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The Lodge Fire is burning near Jamacha Boulevard and Double Tree Road in Spring Valley.
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KPBS Midday EditionAmid widespread calls for police reform, San Diego saw the creation of an independent police oversight commission, but community advocates say progress is slow and are upset by the proposed increase in police spending in the city's fiscal 2021-22 budget. -
A man convicted of crashing his pickup truck over the side of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge while intoxicated, killing four people and injuring several others was denied a motion Monday to have his record expunged. -
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape. -
A brush fire burned seven acres northwest of Escondido Saturday, shutting down some lanes on the southbound Interstate 15 freeway, according to multiple North County fire agencies. -
A newly issued $3.5 million state grant will help provide San Diego County residents assistance in safeguarding their homes from the threat of wildfire, officials announced Thursday. -
The initiative would divert youth arrested for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies away from the criminal justice system and into counseling and mentorship programs. -
Last month, we brought you the story of a Santee father who was detained by Sheriff's deputies after changing his daughter's diaper in public. Now, local civic leaders weigh in while Sheriff Bill Gore defends his deputy's actions. -
A judge has ruled that a 78-year-old second sexually violent predator recommended for supervised release at a residence in the Mount Helix neighborhood will not be placed at the home. -
The husband of a woman who went unidentified for nearly two decades after her legs were discovered in a trash bin in Rancho San Diego pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge. -
KPBS Midday EditionOne person died and 15 people were in custody Thursday morning after a suspected smuggling boat dropped its passengers off the coast of La Jolla, authorities said.
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