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More than 5,000 firefighters are trying to put out the Camp Fire. California’s Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is in charge of coordinating disaster medical response, is asking for some help, and Scripps Health is responding.
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A utility facing severe financial pressure amid speculation its equipment may have sparked a deadly Northern California wildfire asked U.S. energy regulators last month for permission to raise its customers' monthly bills to harden its system against wildfires and deliver a sizable increase in profits to shareholders.
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With scores of people still missing, National Guard troops searched Wednesday through charred debris for more victims of California's deadliest wildfire as top federal and state officials toured the ruins of a community completely destroyed by the flames.
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Seven rural school districts as well as two campuses in San Diego County were closed Wednesday as the region remained under a red flag warning denoting a strong risk of wildfire and around 18,600 utility customers remained without power.
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A message board at a shelter for the many people who fled California's deadliest wildfire is filled with photos of the missing, as well as pleas for any information about relatives and friends.
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KPBS Midday EditionTransportation officials have plans to improve bike infrastructure in Talmadge, but the project has faced multiple delays. For Mary Elliott, whose husband was fatally injured while biking through the neighborhood, those delays are agonizing.
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Chula Vista police have arrested 28-year-old Christopher Treyvoun Jenkins as the alleged arsonist behind a fire at the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment office Friday.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County Tuesday remains under a red flag warning denoting a strong risk of wildfire, with the National Weather Service forecasting Santa Ana wind gusts approaching 80 miles per hour along with low humidity as utility officials shut off power to around 10,600 customers in the region as a safety precaution.
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Before Devin Kelley killed 26 people at a Texas church, the Air Force failed to enter his criminal history into the FBI's background check system. Several victims' families are suing.
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Chula Vista police are calling a fire that destroyed the San Diego offices of a statewide social justice nonprofit arson.
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