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The Coronado Police Department is reviewing a recently completed independent report that questions its conclusion that the death of a boy at his father's mansion in the upscale peninsula city last summer was an accident, a representative of the department confirmed today.

Concerns about copycats prompted extra police patrols in Los Angeles and Orange counties, but not San Diego County, where there are two temples.

The attack near the Rafah border crossing that left 16 Egyptian soldiers dead is having repercussions in the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the militant Islamist group Hamas. Its leaders hoped Egypt's new Islamist president would help Gaza break out of its isolation. Now, those efforts have suffered a major setback.

An accidental overdose of prescription medications killed a 20-year-old SDSU student who was found dead last spring following a party at a fraternity house at the campus, the Medical Examiner's Office reported today.

The month of July saw 46 deaths among NATO International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan, the highest number of fatalities in Operation Enduring Freedom in almost a year.

The prefrontal cortex, the brain's executive control center, develops more slowly than the limbic system, which controls arousal and reward. The mismatch makes it harder for teens to maintain concentration behind the wheel.

A Camp Pendleton Marine killed in Afghanistan was the 1,000th U.S. military fatality in the conflict. Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht, 24, of College Station, Texas, died May 27 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, according to the Defense Department.

This is the second summer in a row that a San Diego beach has been closed due to a great white shark. Some researchers say sightings of the top predators are on the rise.

A prescription drug called Suboxone helps wean people off of heroin and pain pills, but addicts have a hard time getting prescriptions. So they're turning to the black market.

Military Working Dog handler, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Brodsky, 33, died July 21 from injuries sustained in an IED blast in Afghanistan. Brodsky was assigned to the Navy Region Southwest Security Detachment, San Diego.