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A Peace Corps volunteer is starting a library for the residents of a village in Ghana and members of Estrella 4-H are helping by donating books. From left, Sydney Vinther, Katherine Reid and Garret and Brogan Peterson prepare a shipment of books to their sister group in Bolgatanga, Ghana, West Africa.

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CRIME

Woman found dead in Atascadero home had been shot, police say

Colleen Maria Barga-Milbury, 52, of Atascadero was found shot to death at a home in the 4300 block of Tranquilla Avenue on Wednesday, according to police.
THE CAMBRIAN

Hearing postponed for Cambria man accused of killing half brother

Brandon Henslee, a Cambria man charged with murdering his half brother, appeared in court for an arraignment Wednesday, but he did not enter a plea. Instead, his hearing was postponed until June 5.
CAMBRIAN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Cambrian Letters to the Editor May 23

Locals want Kingston
LOCAL NEWS

Woman hit, killed by train in Pismo Beach

The woman who was hit by a train in Pismo Beach on Wednesday night was attempting to cross the railroad tracks when she was struck, according to the Pismo Beach Police Department.
LOCAL NEWS

Fire in trash can at Stenner Glen under investigation

A fire in a trash can caused a brief disturbance at Stenner Glen, a San Luis Obispo student-housing complex, on Thursday morning.
LOCAL NEWS

Mosque of Nasreen opens its doors to teach about Islam

A small group had been invited to the Mosque of Nasreen’s second annual open house — part of a decades-old effort by local Muslims to open a dialogue with non-Muslims.
LYNNE SCHMITZ

Antique autos at the Rios-Caledonia Adobe

Friends of the Adobe will sponsor the popular Model A and T Show at the Rios-Caledonia Adobe, 700 S. Mission St., on Saturday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CRIME

Ex-Estate Financial vice president is out of prison, done with probation

Joshua Yaguda, the former vice president of the defunct Estate Financial, who with his mother was sentenced to prison after defrauding investors of more than $300 million, has completed his prison term and subsequent probation.
CRIME

1980s TV 'psychic' and sex offender wants to be freed from mental hospital

James Hydrick, a karate expert and self-proclaimed psychic who appeared on several national TV shows in the 1980s, wants a SLO County jury to free him from a mental hospital. But the District Attorney’s Office says he's a dangerous sex offender who needs further treatment.
LOCAL NEWS

Hope’s Village of SLO aims to get homeless veterans into RVs

The sound of running water made a whisper of Kelly Johnson’s sobs as he lifted his head from the creek bed two years ago after three homeless men ambushed him and pilfered his food. He was left with broken bones and fractured vertebrates, worse injuries than he ever suffered as a Marine, ...