The new detox facility will provide services for unhoused San Diego residents struggling with substance use.
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Local conservation organization Urban Corps of San Diego County has been awarded two grants from Cal Fire totaling $1.5 million to fund a program to plant more than 1,500 trees across the county, it was announced Wednesday.
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Crews worked Wednesday to douse hot spots at the site of a wildfire that burned across swaths of open terrain in the far southern reaches of San Diego County, blackening scores of acres and pushing into Mexico before ground and air crews gained control of the flames.
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NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids.
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As a third pandemic school year draws to a close, new research offers the clearest accounting yet of the pandemic's academic toll.
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With abortion access now limited, advocates worry about a return to dangerous underground procedures. A family matriarch died in one such procedure generations ago. Her family is still grieving.
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A new NPR survey shows 11% of Americans have experienced extreme heat in the past five years and had health problems stemming from a lack of air conditioning at home.
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COVID-19 vaccines are finally available for kids ages 6 months to 5 years old following CDC and FDA approvals.
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A controversial proposal by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to prod more homeless people into mental health treatment is making its way through the Legislature.
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A proposal being considered by California legislators would require social media companies to make public their policies for removing problem content and give detailed accounts of how and when they remove it. Supporters of the proposal blame online chatter for encouraging violence and undermining democracy.
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San Diego County launches Hooray for Reading program this summer to help childhood health.
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