Maya Trabulsi
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KPBS
In a region where wildfires have ravaged entire neighborhoods, one couple's proactive approach to home hardening is setting an example for others, with defensible space inspections provided by Cal Fire.
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The state of California Monday found Cheesecake Factory and its janitorial subcontractors liable in a $4.57 million wage theft case related to hundreds of underpaid employees at eight San Diego and Orange County locations. -
KPBS Midday EditionA fire broke out early Monday morning near the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in the South Bay, prompting firefighters and highway patrol officers to shut down all southbound lanes just a little north of the U.S.-Mexico border for about two hours, authorities said. -
San Diego voters picked their new district attorney last week. But how can you tell if a prosecutor is doing a good job? -
Caltrans said they hope to have the spikes put up along the bridge within a year, at an estimated cost of $100,000 to $300,000. -
A mentally-ill man walked into a South Bay police station seeking help nearly two weeks ago, but instead wound up in a coma, having suffered permanent brain damage while in custody, relatives said Thursday, hours before the man was scheduled to be taken off life support. -
A fast-moving wildfire that blackened hundreds of open acres in the far southeastern reaches of San Diego County was 30 percent contained Thursday, fire officials said. -
A San Diego County sheriff's deputy accused of groping 13 women he encountered while on duty over a two-year period must stand trial on charges of assault and battery by an officer, sexual battery and false imprisonment, a judge ruled Wednesday. -
A fast-moving wildfire spread across hundreds of open acres in southeastern reaches of San Diego County Wednesday, sending a thick column of brown-and-white smoke into the air near the U.S.-Mexico border but posing no immediate structural threats. -
In the final report of its term, San Diego County's 2017-18 grand jury Wednesday recommended the city of San Diego find a way to bring back a program aimed at reducing unnecessary 911 calls. -
The San Diego Humane Society and San Diego County Crime Stoppers Wednesday announced a $1,000 reward for information about the person or people responsible for abandoning a maggot-infested, critically injured miniature poodle mix who later died.
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