Couresy of UC San Diego
UC San Diego study of global lung cancer shows mutations that lead to cancer are common in people who live in cities with bad air pollution. But cancer mutations are quite close to normal among passive smokers.
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Dixon Trail is the first community to be rated "Wildfire Prepared Plus" by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), a research group backed by the insurance industry. -
Transportation officials are studying options for rerouting the train tracks away from the collapsing Del Mar bluffs. Advocates fear the project could prevent the rail corridor from upgrading to electric trains. -
San Diego is home to thousands of immigrants from Iran. Many of them are fearful for the safety of family members living in their home country as the U.S. joined Israeli attacks against Iran on Saturday. -
Following several back-and-forth exchanges among San Diego City Council members, the council voted 6-3 Monday to override several of Mayor Todd Gloria's line-item vetoes and pass the $6 billion 2025-26 municipal budget. -
We're revisiting this 2024 feature on San Diego comics creators Chris Ryall and Scott Dunbier as Comic-Con season returns. -
San Diego County Monday lifted a beach closure for Coronado Avenida Lunar, along with an advisory for the Lifeguard Tower in Coronado and the North Beach Dog Beach, based on improved water quality samples. -
San Diego County's congressional delegation was offering criticism and praise this weekend after the U.S. military bombed three nuclear sites in Iran. -
The Monte Fire erupted for unknown reasons at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday off the 15000 block of El Monte Road in Lakeside, according to Cal Fire. It caused no reported structural damage but left four firefighters with minor injuries -
Ahead of the July 1 special election for the San Diego County District 1 supervisor, seven voting centers will be open starting Saturday, the county said. -
Catholic and other faith leaders offered prayers in courtrooms, where deportation hearings were taking place.
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