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A county employee with knowledge of the situation at the Crowne Plaza told inewsource that other suicide attempts have taken place since county officials took over the hotel.

San Diego residents are now required to wear facemasks. Also on KPBS’ San Diego News Matters podcast: beaches in San Diego can stay open, the unique challenges for those recently released from prison or jail and more local news you need.

The nearly $500 billion dollar package aims to help small businesses, hospitals and includes funding to expand testing.

Of all the businesses slammed by the coronavirus pandemic, the cruise industry quickly became the unwanted poster child. Cruise ships rife with infected passengers and crew dominated the first worldwide headlines as the virus shut down one business sector after another. San Diego, a popular port for cruise lines in recent years, took a direct economic hit when the Centers for Disease Control closed the ships down in March. Will they be back? Under what restrictions?

Over the holiday weekend, California issued guidelines allowing churches to reopen, with limitations, even as the federal court upheld the state’s rights to ban such gatherings during a pandemic. Plus, the Trump administration is citing the pandemic as the reason to halt asylum at the border. Also, San Diego police are continuing to issue tickets to people sleeping on the streets despite city officials saying the policy is more about encouragement than enforcement. And, Republicans in California have seized on the issue of vote-by-mail after the governor issued an executive order allowing eligible voters to vote by mail. Finally, San Diego’s fishing industrying is hanging on by selling their catch directly to consumers.

Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River.

Tyshawn Cook bought his first home with help from the San Diego Black Homebuyers Program, which provides grants to help recipients with down payments or closing costs. He's putting equity back into his new home by investing on renovations, something that's only possible because of the money he saved with the grant.

Australia's most populous state reported a record 633 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday as concerns grew about the delta variant's spread beyond Sydney. Three people died on Tuesday.

Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for releasing Black Widow on streaming and in theaters at the same time, saying the simultaneous release breached her contract.

Most rent and mortgage payments are due again tomorrow, the first of the month. But, according to a recent NPR/PBS poll, 50 percent of Americans say they or someone in their households have lost their jobs or had hours reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, if you're struggling to pay your rent or mortgage, what should you know?