictured is Chief Steve Annibali visiting with Santa Claus and participants in the Arroyo Grande Santa Cop program.</p>

Good News! 2014

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A view of Baywood Park during a northeasterly Santa Lucia wind,which often produces clear conditions along the beaches of San Luis Obispo County.

Same patterns cause different weather on Atlantic, Pacific coasts

At any given season, and at the same latitude no less, the weather along the East Coast can be so unlike West Coast weather. Low and high pressure and the winds they produce can have radically different effects on each coastline.

Sports

Southern California running back Javorius Allen breaks away from Nebraska defensive back Byerson Cockrell on a 44-yard touchdown run during the second half of the Holiday Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, in San Diego. Southern California won 45-42.

Kessler leads No. 24 USC to 45-42 win over Huskers

It wasn't until Nelson Agholor knocked down a desperation pass by Nebraska's Tommy Armstrong Jr. inside the 10 that Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian could exhale and celebrate.

Business

For Restaurant Month, the menu at the Madonna Inn's Copper Cafe includes double-cut beef ribs.

SLO County's Restaurant Month to include deals at wineries, too

Restaurant Month, coming to San Luis Obispo County in January 2015, features more than 40 restaurants across San Luis Obispo County. Some Paso Robles and SLO wineries will also offer special deals.

Opinion

Suzanne Davis

There's no place like home for the holidays

Our pooches just love the holidays. Life gets mighty exciting for Abby the Giant Weiner Dog, Shelby the Cocker Spaniel and Ms. Rolls-in-Dead-Stuff Marley.

Entertainment

In this clip from "It's a Wonderful Life," George (James Stewart) regales Mary (Donna Reed) with all of his dreams for the future.

10 holiday movie moments to remember

Just in time for Christmas, here's a list of 10 memorable moments from our favorite holiday movies, including "A Christmas Story," "Elf" and "It's a Wonderful Life."

Living

Mary&#x92;s free-range rotisserie chicken from J&R Meats in Templeton.

7 SLO County food finds guaranteed to make your mouth water

Here's a look back at some favorite food and drink discoveries, including Central Coast Creamery, Templeton Hills Beef, Bristols Cider House and TheraBee Culinary Honey.

State

This photo provided by the Fort Bragg Advocate-News shows Mendocino High School girls basketball wearing the "I Can't Breathe" T-shirts before a recent game. A high school basketball tournament on the Northern California coast has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing protests over police killings of unarmed black men after a school was disinvited because of concerns its players would wear T-shirts printed with the words "I Can't Breathe" during warmups. The athletic director at Fort Bragg High School informed his counterpart at Mendocino High School this week that neither the boys nor girls team would be allowed to participate in the three-day tournament hosted by Fort Bragg High starting Monday, Mendocino Unified School District Superintendent Jason Morse said.

School bans 'I Can't Breathe' T-shirts at tournament

A high school basketball tournament on the Northern California coast has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing protests over police killings of unarmed black men after a school was disinvited because of concerns its players would wear T-shirts...

Nation/World

Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8015 wait for the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. A massive sea search was underway for the AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning, officials said.

Search suspended for missing AirAsia jet carrying 162

An astonishingly tragic year for air travel in Southeast Asia turned worse Sunday when an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people disappeared over stormy Indonesian waters, with no word on its fate despite several hours of searching by air and sea. 20 minutes ago