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The Dana Adobe in December 2004 before substantial restoration efforts. ©The Tribune

History of the Dana Adobe shared, Disneyland proposed

How long would it take you to get from San Luis Obispo to Disneyland in 1954? About a year and a half. The park didn't open till 1955.

Sports

Cuesta College freshman Kaylee Williams is a former Mission Prep standout.

Cuesta women's basketball rolls into home opener undefeated

Cougars have gone undefeated, they’ve made it look easy and they’re beginning to earn respect across the state going into tonight’s home opener in the 30th Annual Phillips 66 Tournament against Hartnell at 8.

Business

Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton.

SLO County hospitals receive top grades for patient safety

Four San Luis Obispo County hospitals recently received the top grade for patient safety by hospital ratings organization, The Leapfrog Group.

Opinion

Phil Dirkx

Groundwater pumping needs to be regulated

Up here in the North County we’ve had some cold nights. Wednesday morning I saw frost on the roof across the street for the first time this fall. Now I’m hoping for a “White Christmas.” Yes, with this current drought I... 1 hour ago

Entertainment

The North County Chorus.

North County Chorus honors veterans in song

The group's Sunday concert, Lifting Our Voices in Tribute to Veterans, is a preview of next summer’s Freedom Tour, which will include stops in Boston, Philadelphia, Arlington, Va., and Washington, D.C.

Living

All that Axel wants for Christmas is a good home.

Make a big difference in Axel’s world — adopt him

Shelter volunteer Ellen Perryess shares this week’s San Luis Obispo Animal Services featured feline Axel’s story.

State

In this photo provided by Steve Hendershot oil workers tend a drill site in in Souris, N.D. Some people were choosing to stay indoors as an arctic blast swept across the Northern Plains, but the prospect of temperatures not cracking single digits is just another challenge for the roustabouts, roughnecks and thousands of others working outside who grin and encdure in western North Dakota's oil patch.

Oil crews endure even when wind chill drops to -40

With the wind chill falling to almost minus 40, Steve Hendershot's mind was elsewhere Thursday as he and his crew of roustabouts worked a well in North Dakota's booming oil patch. 8 minutes ago

Nation/World

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.

Budget deal? Big obstacles, New Year's deadline

With hopes of a "grand bargain" long gone, congressional negotiators now are seeking a more modest deal before year-end to ease the automatic spending cuts that are squeezing both the Pentagon and domestic federal programs. But the going is getting... 3 minutes ago

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