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See the latest photos of people who have been booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail.

Dignity Health Central Coast recently awarded $210,582 in grant funding to seven collaborative projects consisting of 20 nonprofit organizations in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties <p>Representatives from each organization were invited to a breakfast where they were presented with checks to provide health and human services aid to county residents.</p>

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Hector Melos was diagnosed with cancer on Christmas Day. His medical expenses are rising.

Two fundraisers set to help Cambria man fighting cancer

Two Cambria fundraisers — a Jan. 25 soccer tournament and a Jan. 31 chicken barbecue — are being held to help pay for medical treatment for Hector Merlos, 18, who was diagnosed with cancer Christmas Day.

Sports

Cal Poly&#x2019;s David Nwaba dunks over UC Riverside&#x2019;s Steven Thornton during the Mustangs&#x2019; 68-49 win Saturday night at the Mott Athletics Center. Nwaba had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Cal Poly men's basketball team pulls away from UC Riverside

An 8-0 run in 54 seconds during the second half by the Mustangs turns a close game into a 68-49 rout of Highlanders at home

Business

Ken Vesterfelt

Ken Vesterfelt is Morro Bay's top citizen

Ken Vesterfelt received the Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce award at Friday’s installation dinner.

Opinion

Summer learning

The Boys & Girls Club of North San Luis Obispo County would like to thank the Central Coast Funds for Children for its support of our summer educational program, Brain Gain.

Entertainment

Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo dancers Lily Campbell and Justin McMillan rehearse for &#x201C;Forever Midnight,&#x201D; featuring the music of gypsy jazz band The Tipsy Gypsies.

Ballet Theatre SLO, Tipsy Gypsies team up for jazzy fundraiser

Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo is joining forces with gypsy jazz band The Tipsy Gypsies for a Jan. 31 benefit concert featuring the swingin' new piece "Forever Midnight."

Living

A dormant peach tree spur will later yield flowers and fruit.

Be proactive about pest control with dormant sprays

Generally speaking a dormant spray is any pesticide, including fungicides, highly refined horticultural oils, (often called insecticidal or narrow range oils), or oils in combination with pesticides, which are applied during a plant’s dormant...

State

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the Freedom Summit, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Possible GOP candidates pitch ideas at conservative forum

The robust Christian right in early-voting Iowa plays an outsize role in helping determine the Republican presidential nominee, a political reality not lost on the parade of would-be 2016 candidates trying to draw attention at a Saturday gathering... 11 minutes ago

Nation/World

Members of the St. Rose of Lima Parish of Paso Robles, Calif., arrive to the &#x201C;Walk for Life&#x201D; rally and march in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. Thousands of abortion opponents gathered at Civic Center Plaza in front of City Hall for the 11th annual event before marching down Market Street to Justin Herman Plaza.

State legislatures advance 20-week abortion ban Congress couldn’t pass

Republicans on Capitol Hill this week suffered an embarrassing defeat after being forced to drop legislation that would have outlawed abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. But similar legislation is likely to advance in state capitols around the...