Wildfires are common in California and can happen any time of year. A wildfire researcher at San Diego State University shares three ways to prepare.
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The daughter of a 76-year-old man killed last month when California’s deadliest wildfire so far this year swept through a remote town has sued a public utility, alleging its electrical equipment sparked the blaze. -
The city of Carlsbad declared a state of local emergency Tuesday for bicycle and e-bike safety, following a worrying increase in the number of collisions. -
California corrections officials say there has been a potential exposure of medical information for employees and visitors who were tested for the coronavirus. -
Nonprofit organizations Townspeople and Adjoin Monday announced they're joining together to create the San Diego Shared Housing Collaborative to move more veterans, people with disabilities, individuals living with HIV/AIDS and families in the San Diego region from homelessness into permanent housing. -
A wildfire burned over swaths of rugged hilly terrain in the Pine Valley area Monday, blackening dozens of acres but posing no immediate structural threats as ground and airborne crews worked to subdue the flames. -
Though the visit was preplanned, it came on the heels of a weekend of chaos on the border by criminal organizations. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff discusses the political fallout of the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. -
A San Diego County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman said he is slated to be sentenced Sept. 1 in San Diego Juvenile Court. -
The pilot, who had been the sole occupant of the aircraft, was conscious and alert after the crash. -
The Carlsbad community is mourning the loss of a mother who died after being hit by a car as she was riding her e-bike.
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