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Quota International of Atascadero recently participated in the annual Trivia Brain Challenge at the Paso Robles Senior Center. The club donated $1,700 to the facility, which offers services and programs that improve physical and mental health and intellectual and social well-being of seniors.

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Paso Robles celebrated its 125th birthday Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the downtown City Park with a parade, cupcakes, the raising of a new city flag and the arrival of a letter by stagecoach from San Miguel that will be placed in a time capsule.

Paso Robles celebrates 125th anniversary with party in City Park

Paso Robles celebrated 125 years of history Tuesday with a "Happy Birthday Paso Robles" celebration in the downtown City Park featuring a parade, the raising of a new city flag, and 1,000 cupcakes.

Sports

Cal Poly’s Joel Awich, right, battles Hawaii’s Keith Shamburger for the ball during the Mustangs’ home win over Hawaii in January.

Cal Poly men's basketball team needs quick reversal

On the heels of Saturday’s whipping in the regular-season finale, preparations for Thursday’s Big West Conference Tournament rematch with UC Santa Barbara reads somewhat like a religious experience for the Cal Poly men’s basketball ...

Business

A HomeGoods store is scheduled to open in the Irish Hills Plaza on Los Osos Valley Road in May.

HomeGoods to open San Luis Obispo store in May

HomeGoods will hold a grand opening for its first San Luis Obispo County location in the Irish Hills Plaza off Los Osos Valley Road on May 18.

Opinion

Enough on Gaga

In regard to yet another complaint of how the water was “wasted,” for Lady Gaga’s video: I think enough opinions have been expressed. Stephen Hearst is an extremely generous man, and supports our community in many ways that... 35 minutes ago

Entertainment

David Norum as Vito and Kristen Saunders as Theda in Wine Country Theatre’s debut production of "It Had to Be You."

New theater group's debut: 'It Had to Be You'

Wine Country Theatre is the result of efforts by Cynthia Anthony, who has been involved in theater in the area and around the Central Coast for three decades as an actor, teacher, director and arts administrator.

Living

Tips for college students to maintain mental health

College is a time of learning and self-discovery for young adults. But it’s also a period of emotional instability with the potential for serious psychological consequences.

State

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2012 file photo, Google co-founder Sergey Brin gestures after riding in a driverless car with California Gov. Edmund G Brown Jr., left, and state Senator Alex Padilla, second from left, to a bill signing for driverless cars at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, held a public hearing to solicit ideas on how to integrate driverless cars, sometimes called "autonomous vehicles," onto public roads.

California pushes to finish driverless car rules

California is trying to do something unusual in this age of rapidly evolving technology — get ahead of a big new development before it goes public. 14 minutes ago

Nation/World

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel asks questions in court about the events surrounding the shooting death of Oscar Pistorius' girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in court during the second week of his trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of Steenkamp, on Valentines Day in 2013.

Pistorius trial: cricket bat, toilet door in court

Kneeling in court and swinging a cricket bat at Oscar Pistorius' toilet door, a South African forensic analyst demonstrated Wednesday how the double-amputee athlete may have bashed the door to get to the girlfriend he had just fatally shot. 9 minutes ago