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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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KPBS Midday EditionThe threat of wildfire is increasingly leading insurers to drop the policies of San Diego homeowners, a trend most prominent in the county’s rural areas but also affecting city neighborhoods from Scripps Ranch to Hillcrest. -
The vote came nearly a year after a similar measure died in the waning hours of the legislative session. California remains one of just four states without a way of decertifying officers despite nationwide protests over the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis that have driven reform efforts. -
The threat the Caldor Fire poses to Lake Tahoe residents is exposing differences between laws against price-gouging in Nevada and California. -
A decrease in strong winds is helping the battle against a huge California forest fire threatening Lake Tahoe. -
The hearing was scheduled one day after federal prosecutors stated in a court filing that the death penalty would not be pursued against Earnest, who faces more than 100 hate crime counts in his federal case. -
Strong Winds Push California Wildfire Closer To Lake TahoeFlames raced across treetops and through drought-stricken vegetation as firefighters scrambled to keep a growing California wildfire from reaching a resort city at the southern tip of Lake Tahoe. -
As of late Wednesday morning, crews had the burn area of the 1,427- acre blaze, dubbed the Chaparral Fire, about 80% contained, according to Cal Fire. -
Federal officials closed national forests, including the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County, to the public because they are worried about the threat of wildfires raging out of control. -
Chaparral Fire 50% Contained; All Evacuations LiftedOn Tuesday, authorities said they were evaluating the possibility of re-populating the Cold Springs area, but fire crews were still working on narrow, one-way roads, and they were still urging people to avoid the area. -
A ferocious wildfire is approaching Lake Tahoe just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to evacuate.
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