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

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.

Good News! 2014

Meet people who are doing good things in your town. Email news to goodnews@ thetribunenews.com.

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After two years of planning and coordination, FM 97.3 The Rock is set to launch March 29. The Federal Communications Commission licensed the new radio station in February to the city of Morro Bay.

Licensing of new Morro Bay radio station complete

After two years of planning and coordination, FM 97.3 The Rock is set to launch March 29. The Federal Communications Commission licensed the new radio station in February to the city of Morro Bay. 2 hours ago

Sports

Oregon State's Jamie Weisner (15) pumps her fist after scoring as Southern California's Ariya Crook trails in the first half of the Pac-12 NCAA college championship basketball game Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Seattle.

USC rallies past Oregon St 71-62 for Pac-12 title

When Cassie Harberts took a second to reflect, she remembered watching the NCAA tournament selection show and waiting for Southern California to appear on the screen. It was always a disappointing experience.

Business

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic Senate candidates are gambling they can turn voters against two obscure billionaire brothers who are funding attacks on them and the president’s health care law. Democrats are denouncing Charles and David Koch two of world’s richest people. The pair’s political network is spending millions on TV ads hitting Democrats in North Carolina and several other states. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Kochs are paying huge sums to try to “buy” elections and advance a self-serving agenda of low taxes and less regulation.

Senate Democrats aim ire at rich, obscure brothers

Democratic Senate candidates, facing withering criticism on the national health care law, are gambling they can turn voters against two billionaire brothers funding the attacks — even if few Americans would recognize the pair on the street. 7 minutes ago

Opinion

Editorial bleed

‘Early support voiced in SLO” screamed the Feb. 14, front page headline in The Tribune. The story concerned a presentation of conceptual plans for the latest iteration of the proposed development of the Dalidio property.

Entertainment

Mark Parsons, author of the young adult novel "Road Rash," explains his book, playing drums and his family band, Risky Whippet (with wife/fellow author Wendelin Van Draanen) while offering a tour of his Pismo Beach recording studio.

Pismo couple supported each other in quest to become published authors

Before Wendelin Van Draanen became a popular author of young adult novels, she received 10 years’ worth of rejections. Those setbacks, which arrived in the mail with cruel consistency, might have discouraged most aspiring novelists. But Van Draanen...

Living

Federal inspector to audit Maryland health exchange

A federal inspector general is launching a review into what went wrong with Maryland's health insurance exchange, the first examination focused specifically on how millions of dollars in federal money was spent by the state, according to the lawmaker... 2 hours ago

State

Police hope to talk to wounded California officer

San Francisco police say investigators are looking for the bullet that struck and wounded a police officer in the shoulder, as they try figure out who shot him. 8 minutes ago

Nation/World

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic Senate candidates are gambling they can turn voters against two obscure billionaire brothers who are funding attacks on them and the president’s health care law. Democrats are denouncing Charles and David Koch two of world’s richest people. The pair’s political network is spending millions on TV ads hitting Democrats in North Carolina and several other states. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Kochs are paying huge sums to try to “buy” elections and advance a self-serving agenda of low taxes and less regulation.

Senate Democrats aim ire at rich, obscure brothers

Democratic Senate candidates, facing withering criticism on the national health care law, are gambling they can turn voters against two billionaire brothers funding the attacks — even if few Americans would recognize the pair on the street. 7 minutes ago