U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy toured an Air Traffic Control Tower at San Diego International Airport Thursday, to see the condition of the facilities. He said funding from President Donald Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill" is key to improving our nation’s air traffic control system.
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UC San Diego's HPWREN and AlertCalifornia's webcams provide real time data to assist emergency managers with fire management. -
Firefighters are battling to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to frantically flee their homes. -
The alert status for heightened combustion hazards in the county's inland valleys and mountains went into effect at 4 a.m. Wednesday and will last until 6 p.m. Friday. -
Multiple massive wildfires are tearing across the Los Angeles area with devastating force. -
Homelessness grew just 3% in California last year, compared to 18% nationwide. -
Alexander Paffendorf expressed regret for his involvement when a judge offered a chance for final words before keeping an order to confiscate his guns and ammunition in place until April 4. -
Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft crimes may already be facing stiffer penalties under an initiative voters passed this year, alongside related bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law. -
A new California law imposes harsher penalties for assaulting emergency room workers. It responds to rising attacks on health care workers, despite concerns from progressives and prison-reform advocates. -
The Inclement Weather Shelter Program for homeless San Diegans was activated Tuesday by the San Diego Housing Commission in partnership with the city of San Diego. -
The CHP will initiate its New Year's "maximum enforcement period" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, when all available officers deploy to catch impaired motorists, speeders and other traffic violators.
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