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 bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world's most storied races left the streets spattered with blood and glass, three dead, including an 8-year-old boy, more than 140 wounded and gaping questions of who chose to attack at the Boston Marathon and why.
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KPBS Midday EditionLaw enforcement officials in the San Diego area were on heightened alert while monitoring the aftermath of explosions that killed two people and injured dozens more at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S.
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KPBS Midday EditionSome San Diego freeway guardrails may actually be deadly. A zero-tolerance policy in subsidized housing produces homelessness. The Blue Angels won't fly — but will Korean missiles?
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More than 100 San Diego physicians registered on Friday to the state's prescription drug-monitoring database to help prevent pills from falling into the hands of addicts and dealers.
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The community near Oceanside’s Libby Lake, where two teens were shot dead last month, is rallying to keep children off the street after dark. But resources to help them are limited.
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Evacuations during a nuclear emergency at San Onofre may not go as planned. A new government report reveals people fleeing in fear outside of the evacuation zone could cause gridlock.
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A double funeral took place Friday morning in Texas for Kauffman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia. There are few clues in the shocking assault, but some are wondering if there’s a connection to the Mexican drug cartels.
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A bill that would place tough new restrictions on ammunition purchases in California has passed its first committee vote in the state legislature.
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During today's oral argument over a provision of Arizona's SB 1070 law, one of the judges criticized the way the law was written as "nonsense."
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