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Cold blooded animals that require heating lamps are jacking up the heating bill for an Escondido nonprofit that helps rescue the reptiles. Then, community advocates are calling for Sheriff Kelly Martinez to start body scanning all jail staff, after a sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly having drugs in his car on jail property. Plus, an update in the push to legalize lowrider cruising.

Julian Assange's lawyers will begin their final U.K. legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges.

A judge in Haiti probing the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the ex-chief of Haiti's National Police, Léon Charles.

The companies are teaming up, in part, to expand their payment network. Discover is the smallest of the four U.S.-based payment networks, which also include Visa, American Express and Mastercard.

Digital Gym Cinema serves up classics while Hollywood delivers new scares in anticipation of Halloween.

Cardenas and her brother Jesus were indicted last year in connection with alleged COVID-19 relief loan fraud.

The United States Tennis Association Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s and 18s National Championships will be played Saturday, August 5 through Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Barnes Tennis Center, 4490 W. Point Loma Blvd., San Diego, CA, 92107. Over 400 of the top junior tennis players in the country, aged 16 and 18 and under, will compete for the title of National Champion. In addition, the following wild cards to the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., will be awarded to the tournament’s top finishers. 18s Champion – US Open Main Draw and US Open Junior Main Draw 18s Finalist – US Open Junior Main Draw 18s 3rd Place – US Open Junior Main Draw 16s Champion – US Open Junior Main Draw 18s 4th & 5th Place – US Open Junior Qualifying “We are anticipating a very strong player field in both divisions for this year’s national championships. It’s going to be a spectacular event with so many talented players coming from across the country to play this tournament,” said Tournament Director Lornie Kuhle. “Fans coming to this event will get to watch the future of American women’s tennis as many of these players will play collegiate tennis and some will go on to compete on the WTA Tour.” Sofia Kenin, the 2015 Girls’ 18s champion, captured the Australian Open singles title in 2020 and achieved a career-high No. 4 in the WTA singles rankings. Coco Gauff, who reached the 18s semifinals in 2018, advanced to her first-career Grand Slam singles final at the 2022 French Open. Last August, Gauff became the No. 1 ranked doubles player in the world and this past October, she achieved a career-high No. 4 in the WTA singles rankings. The Girls’ 16s event will begin on Saturday, August 5 and conclude with the singles and doubles finals on Saturday, August 12. The Girls’ 18s tournament will get underway on Sunday, August 6 and conclude with the singles and doubles championships on Sunday, August 13. Both divisions feature 256-player singles draws with the top 32 players receiving a first-round bye. There will also be 128-team doubles draws with the top 16 teams getting first-round byes. The Opening Ceremony for the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s and 18s National Championships will take place at the Barnes Tennis Center on Saturday, August 5 at 4:30 p.m. (PDT). Admission is free each day of the tournament and there is no charge for parking at the Barnes Tennis Center. The daily starting times are subject to change. For the most current schedule information, please view the official tournament website: ustagirlsnationals.com

The state law requires any records showing discrimination by law enforcement be released to the public. The questions remains: is the public seeing everything it should? Then, Amtrak weekend services returned on Saturday for the first time since operations were suspended in October to repair a section of track along the San Clemente coast that was damaged during a storm surge. Next, California just enacted a law that requires employers to post the pay range of jobs they’re seeking applicants for. But does making salaries public empower low wage workers, or does it just put privacy at risk? And, when storms battered California last month, the streets of Planada became rivers. Hundreds of homes flooded and the whole town was evacuated. Now people in this rural Central Valley community are trying to put their lives back together. Next, a new book from local journalist Dean Calbreath uncovers the forgotten history of an African immigrant who became a hero in the Civil War in “The Sergeant: The Incredible Life of Nicholas Said.” Finally, KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with University of South Carolina professor Qiana Whitted about her Eisner Award-winning book, “EC Comics: Race, Shock and Social Protest.”

Join us for a fun and informative art workshop led by Elsie Arredondo, an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers and owner of ENA art group. During this workshop, you will learn simple tools to help you estimate the retail value of a piece of art. The workshop will take place in a relaxed open classroom setting, and you are welcome to drop by anytime between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. If you have a small artwork that you can carry safely on your own, you even have the option to bring it with you. Please note that Ms. Arredondo will be focusing on teaching you how to explore and understand your artwork, rather than providing formal appraisals. So come and discover exciting ways to learn more about your art collection! Come join this fun and informative event. Refreshments will be provided. Questions? Please call us at 858-454-1231 or email at elsie@enaartgroup.com Stay connected on Facebook

Free, nonpartisan, in-person candidate forum focused on climate change and environmental justice issues offers residents to hear directly from candidates seeking to represent District 4 on the County Board of Supervisors (replacing Nathan Fletcher). Spanish interpretation will be provided. Free parking and light refreshments. Three candidates have confirmed participation: - Janessa Goldbeck, Marine Corps veteran and CEO of Vet Voice Foundation - Monica Montgomery Steppe, San Diego City Council President Pro-Tem - Amy Reichert, small business owner and founder of ReOpen San Diego Doors open 5:00 p.m. - with refreshments, organization tabling, community mingle. Forum 6 - 7:30 p.m. Community mingle continues post-forum, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. We’ll focus on key climate change and environmental justice issues, including mobility and transportation, air pollution, renewable energy, land use and sprawl, and the County’s commitment to achieving carbon zero and its Climate Action Plan (CAP) and Regional Decarbonization Framework (RDF). Co-moderated by KPBS Environmental Reporter Erik Anderson.