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Naloxone can save students' lives, but not every school has it

A life-saving drug is gaining support for use in schools across the country, but only about half of the largest districts stock it

A person rests under an umbrella as the sun sets, Sept. 12, 2023, in Newport Beach, Calif. After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported.

Earth is on track for its hottest year yet, according to a European climate agency

The report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service also noted that Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures reached in September.

Protesters march down Vine Street in Lakeside expressing their anger over the stabbing of a teenage black girl by a 16-year-old white boy in an apparent hate crime, April 23, 2022.

In photos: Community members march in protest following alleged hate crime in Lakeside

More than 50 community members gathered in peaceful protest Saturday evening for an anti-hate rally following the stabbing of a 16-year-old Black girl the previous weekend in Lakeside.

President Biden's dog Commander sits on the Truman Balcony at the White House on Sept. 30, 2023. The German shepherd is not staying at the White House at the moment after a series of biting incidents.

Biden's dog Commander has left the White House

The Bidens are trying to "work through solutions," a spokesperson said, after Commander bit a series of Secret Service agents. In the meantime, the German shepherd is staying somewhere else.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the Presidio Tunnel Tops before the signing of a new climate agreement in San Francisco on Oct. 6, 2022.

California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to increase the amount of minimum sick days for workers from three days to five.

Marco Valdez shows off a bonito on the Pepper Park pier in National City, while Don Cruz preps for a selfie, Sept. 14, 2023. Valdez said that these days they throw back most of the fish that linger in the Sweetwater River due to frequent news of water contamination, but the bonito is a picky eater so it was a keeper.

San Diego fined $4.6M for Sweetwater sewage spill as aging pumps fail and overflows intensify

The two largest sewage system pumps in San Diego are aging and won’t be replaced for years. Meanwhile, large-scale sewage spills are occurring more often, especially as the region faces more heavy rain events.

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin walks to the dugout after making a pitching change during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023.

GM Preller says Melvin will be back as manager of the underwhelming Padres

General manager A.J. Preller says Bob Melvin will be back as manager of the big-spending San Diego Padres.

Much warmer weather expected through Friday in San Diego County

Strong high pressure over the eastern Pacific and weak offshore flow was expected to bring much warmer weather Wednesday through Friday in San Diego County, the National Weather Service said.

Books seen in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Aug. 18. There have been a growing number of books pulled from school libraries in the past few years.

Adults have a lot to say about book bans — but what about kids?

We've heard from parents, authors, activists and other adults about banned books. But we haven't heard much from kids. We asked four young readers to share their thoughts about book bans.

An undated file photo of water running from a faucet.

Oceanside gets grant for water recycling, desalination project

The federal funding will be used to evaluate the expanded use of treated wastewater at the San Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility to produce recycled water.

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