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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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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.

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

This image released by HBO shows Woody Harrelson, left, and Matthew McConaughey from the HBO series "True Detective." HBO says its streaming service is back running normally, although too late for many anxious fans of the “True Detective” series. Most fans who tried to log onto the “HBO GO” stream for the Sunday night season finale of “True Detective” were effectively stopped. HBO said Monday that the service crashed because of “an excessive amount of traffic” soon after the 9 p .m. ET start of the episode.

Glitches spoil 'True Detective' finale online

HBO says its streaming service is running again, although disappointingly late for many anxious fans of the "True Detective" series. 8 minutes ago

Opinion

Lon Allan

Rude behavior isn't limited to Atascadero, readers say

I am not the only one bothered by sweeping instances of rudeness affecting our community. Based on the number of responses to last week’s column on rude behavior, it is happening everywhere.

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

Analysis: Health care reform appears to reduce number of uninsured

Evidence has begun to resolve one of the odder controversies surrounding the Affordable Care Act: The new law appears to be achieving its top goal of reducing the number of Americans who lack health insurance.

State

High school senior, Kaylen Gordon, 18, left, waits for a Metro Rail light train on the Gold Line at Union Station in Los Angeles Monday, March 10, 2014. Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time in half a century. Nearly 10.7 billion trips in 2013, to be precise, the highest total since 1956, according to ridership data reported by transit systems nationally and released Monday by the American Public Transportation Association.

More choices, more rides bring transit renaissance

With more trains and buses to take, and the appeal of using travel time for pursuits other than dodging traffic, Americans are taking greater advantage of a renaissance in public transit, according to a new report. 8 minutes ago

Nation/World

Members of the media preview Jackson Pollock's “Mural,” 1943, at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles on Monday, March 10, 2014. The oil-on-canvas work, measuring more than 8 feet high and nearly 20 feet long, has been under wraps at the J. Paul Getty Museum for more than a year undergoing extensive restoration. The painting, owned by the University of Iowa, will be on display at The J. Paul Getty Museum for three months, from March 11 to June 1, 2014 at the Getty Center.

Refurbished Pollock masterpiece goes on display

"Mural," the brilliant Jackson Pollock painting that took 20th century American art in a new direction, has re-emerged from seclusion with a stunning face-lift that's given it a brighter look and an even more towering presence than it had before. 8 minutes ago