updated 9:37 p.m. PST, Mon February 8, 2010
Rep. Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat, Dies At 77
- Feb. 8, 2010
- By Associated Press
U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
News
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Two Alleged Members of Mexican Drug Gang Arrested
- Feb. 8
This story was updated at 9:34 p.m.
Mexican federal police say two drug gang leaders arrested Monday morning in La Paz were Teodoro Garcia Simental's successors. Before his arrest, Teodoro Garcia Simental, or "El Teo," headed a drug gang in Tijuana that sparked the most violent period in the city's history.
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SDFD Chief Talks About Brownouts
- Feb. 8
If you live in the city of San Diego and have an emergency, it may take longer for a fire truck to reach you. The city has begun rolling brownouts of some fire stations.
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Walking Can Be Hazardous In San Diego
- Feb. 8
Walking on San Diego streets could be hazardous to your health. Over the last two years, pedestrians have accounted for 20 percent of all traffic deaths in the area. That gives San Diego one of highest rates of pedestrian fatalities in the nation.
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Anthem Blue Cross Gets More Pressure To Justify Rate Hike
- Feb. 9
Pressure is mounting on Anthem Blue Cross to explain why it's raising premiums up to 39 percent on individual policy holders. California's insurance commissioner says he's looking into the situation. And now U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wants some answers.
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'Theatre of War' Brings Greek Drama to Camp Pendleton
- Feb. 9
An independent New York-based theater company visited Camp Pendleton Marine Base recently. Their performance was part of a $3.7 million contract with the Department of Defense to take Greek drama to military bases around the country.
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Study: Maternal Age Influences Autism
- Feb. 9
A study out of UC Davis says autism rates in California have gone up, in part, because the average age of child bearing has gone up. But the effect has not been dramatic.
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Mexico Arrests Two More Alleged Members Of Drug Cartel
- Feb. 8
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman say that Manuel Garcia Simental and Raydel Lopez Uriarte, who allegedly operated in Tijuana, were detained by Mexican law enforcement in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Monday morning.
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Saints Celebrate First NFL Title
- Feb. 8
As if Mardi Gras isn't enough, New Orleans now gets to celebrate its first N-F-L title. Joining us on Morning Edition LIVE FROM MIAMI is North County Times sports columnist Jay Paris.
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150-Year-Old Oak Crushes Home In Ramona
- Feb. 8
A 150-year-old oak tree has crushed a house in northern San Diego County. The 30-foot-tall tree began leaning against the porch of the Ramona home after the soil was saturated by heavy rains last month and the family -- a couple and their 7-year-old daughter -- moved to a hotel because of the danger.
Featured
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My First Night At The Opera
- Feb. 4
Walking the walk? Culture Lust production assistant Meredith Hattam may blog about galleries and theater, but she'd never had an opera experience - until now.
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82nd Academy Award Nominations
- Feb. 2
This years marks the start of the Academy's new expansion of the Best Picture nominees from five to ten and the nominees reflect a mix of mainstream pop entertainment and rt house fair. The 82nd Oscars will be broadcast on Sunday March 7 on ABC with Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin as hosts. See the complete list of nominees.
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Doing Time in Donovan State Prison
- Feb. 1
KPBS goes inside R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa for a two-hour broadcast to talk with the prisoners and staff about what life in prison is like. The broadcast marks the first time any radio program has been allowed to tape a program inside prison walls in California. KPBS also sent a photographer to capture images of life inside Donovan.
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How Has Downtown San Diego Changed Over The Past 30 Years?
- Jan. 29
KPBS Metro Reporter Katie Orr tells us about the history of downtown San Diego and what's in store.
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Male Circumcision Debate
- Jan. 25
Male circumcision is one of the oldest medical procedures known to mankind. Despite the popularity of the procedure, there is a lot of opposition to neonatal circumcision. We speak to a local journalist, an urologist, and a member of the "intactivist" community about the arguments for and against male circumcision.
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