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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KPBS Midday EditionHeavy, wind-driven rain from Hurricane Isaac was battering parts of Louisiana today, leaving tens of thousands without power as the slow-moving system crept northwestward, straining levees on its march inland. -
California Rescue Task Force 8, based in San Diego, is ready to head for the Crescent City if Hurricane Isaac puts people in danger. -
Operators at the San Onofre nuclear power plant felt the earthquakes that shook Brawley over the weekend. Even though the reactors are currently shut down, earthquakes are still a threat at San Onofre. -
KPBS Midday EditionA bill that would allow judges to reconsider juveniles' sentences after they serve at least 15 years in prison was passed last week by California legislators. But, Gov. Jerry Brown says he wants to veto it. -
Tropical Storm Isaac churned toward the northern Gulf Coast early Monday and promised to give the Republican National Convention a good drenching after lashing the Florida Keys with wind and rain but apparently causing little damage. -
A rash of moderate quakes shook the south end of the Salton Sea on Sunday, and the largest quakes were felt from Orange County and San Diego east into Arizona. -
For the first time in about five years, Cal Fire got assistance from the military to put out a series of wildfires in San Diego's rural backcountry last week. -
KPBS Midday EditionU.S. troops reach an unwanted milestone in Afghanistan. A man the D.A. declined to charge with kidnapping and raping his wife has been arraigned for murdering her. An 11-year-old accused of killing his friend is found incompetent. The Sheriff's Department says postcards only -- no envelopes -- to prisoners. -
New York City officials say a laid-off women's accessories designer shot and killed co-worker outside the Empire State Building, then got in a shootout with police. -
San Diego County Sheriff says when he found out, he ordered federal immigration agents out of North County offices.
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