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Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week. Many Russians are mourning — and speculating about the crash.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, appeared on the passenger list of a business jet that crashed Wednesday in Russia. Beyond that, little is clear.

We have updates on local and statewide races, as election results continue to roll in. Plus, a local artist is being honored in Washington D.C. this weekend for his portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci.

We all experience loss and grief in life, but most of us are never taught what to do with it. Sometimes we are told to "move on" or "get over it," or sometimes we find it easier to push aside our pain. The truth is, the most effective way to reduce the pain of loss is to face it. This half-day workshop presented by BELOVED Compassion Network will guide you in safely facing your pain and cultivating self-compassion for yourself in this difficult time. Certified Compassion Practice facilitator Nancy Fowler will lead this workshop integrating the contemplative, meditative steps of the Compassion Practice as a way to navigate the grief process, care for yourself as you face your pain, and heal after loss.

Start your journey with the Compassion Practice! This 3-week online course will introduce you to the Compassion Practice and how you can integrate this meditative practice into your daily life. During our three virtual sessions on February 13, 20, and 27 from 6:30-8 p.m. PT, we'll gather virtually to explore the foundational principles behind the Compassion Practice and discover practices you can use to start making compassion a way of life. Led by Dale Suggs, MDiv, Certified Facilitator of the Compassion Practice, Certified Spiritual Director, and Co-Founder of the BELOVED Compassion Network.

The uncertainty hanging over California’s solar marketplace is beginning to clear, now that regulators have unveiled their plan to reshape solar rules. In other news, San Diego County Sheriff-elect Kelly Martinez faces changing the way the sheriff’s department runs San Diego County jails. The county has the most in-custody deaths of any county in the state. Plus, leaders of a high-profile San Diego nonprofit sparked a major controversy over $70,000 worth of historical antiques.

Jamal Jawad's shop was stymied when cars kept running into his business in Dearborn, Mich. But the entrepreneur persevered and he now has three stores and a partnership with the Detroit Pistons.

Attorneys for the former SDSU punter said the videos would help prove his innocence. The young woman's attorney said they were child pornography and should not be released.

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U.S. News and World Report ranks San Diego as the most expensive place to live in the country.