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The Atascadero City Council recently voted unanimously to present the San Luis Obispo County Library with $10,000 to buy equipment and furniture for the new library in Atascadero. The funds had already been earmarked for library expansion and do not impact city operations, according to an email from the city. <p>The Friends of the Atascadero Library have been actively raising funds for the new library project, which is now nearing completion and is expected to open to the public within the next few months.</p>

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Molting can leave elephant seals looking rather moth-eaten, but it&#x92;s natural and healthy.

Elephant seal births up, but pup mortality rate rises even more

About 5,300 elephant seal pups were born in the rookery at Piedras Blancas this year, up 2.5 percent from last year, but the survival rate was lower than last year. Brian Hatfield, the marine biologist who counts them, bases the number of pups born...

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Dallas Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski (33) celebrates his goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the third period of Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Dallas. The Stars won 4-2.

Stars beat Ducks 4-2, even series 2-2

Dallas Stars center Cody Eakin skated the length of the ice, got around a sliding defender, closed his eyes and shot just before his stick got ripped out of his hands.

Business

The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary Wednesday, March 5, 2014, with a screening of the documentary "Starring Adam West" at the Fremont Theatre.

SLO film festival sees highest attendance, ticket sales in 20 years

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival saw record attendance and ticket sales this spring, on its 20th anniversary.

Opinion

Phil Dirkx

A hopeful time in Paso Robles

I guess you’ve probably heard that things are looking hopeful here in Paso Robles. Hope is starting to bloom along with our roses and bottlebrush bushes.

Entertainment

Up-and-coming country star Dustin Lynch performs Saturday at the Pozo Saloon as part of the Pozo Stampede.

Dustin Lynch has a fire inside for country

Lynch will perform Saturday alongside fellow country acts Easton Corbin, Brantley Gilbert and Eric Paslay at the Pozo Saloon as part of the fifth annual Pozo Stampede.

Living

Kitty is a quiet, older cat looking for a loving home.

Kitties late in their nine lives need homes

San Luis Obispo County Animal Services volunteer Ellen Perryess is highlighting a group of senior kitties in search of new homes to spend their golden years:

State

Postal workers picket in front of a Staples store Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Concord, N.H. Postal workers around the country protested in front of Staples stores, objecting to the U.S. Postal Service's pilot program to open counters in stores, staffed with retail employees.

Postal workers' unions protest Staples program

Postal workers in cities big and small protested in front of Staples stores on Thursday, objecting to the U.S. Postal Service's pilot program to open counters in stores, staffed with retail employees. 11 minutes ago

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Firefighters extricate the driver from the front of a school bus that crashed, Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. Three of the injured, the driver and two of the children, were taken to hospitals in critical condition after the crash, Anaheim police Lt. Bob Dunn said. The other nine students had minor injuries, and most of them were released to their parents. Police say no other vehicles were involved in the crash and there is no immediate word on the cause.

11 kids, driver hurt in Calif. school bus crash

Eleven middle school students and their driver were injured when a school bus jumped a curb Thursday and rammed into trees in Southern California, authorities said. 11 minutes ago