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Friday, May 16th, 2025
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Good morning, Salinas. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 16th of May.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Walgreens announced it will close 1,200 stores nationwide by August as part of a turnaround after a $3 billion loss last quarter, with locations in San Francisco, Whittier, Los Angeles, Orange, Placentia, Stanton, Hayward, Los Gatos, and Salinas set to shutter. Walgreens Boots Alliance went private in March in a $10 billion deal with Sycamore Partners—moves aimed at cutting costs in a tough market. The Californian
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Monterey County is finalizing a more than $3 million renovation of 19 Lake Nacimiento lodges built in 1989—these cabins now have new beds, appliances, furnishings, and an updated exterior. The units will be available for rent during Memorial Day weekend at rates of about $300 for small units and $400 for larger ones. KSBW
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Forest Service is accepting public comments online on its Wildfire Risk Reduction Project in Los Padres National Forest, which plans to treat 90,000 acres with thinning and prescribed fire to lower hazardous fuels—comments will be accepted from May 2 to June 2 and the project will be fully implemented by November. KSBW
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Today, police officers led a memorial procession from Marina through Salinas that ended at Holy Trinity Catholic Church to honor 24 Central Coast officers who died in the line of duty since California became a state, including two from the Salinas Police Department. The event paid special attention to the sacrifice of officers — uniting the community as they remembered their fallen colleagues. KSBW
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Salinas graduate Marie Martorella plays as a catcher for Santa Clara’s softball team, which is making its first NCAA tournament appearance—winning the West Coast Conference title this past season—and she appeared in 23 games this spring with a .240 average and error-free defense. Monterey Herald
- ➤ Cal State Monterey Bay won 7 to 3 against San Francisco State in the NCAA Division II West Regionals as Max Farfan had three hits and Nate Rohlicek pitched seven strong innings—bringing the team one step closer to a national championship as they will face top seed Westmont at noon today. Monterey Herald
- ➤ The Monterey Herald published its final Top 10 boys track and field rankings, listing Hollister first, Aptos second, Palma third, Salinas fourth, Carmel fifth, King City sixth, Alisal seventh, North County eighth, Soquel ninth and Stevenson tenth - with Santa Cruz, Pacific Grove, Watsonville, Scotts Valley and Alvarez on the bubble. Monterey Herald
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