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Nearly 200 baton twirlers from California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Hawaii recently competed at Long Beach City College for the National Baton Twirling Association All West Regional Championships. Eleven members of the Five Cities Twirlers represented the South County, winning several regional titles. <p>The primary halftime show twirl team, Bees Knees, won first place in the championships.</p> <p>The preteen dance twirl team, Wonderland, placed second in the championships. Other competitors who placed in their categories included: Ellie Fuller, Lily Watson, Layla Wallace, Ireland Corley, Patrick Keith, Isabell Dutra, Bailey Reese and Liam Searby, who placed first in regional men&#x92;s twirl, making him champion for his division.</p> <p>Pictured are, from left, Ireland Corley, Helena Miller, Ellie Fuller, Lily Watson, Claudia Kennedy, Isabell Dutra, Bailey Reese, Jaqi King and Layla Wallace.</p>

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A large panga boat along with 4,440 pounds of marijuana were found on the beach at Estero Bluffs State Park, north of Cayucos and west of Highway 1, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014.

Funding for boat to fight drug smuggling wins supervisors' approval

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office was granted a request Tuesday to spend nearly a half-million dollars in federal grants on a new boat to combat international drug smugglers.

Sports

Cal Poly&#x2019;s Mark Mathias grabs a ground ball and turns an out during the Mustangs&#x2019; 12-5 win over San&#x2008;Jose State on Tuesday.

Cal Poly baseball team crushes San Jose State

Despite the highest Division I ranking in program history, Cal Poly head coach Larry Lee is certain the Mustangs’ best baseball is ahead of them.

Business

A rendering shows what the SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel under construction in Atascadero will look like when it's complete in December.

Construction of 130-room Marriott hotel is underway in Atascadero

A 130-room Marriott SpringHill Suites hotel going up on Atascadero’s north end is expected to be complete by December.

Opinion

A family issue

Equal pay is not simply a women’s issue — it’s a family issue. In 1967, the percentage of mothers who brought home at least one-fourth of the family income was 28 percent; by 2010, the percentage had risen to 64 percent. For the...

Entertainment

The cast of Kelrik Productions&#xE2;&#x80;&#x99; "You&#xE2;&#x80;&#x99;re a Good Man, Charlie Brown."

Kelrik Productions brings 'Charlie Brown' to Clark Center

Kelrik Productions continues its season of family-friendly shows with “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

Living

The master bedroom,

The Oldenkamp home in SLO: A Mediterranean inspiration

Interior designer Judy Oldenkamp has worked with her share of large estates and sizable budgets. But it’s the more modest projects that challenge her expertise. “The smaller the space, the harder the design, and with limited funds there...

State

Workers move equipment near gates used by Hawaiian Airlines at Terminal A of Mineta San Jose International Airport, Monday, April 21, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. A 16-year-old boy scrambled over a fence at the airport, crossed a tarmac and climbed into a jetliner's wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii, Sunday. FBI spokesman Tom Simon in Honolulu said the teen did not remember the flight from San Jose.

Airport official: Teen had no clue he was in Maui

Long flights can leave anyone a little unsteady, but a teenager who defied the odds, surviving a flight from California to Hawaii tucked in a jetliner's wheel well, was disoriented, thirsty and could barely walk after the freezing, low-pressure ordeal... 2 minutes ago

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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo, Ashley Buchan holds her 4-year-old nephew Caleb Anthony, as she reaches to touch the face of the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. In 2012, the school removed this Paterno statue after a university-commissioned report accused the late coach and three other administrators of concealing sex abuse claims against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Fans of the late coach are commissioning a new statue to be placed across from the school at a local restaurant.

Penn St. fans plan new statue of Joe Paterno

With one Joe Paterno statue in storage, fans of the late Penn State football coach are commissioning a new one to be placed across from the university. 2 minutes ago