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Nipomo High School student Philip Vaughan has Down syndrome and diabetes. “I was relieved when Mrs. Little’s class wanted to help out,” says Philip’s mother, Brenda Vaughan.

Sixth-graders raise money to help buy service dog for Nipomo teen

For their community service project, students in Cheryl Little’s sixth-grade class at Branch Elementary School in Arroyo Grande decided to try to raise $18,000 to buy a service dog for Nipomo High School junior Philip Vaughan, who has Down syndrome...

Sports

Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol dunks against the Phoenix Suns during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013.

Kobe still winless after Suns beat Lakers 114-108

Kobe Bryant is swiftly regaining his confidence and timing. His conditioning improves daily, and he's already leading the Los Angeles Lakers in scoring again.

Business

People pack Higuera Street during the Thursday night Farmers Market in San Luis Obispo in July 2011.

Central Coast ranked among top U.S. travel destinations for 2014

Lonely Planet has named the Central Coast — Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties — its fourth top travel destination in the United States, behind Grand Rapids and Lake Michigan’s Gold Coast, Yosemite National Park and...

Opinion

The Phillips 66 oil refinery, located on a 1,644-acre parcel off Highway 1 west of Nipomo, has operated since 1955.

Rail spurs concern

At first glance, the Phillips 66 rail spur project seems to be a South County issue. Until you read the recent articles in the Los Angeles Times and New Times SLO.

Entertainment

Isabel Deyo will dance the part of the Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker."

Civic Ballet of SLO, Opera SLO collaborate on "The Nutcracker"

Isabel Deyo will take the Performing Arts Center stage as the Sugar Plum Fairy, considered the most challenging role in Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet about a courageous young girl and her enchanted toy. 3 hours ago

Living

One of the loveliest walks at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is the path between towering azaleas in this romantic garden.

A merry meander through Southern gardens

Turtles are like taco chips for alligators — crunch — so how can they snuggle together in the sunshine at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens near Charleston, S.C.? Because alligators feed primarily at night, and the smart turtles paddle away...

State

A Los Angeles County coroner's van arrives at the Country Villa Sheraton nursing facility in the North Hills area of Los Angeles Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Police say a 60-year-old man, Lance Holger Anderson of suburban Santa Clarita, has been booked for investigation of murder in the shootings of his dementia-stricken wife and his sister, who was in a vegetative state at a nursing home.

Los Angeles police: Man shoots ailing wife, sister

A 60-year-old man fatally shot his dementia-stricken wife at their home and then walked into a convalescent home Wednesday and killed his sister, according to police, who described the shootings as apparent mercy killings. 13 minutes ago

Nation/World

A pair of traders confer on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as investors hold back ahead of economic reports that could influence when the Federal Reserve will start reducing its stimulus. World stock markets mostly fell Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 as investors factored in the prospect of the Federal Reserve reducing its lavish monetary stimulus this month.

US stocks slump following disappointing earnings

Disappointing earnings from a handful of U.S. companies pushed the stock market to its biggest loss in five weeks. 8 minutes ago

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