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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.

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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

Rubio: US bandwidth better used by cell providers

Pitching himself as an ally to Silicon Valley, presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio proposed giving cellphone companies more access to government-controlled airwaves as part of a package of pro-business initiatives he said would create "thousands... 2 minutes ago

Opinion

Lon Allan

Rude behavior isn't limited to Atascadero, readers say

I am not the only one bothered by sweeping instances of rudeness affecting our community. Based on the number of responses to last week’s column on rude behavior, it is happening everywhere. 2 hours ago

Entertainment

David Norum as Vito and Kristen Saunders as Theda in Wine Country Theatre’s debut production of "It Had to Be You."

New theater group's debut: 'It Had to Be You'

Wine Country Theatre is the result of efforts by Cynthia Anthony, who has been involved in theater in the area and around the Central Coast for three decades as an actor, teacher, director and arts administrator.

Living

Federal inspector to audit Maryland health exchange

A federal inspector general is launching a review into what went wrong with Maryland's health insurance exchange, the first examination focused specifically on how millions of dollars in federal money was spent by the state, according to the lawmaker...

State

Pedestrians walk by a colorful MAX train in Portland, Ore., Monday, March 10, 2014. While use of buses, trains and subways is on the rise in many cities across America, ridership in the Portland area’s much touted system has actually fallen off, according to new data released by the American Public Transportation Association.

More choices, more rides bring transit renaissance

With more trains and buses to take, and the appeal of using travel time for pursuits other than dodging traffic, Americans are taking greater advantage of a renaissance in public transit, according to a report released Monday. 8 minutes ago

Nation/World

NATO sending surveillance planes to Ukraine border

NATO says it is dispatching surveillance aircraft to fly over Poland and Romania to monitor the crisis unfolding in neighboring Ukraine. 2 minutes ago