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Demi Lovato performed at the California Mid-State Fair on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Video by Michael Mariant.

Demi Levato concert at the Mid-State Fair

Demi Lovato performed at the California Mid-State Fair on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Video by Michael Mariant.

Sports

Arroyo Grande’s Michael Jordano, left, tries to get past host Paso Robles’ Luis Alvarado on Nov. 1.

Youth football contact practice limits imposed

A new law signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown will further restrict the length and frequency of full-contact football practices at the high school and middle school levels in a continued nationwide effort to reduce concussions and other head-related... 47 minutes ago

Business

The San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau has moved into a new building on Morabito Place in San Luis Obispo, across from the airport.

Farm Bureau moves to new building near SLO airport

The San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau has moved to a new, 3,000-square-foot-office building at 4875 Morabito Place in San Luis Obispo across from the SLO County Regional Airport.

Opinion

Lon Allan

Why Atascadero is bad for business

For the past five years I’ve gone to the Atascadero Patient Service Center in Hotel Park, which shares the parking lot with our new library. But last week I learned the clinic was closing, with a note on the door that those of us living here...

Entertainment

The Los Angeles Percussion Quartet perform at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in 2013.

The beats go on for this California percussion group

The Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, performing July 25 in San Luis Obispo as part of Festival Mozaic, finds the possibilities for percussion are almost limitless.

Living

Washington's wines

If you want to understand what makes Washington state's wines so delicious - and sometimes so unique - all you need to do is just look at the place. 32 minutes ago

State

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2013 file photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling gestures as the Clippers play the Sacramento Kings during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. The future of the Clippers is closer to decision as testimony resumes Monday, July 21, 2014, in a probate trial over whether a deal negotiated by Donald Sterling's estranged wife to sell the team for $2 billion is authorized under a Sterling family trust.

Witness: Sterling needs Clippers sale to pay debts

The chief financial officer of Donald Sterling's properties said Monday that the billionaire may be forced to sell a large portion of his real estate empire to cover $500 million in loans if he persists in refusing to sell the Los Angeles Clippers... 12 minutes ago

Nation/World

Palestinians launch fireworks during celebrations in the West bank city of Ramallah, late Sunday, July 20, 2014. The Hamas' armed wing said it has captured an Israeli soldier during fighting in the Gaza Strip. Speaking on a Hamas television station, spokesman Abu Ubaida said "we have captured a Zionist soldier and the occupation has not admitted that." The claim could not immediately be verified and the Israeli military said it was investigating the report.

US wants international push for Mideast cease-fire

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is hoping to get international support as he pushes for a Mideast cease-fire, but he acknowledges the differences between Israel and Hamas run very deep and must be addressed in any long-term solution. 12 minutes ago