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December 21, 2025

Calfire honors retiring pilot with water salute

Last week, Calfire celebrated the retirement of their veteran pilot Russ Looney by surprising him with a traditional water salute. With a fire truck on each side, the department formed an archway of water over the taxiway as Looney took the plane in for a landing.

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Diocese settles suit over claims former Mission priest abused boy

About a year after the allegations went public, the Diocese of Monterey has settled a lawsuit involving suspicions that a former Mission San Juan Bautista priest in 2005 sexually abused a then 14-year-old member of the Madonna Del Sasso parish in Salinas.

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Christopher baseball team caps improbable CCS title run with dominating finish

The future has arrived for the Christopher High baseball team. That much was evident after the upstart Cougars dominated Sacred Heart Prep 8-1 in the Central Coast Section Division V championship game May 26 at Excite Ballpark, formerly known as San Jose Municipal Stadium. Christopher...

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With gas prices rising toward an inevitable $4 per gallon, the

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