Alexander Nguyen
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KPBS
The San Diego County unemployment rate was 4.9% in June, up from 4% in May, and above last year's 4.4%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
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The government is launching an experimental program to ease the burden on caregivers of people with Alzheimer's. The idea is to keep patients healthier without exhausting their families. -
The team is pursuing the USA Men’s rugby sevens’ first Olympic medal, 100 years after the U.S. won its last Olympic gold in rugby. -
Skateboarding is part of the Olympic program for the second time in history. -
Flames engulfed a vehicle on Interstate 8 in the far southeastern reaches of the San Diego area Monday and spread into adjacent brushy terrain, prompting an evacuation of a rural recreation area. -
From a traditional fireworks show to new-age drone spectaculars there are plenty of options to celebrate the Fourth of July in San Diego County. -
San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister reminded property owners that Monday is the final day to pay delinquent property taxes before incurring penalties. -
A warming trend is heading to San Diego County today and will set in for the rest of the week and into next weekend, forecasters said. -
Longevity researchers are taking a generic drug they think may help extend people's lives. Now a dentist is testing if rapamycin stops gum disease — a canary in the coal mine for age-related diseases. -
A group of Americans, including San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and representatives from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Wednesday joined farewell ceremonies in China for two giant pandas coming to San Diego this summer. -
The brain appears to rely on synchronized waves to wash out waste products, including toxins associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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