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The regional fire services deployment study found that 14 more fire stations are needed to provide adequate coverage. What does this mean for the upcoming wild fire season?

Leaders of area fire departments and law enforcement agencies reminded motorists today to slow down and pull over for emergency personnel, in the wake of the death of a medic who was setting out flares at the scene of a traffic accident.

In the 80 years between the beginning of the Mexican War and the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924, the American West was changing. Faces of the Frontier: Photographic Portraits from the American West, 1845-1924, organized by the National Portrait Gallery, chronicles those changes through photographs of the men and women who transformed the region's nature and identity.

The Church of Scientology has hired two big names in journalism to investigate coverage in the St. Petersburg Times critical of the secretive religion. As newsrooms downsize, will we see more cases in which the target of a newspaper investigation pays reporters to turn the tables?

On our itinerary this Culture Lust Weekend: circus meets performance art at the La Jolla Playhouse, Seeing Beauty at MoPA, and The Belly Up gets plucky.

In Italy, jury deliberations began Friday in the trial of an American student accused of murdering her British roommate. Amanda Knox spoke in the courtroom Thursday, thanking her friends and family. She has been in jail for two years. A verdict is expected late Friday or early Saturday.

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How will local fire districts deal with the budget cuts from Sacramento? What can residents do on their own to improve local fire protection? We speak to two fire chiefs about the impact of budget cuts on local districts, and to discuss the importance of individual fire preparation.

Legendary Japanese Filmmaker to Make Comic-Con Debut

Wildfires can strike in the West at any time, as Santa Barbara is currently demonstrating. We'll get a look at how the conditions are shaping up for wildfires in the San Diego region for summer and fall and how the county is preparing to combat them.