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A man and his mules make their way along Highway 227 just south of San Luis Obispo on Monday. The 64-year-old, who would not give his name, says he has been riding a mule around the West on and off for 28 years. ‘There’s meaning in my life,’ he says.

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Did you see the man with the mules walking through SLO County? Here's his story.

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The San Luis Obispo County Department of Environmental Health has a program set up to respond to any tsunami debris from Japan that might wash up on shore in the county. Scott Milner, environmental health specialist, uses a radiation survey device to measure natural radiation along the water's edge of Avila Beach.

SLO County beaches brace for Japanese tsunami debris

The first of what could be a considerable amount of debris from the devastating March 2011 tsunami in Japan to wash up on San Luis Obispo County beaches...

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Sports

San Luis Obispo's Adam Zakaria, left, and Arroyo Grande's Mitch Martin both shot scores of 69 in a dual match this year.

Arroyo Grande's Martin, SLO's Zakaria help each other excel

The names of Adam Zakaria and Mitch Martin often went hand-in-hand this high school golf season when talking about the top scorers in the county.

Business

Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab is opening a third location at 860 Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo.

Doc Burnstein’s to open ice cream shop at former Coldstone spot in SLO

After 10 years in business, Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab is opening a third location at 860 Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo, which formerly...

Opinion

Lon Allan

Not so tech savvy

For those of you who have followed my evolution over the past 40-plus years, you know that my technical savvy has been virtually static. 2 hours ago

Entertainment

Re:Find Distillery was launched with two products: a neutral brandy and a botanical brandy. Recently, the Villicanas have added cucumber and limoncello flavors.

Re:Find Distillery in Paso Robles: Winemakers with spirit

For Alex and Monica Villicana, the desire to reduce, reuse, and recycle resulted in Re:Find — a distillery project designed to produce sustainable handcrafted spirits from premium wine grape juice.

Living

Elaine, left, and Kramer, right, enjoy their forever home with their owner Meg Korgan.

Pot-bellied pigs happily rooting in Atascadero

Meg Korgan of Atascadero sent in a story about her pigs Kramer and Elaine.

State

Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition ... 37 minutes ago

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A resident who did not want to give his name, searches through the rubble of his mobile home in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, destroyed by Sunday's tornado, near Shawnee, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The tornado that slammed into Oklahoma on Sunday is now blamed for two deaths. Authorities say two men in their 70s have been found dead in or near a mobile home park outside of Shawnee.

Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 37

A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200... 22 minutes ago

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