California Highway Patrol officers will ramp up patrols across San Diego County, and statewide, starting Thursday night as part of the agency's annual Fourth of July weekend crackdown on drunken and drug-impaired driving.
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Authorities Wednesday publicly identified a mother and child who died last weekend in a fall from a third-floor concourse at Petco Park.
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Attorneys for families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation’s largest-known natural gas leak say they've reached a $1.8 billion settlement with a utility.
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San Diego has seen a surge in deaths among cyclists this year. Mayor Todd Gloria is promising action, but his agenda faces financial and political roadblocks.
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Johnathan Carroll, 38, was pronounced dead at Palomar Medical Center late Friday afternoon, shortly after the shooting at Bear Valley Parkway and Encino Drive, according to the Escondido Police Department.
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Pacific Gas and Electric was charged Friday with manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes, prosecutors said.
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Maps released Thursday of earthquake-prone areas are intended to ensure new construction in San Diego does not take place atop earthquake faults that may break the surface.
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KPBS Midday EditionA private prison in Downtown San Diego remains open despite an executive order by President Joe Biden.
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Evacuations have been ordered in a Northern California community as a new wildfire spreads.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved nearly $1 billion in new spending to prevent wildfires that are getting bigger and more destructive from climate change.
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In a move to separate cyclists and scooter riders from cars on Pershing Drive, Mayor Todd Gloria Thursday directed city staff to install bollards to create bikeways in both directions.
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