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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.

Modern nomad

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

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Smoke from the fire northeast of Cayucos is visible in this photo taken about 4 p.m. from Highway 46 West. Point Buchon is visible in the distance.

Brush fire burns 35 acres northeast of Cayucos

A wildland fire has burned about 35 acres northeast of Cayucos, according to Cal Fire. 3 hours ago

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

SLO County's unemployment rate falls to 6.1 percent

San Luis Obispo County's jobless rate continued its decline in April as it fell to 6.1 percent, state data show.

Opinion

Empathy and hope

In Philadelphia, concerned citizens decided to end the isolation and criminalization of the mentally ill. 8 minutes 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 ...

Nation/World

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 51

A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary... 29 minutes ago

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