Wildfires are common in California and can happen any time of year. A wildfire researcher at San Diego State University shares three ways to prepare.
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Hot, dry winds sweeping into Southern California raised concerns that the region's largest utility could widen power shut-offs Friday to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires, as a new blaze swept through the San Fernando Valley's northern foothills. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County's Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board sustained a finding that a San Diego sheriff's deputy violated procedure when he placed a shirt over Earl McNeil's head while detaining him. -
Millions of Californians played a waiting game with the winds Thursday as Pacific Gas & Electric watched the weather before deciding whether to restore power to an enormous portion of the state blacked out on purpose. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe first Santa Ana windstorm of the fall will elevate fire danger and other public safety hazards in the San Diego County mountains and valleys Thursday and Friday. -
KPBS Midday EditionMonica Montgomery is determined to avoid a repeat of the council's failure last year to place a measure on the ballot to strengthen civilian oversight of police officers. -
Medics took the mortally injured 30-year-old worker to Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His name was withheld pending family notification. -
In late August, a 52-year-old man holding a shovel charged at officers. One of the officers shot and killed the man, while the other fired only his taser, according to a department spokesman. -
The measures continue the state's march away from get-tough measures that once clogged California prisons, prompting a federal court-ordered population cap. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego Gas & Electric announced this week that the utility may shut off power in certain parts of San Diego County due to forecasted weather conditions that could pose a danger to power lines and increase the risk of wildfires. -
Temperatures are expected to be cooler Wednesday, but winds will increase late Wednesday and humidity will drop to bring an increased risk of fire danger in the San Diego County mountains and valleys for the end of the week.
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