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California just completed its Firehawk helicopter fleet — faster, stronger aircraft with high-flying capability. Cal Fire and Gov. Gavin Newsom say it’s a crucial upgrade as wildfires intensify.
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Moderate to vigorous exercise and daily walks can reduce the risk of developing dementia among senior women, according to a study by UC San Diego researchers published Wednesday. -
A Chula Vista man whose wife remains missing more than two years after vanishing from her home was ordered to stand trial for her murder. -
Federal regulators have rejected a request from the operator of California’s last nuclear power plant that could have smoothed its pathway to securing a longer operating life. -
Both homicides from gun violence and the number of ghost guns seized are down compared to 2019. -
As California faces three mass shootings in a week's time, the public health implications of gun violence are coming to the forefront. -
Officials say an agricultural worker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings at two mushroom farms that employed him in Northern California, and the massacre is believed to be a “workplace violence incident.” -
San Diego Bay and Sweetwater Bay's Morrison Pond reopened for public use Tuesday following water quality testing samples that met state standards, according to the county's Department of Environmental Health and Quality. -
The delay is throwing a spotlight on the nation's flawed, patchwork system for warnings of mass shooters at large. -
KPBS Midday EditionAs the nation reels from the Monterey Park shooting, questions arise over how to confront the stark reality of increasingly common instances of violence. -
The 11 people who died in Saturday's shooting at a dance studio in California were remembered Monday by their grieving families. The Los Angeles County coroner's office has named four of the victims, all of whom were over the age of 50.
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