An Arroyo Grande magician pleaded no contest Tuesday to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon for threatening his wife in July.

The two businesses that remain intact at the Foothill Square in San Luis Obispo reopened this morning.

A judge told both sides of a North County civil suit today that he is still waiting to determine whether Concerned Citizens for Paso Robles can include all of Paso Robles' water and sewer customers in its lawsuit against the city.

Delays on Highway 1 at the south end of Big Sur have been cut to 1 hour from 2 hours, Caltrans announced Tuesday. Crews are working to clear a rockslide that blocked the highway early Friday at Alder Creek, south of Gorda.

The county’s chief health advisory body is urging the Board of Supervisors to take “any and all” steps within its power to re-vegetate and stabilize the Oceano Dunes – a move that could in theory lead to a temporary shutdown of the recreational area.

A body was found in Pismo Creek near Ira Lease Park on Monday afternoon.

The Morro Bay City Council voted Monday to move ahead with drafting regulations that would allow medical marijuana to be sold in the city.

The Mission Prep boys soccer team gave up three second-half goals in a 3-0 loss to Animo Leadership of Inglewood in a Division 3 Southern California regional playoff game at St. Joseph on Monday. Mission Prep finishes 23-1 on the year and was the Central Section Division 5 champions. For a complete recap of the game, see the sports section of The Tribune on Tuesday.

California's Labor Commissioner has filed a lawsuit against David Weyrich’s Carlton Hotel Investments LLC for labor violations involving more than $100,000 in lost wages and penalties.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Both houses of the California Legislature have approved a Democratic bill attempting to end three-day-a-month furloughs for nearly 80,000 state employees.

Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, dropping bombs that explode under water and firing rubber bullets and bean bags from shotguns and boats. Now they are resorting to issuing death sentences to the most chronic offenders.

The Morro Bay City Council tonight will discuss a proposed set of regulations governing medical marijuana dispensaries.

First the ground shook in Haiti, then Chile and now Turkey. The earthquakes keep coming hard and fast this year, causing people to wonder if something sinister is happening underfoot.

Highway 1 has reopened for daytime travel south of Gorda, but motorists may be delayed up two hours as crews continue to clear a landslide that closed the road early Friday.

A Southern California union has returned to the Arroyo Grande Village to unfurl a protest banner across the street from Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab, several days after local unions and community members packed the business in a show of support.

TUESDAY
Arroyo Grande City Council. 7 p.m. City Council Chambers, 215 E. Branch St. 473-5400, www.arroyogrande.org. On the agenda: Development agreement for Five Cities Recreation Center; federal Community Development Block Grant projects; potential changes to historic resources criteria; consider Critical Needs Action Plan process and top city priorities. On TV: Live on Charter Channel 20 in Arroyo Grande; replayed at 1 a.m., 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily.

Highway 1 is expected to remain closed north of the San Luis Obispo-Monterey county line at least through Sunday because of a rockslide, according to Caltrans.

UPDATE 5 P.M.: The National Weather Service lifted its flood advisory for San Luis Obispo County at 4:56 p.m.

ONTARIO — Cristy Scarson scored 19 points today to lead North County Christian's girls basketball to a 47-33 win over Calvary Baptist in the championship game of the CIF-Southern Section Division 6A girls basketball playoffs.

FRESNO — Mission Prep gave up a late 24-10 run and fell to Central Valley Christian 53-37 today in the CIF-Central Section Division V boys basketball championship game at Selland Arena.