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        Playing for 369: Youth baseball program honors fallen Kentucky trooper

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        Adoptee Remembrance Day honors those lost to suicide on Oct. 30

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        Beautiful fall weather continues before a midweek warm-up

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        KCAL Old Time Radio keeps old-school broadcasting alive

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