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The Paso Robles Education Alliance is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from Justin Vineyards and Winery to support the organization&#x92;s ongoing efforts to provide new educational resources and opportunities in Paso Robles public schools. The donation to PREA will help initiate new programs and augment existing initiatives in the district. For information, call 866-620-0584 or visit <a href=http://www.GoPREA.org>http://www.GoPREA.org</a>. <p>Pictured are are, from left, Traci McMahan, Darla Stephenson, David Bowman, Jeff Railsback, David Ricanati, Gwen Severson and Brian Thorndyke.</p> &#8201;

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A set of 20-foot-plus storm waves at the Point San Luis breakwater on Saturday, March 1, 2014.

Storm pinwheeled across the Pacific, slamming the coast with winds, waves

An intense Pacific storm slammed the San Luis Obispo County coast a week ago, its powerful winds and high surf coming from the southwest, threatening piers usually sheltered from storms. What caused this unusual system?

Sports

Cal Poly hosts UCSB at Mott Athletic Center, San Luis Obispo, CA Photo by Laura Dickinson 3-8-14

Cal Poly loses 71-55 to UCSB

Business

SLO County's unemployment rate ticks up in January

San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate in January rose slightly from December but was still down considerably from the same time a year ago, according to figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department.

Opinion

Dan Walters: Can Brown hold the line on California ‘safety net’ spending?

The state’s finances are improving, ramping up pressure on Gov. Jerry Brown and other Democrats to restore cuts in “safety net” services 1 hour ago

Entertainment

The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary Wednesday with a screening of the documentary "Starring Adam West" at the Fremont Theatre.

What's happening at the San Luis Obispo Film Festival

Check out what's in store during the final two days of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.

Living

Hot Property: 'Supernatural' star Jared Padalecki sells Valley house

LOS ANGELES - Jared Padalecki, who stars on the long-running CW series "Supernatural," has recorded a very down-to-earth house sale in the San Fernando Valley for $2.4 million. 36 minutes ago

State

In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, Derek Martinez, 37, is processed after his arrival at the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy Calif. Martinez, a second strike offender from Shasta County, has been serving a life term with the possibility of parole for first degree murder since 2007. California counties are thwarting the state's efforts to comply with a federal court order to reduce it's inmate population by sending state prisons far more convicts than anticipated including a record number of second-strikers. The state is trying to comply with a landmark restructuring of its criminal justice system through a nearly 3-year-old law pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown that keeps lower-level felons in county jails while reserving scarce state prison cells for serious, violent and sexual offenders.

AP Exclusive: Counties undermine prison efforts

California counties are confounding the state's court-ordered efforts to sharply reduce its inmate population by sending state prisons far more convicts than anticipated, including a record number of people with second felony convictions. 40 minutes ago

Nation/World

This photo taken in April, 2013, shows a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER at Narita Airport in Narita, near Tokyo. A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people lost contact with air traffic control early Saturday morning, March 8, 2014 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and international aviation authorities still hadn't located the jetliner several hours later. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Boeing 777: 1 of the most popular, safest jets

The Boeing 777 flown by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared Saturday morning over the South China Sea is one of the world's most popular — and safest — jets. 40 minutes ago