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2 pilots die in Dome Fire helicopter crash

Two pilots died Sunday in the crash of a firefighting helicopter on the Dome Fire burning in Yosemite National Park, an ...
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Ambulance employees raise staffing concerns as Mercy defends Tuolumne County transition

A former employee and a current employee of Mercy Medical Transportation, the new ambulance contractor for Tuolumne County, ...
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Inside Sonora football’s 33-21 win over King’s Academy: Wildcats rush for 350+ yards

The Sonora High School varsity football seems to be hitting its stride just as the Trans Valley League season approaches if ...
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Inside Summerville football’s 41-20 loss to Liberty: Early lead slips away

La Grange Road, also known as J-59, is not an easy road to travel — and the trip gets even tougher when the destination is a ...
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Mayo Clinic Q&A: Prostate cancer: Are you at risk, and should you get screened?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I know prostate cancer is common, but I’m not sure who is most at risk or whether there are symptoms to watch for. When should men consider screening? And if cancer is found, what ...
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‘The nicest situation I could ask for’: Why young some adults are opting to live at home

Mary Kate Reilly’s after-work routine is familiar and comforting. Her 50-minute commute ends at her childhood home in Tinley Park, Illinois, where her mom is waiting when she walks in; she shares a ...
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Cat daddy problems

Dating is hard. And complicating matters, was it possible my cat could be seen as, if not an outright red flag, a deterrent? Cats come with stigmas. Everyone knows the outdated and offensive ...
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More than 200 gather in Tuolumne to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11

Guy McCarthy Sep 14, 2026 Sep 14, 2026 Updated Sep 15, 2026 More than 200 people of all ages turned out at the 9/11 Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Tuolumne before 9:11 a.m. Friday for a ...
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Inside Summerville football's 35-27 loss: Bears battle Knights to final seconds

Guy McCarthy Sep 14, 2026 Sep 14, 2026 Updated Sep 15, 2026 The Summerville High School varsity football team showed plenty of fight Friday night, but not quite enough to overcome a second-half surge ...
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Want to go apple-picking? Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops

In almost three decades of growing apples at her family’s orchard in northern Illinois, SueEllen Arndt and her husband, Ralph, never experienced anything like this year. Five spring frosts killed most ...
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Sonora football bounces back with 33-21 road win over King’s Academy

Summerville football falls 41-20 to Liberty in first road game Summerville football falls 41-20 to Liberty in first road game Now, more than ever, the world needs trustworthy reporting—but good ...
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Active-duty Marine, 19, drowns at Cherry Reservoir

A 19-year-old active-duty U.S. Marine from Riverside County drowned Saturday while attempting to swim to an island at Cherry Reservoir in the Stanislaus National Forest, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s ...