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Maribel Estrada, the owner of El Toro Grill Taqueria, talks about her restaurant in City Heights, Nov. 5, 2020.

San Diego Has Sunk Back To Purple Tier. What Does That Mean?

San Diego County is now in the dreaded purple tier, the worst possible ranking in the state's system meant to control COVID-19 spread. Could it have been prevented?

A yard for Level 4 maximum-security prisoners at the Richard J. Donovan state prison in Otay Mesa is shown in this undated photo from before the pandemic.

Donovan Deaths: Inmates Died Of COVID-19 While Their Families Were Kept In The Dark

The families of five incarcerated people at Donovan prison said they were shocked to learn their relatives had died from COVID-19. Read the second part of the investigation by our partners at inewsource.

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is pictured on March 3 in Miami. Bloomberg helped raise money to pay off felons' fines so they can vote in Florida.

Florida Republicans Take Aim At Efforts To Pay Felons' Fines So They Can Vote

The state attorney general is calling for an investigation into a $16 million contribution raised by billionaire Mike Bloomberg for a group working to get felons to the polls.

An MTS trolley approaching the Grantville station is seen above a vacant lot, which the transit agency has approved for housing development, June 19, 2019.

Metropolitan Transit System Introduces Chemical Fogs To Fight COVID-19

The Metropolitan Transit System announced the addition of a new tool in the fight against coronavirus Friday — disinfecting fog.

Sun shining through the trees, July 5, 2018

UN Climate Report: Change Land Use To Avoid A Hungry Future

Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the Earth's land and the way people use the land is making global warming worse, a new United Nations scientific report says.

Heat Wave Begins Throughout San Diego County, Brings Elevated Fire Risk

An excessive heat warning will be in effect in the western valleys, the mountains and the deserts from 10 a.m. Friday through 8 p.m. Monday. Another excessive heat warning for coastal areas will run from 10 a.m. Saturday through 8 p.m. Monday.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat seen at a 2014 press conference at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

Longtime Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat Dies Of Complications From COVID-19

Often the voice of the Palestinians in peace talks with Israel, Erekat's pursuit of peace through negotiation never prevailed. He was 65.

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced on their Instagram account the birth of their first child.

It's A Boy! Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Welcome A Baby To The Royal Family

The pregnancy had been shrouded in an unusual degree of secrecy. Buckingham Palace had not disclosed where Markle would give birth or precisely when she was due.

Storm clouds over San Carlos are shown above, March 26, 2020.

Light Rain Expected, Snow Possible In Mountains Before Storm Leaves Tonight

A fast-moving storm system could drop light rain in most parts of San Diego County Thursday, and possibly some snow in the mountains, before leaving the region late tonight, according to the National Weather Service.

The Minnesota Legislature has approved a bill to revise rules on police use of force in response to the killing of George Floyd. Here, a boy runs past a mural at a memorial to Floyd outside Cup Foods.

Minnesota Lawmakers Ban Police Chokeholds, 'Warrior-Style Training'

The bill's most high-profile sections put new limits on police use of force in a bid to increase accountability nearly two months after George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis.

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