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Just a few miles from the site of the Democratic National Convention, a mobile health clinic opened its doors for patients seeking reproductive health care including vasectomies and abortion pills.

Hurricane Ernesto charged toward Bermuda on Friday as officials in the tiny British territory in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean prepared to open shelters and close government offices.

On Wednesday, April 24 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel is hosting a dedication ceremony and community open house to celebrate its grand opening and introduce the property to its friends, Mountain Empire neighbors, and supporters. Officials from Jacumba Hot Springs, San Diego County, and other regional government, civic, education, and non-profit organizations will be on hand. The Mountain Empire High School Band are scheduled to perform. The family-friendly event will feature free soaks for guests in one of the hotel’s mineral springs soaking pools. Attendees include: Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel Owners/Founders Jeff Osborne, Melissa Strukel and Corbin Winters; San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson; Imperial County Supervisor Peggy Price; State of California Colorado River Board Commissioner JB Hamby; Imperial Irrigation District Director Karin Eugenio; Mountain Empire School District Superintendent Pat Keeley; San Diego County Rural Sheriff Sargent Fred Duey; Anza Borrego State Park Superintendent Ray Lennox; Anza Borrego Foundation Executive Director Brianna Fordem; El Centro Mayor Sylvia Marroquin; El Centro City Manager Cedric Cesena; El Centro City Council Member Tomas Olivia; Mountain Empire Historical Society President Larry JohnsonThe Mountain Empire High School Band. Wednesday, April 24, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. PST. Ribbon cutting and remarks at 11 a.m. Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel is located at 44500 Old Hwy 80, Jacumba Hot Springs, CA 91934 ABOUT JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS HOTEL: An hour east of downtown San Diego lies Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel, the crown jewel and heartbeat of the tiny town that shares its name. The newly revitalized property features 20 guest rooms and two pools filled with water sourced directly from the abundant natural mineral springs that have been the city's calling card for over a century. Owners Jeff Osborne, Melissa Strukel, and Corbin Winters fell in love with the town at first sight, drawn in by the indescribable high desert magic of Jacumba and its people. The trio spent several years breathing life back into the property and stewarding the renewal of the natural landscape, drawing inspiration from Morocco, Mexico and beyond. Find out more at www.jacumba.com.

Researchers say the dust from dried lakebed is harming the health of people in the region.

A wide region was swamped from Houston to rural East Texas, where game wardens rode airboats through waist-high waters rescuing both people and pets.

Join us April 27, 2024, at San Diego State University The Dream the Impossible Youth Conference was started in 2007 by several Southern California Tribes and Tribal organizations. The dream began when local youth councils planned to organize a conference specifically for Southern California Native youth. After several planning meetings, the youth voted on a conference name and agreed to host the first ever Southern California Native Youth Conference on the Soboba Indian Reservation at Noli Indian High School and the Recreation Center. The success of this conference marked the beginning of the Dream the Impossible Youth Conference becoming an annual event. Agenda: Saturday, April 27, 2024 9 a.m.-10 a.m. – Registration & Campus Tours (SDSU Volunteers) 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. – MC & DJ – Mikela Jones (Little River Band of Pomo) & DJ Rambo (Pericu Nation) Welcome - David Kamper (SDSU-Department of American Indian Studies) Blessing – Stan Rodriguez (Kumeyaay Nation of Santa Ysabel) Bird Singers - Paul Cuero Jr. (Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians) Film Clip - People of the West, the story of Native Californians from an Indigenous perspective by Amanda Ericson, Field Producer Board Walk Pictures & Bradley Munoa, Director/Pechanga Creative Studios10:50 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. – Keynote –Assemblymember James Ramos (San Manuel Band of Mission Indians) 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. – ROUND 1 - Pick one of 10 sessions Breakout Sessions - will be repeated to offer students the opportunity to attend 3 of the 1012:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. – Lunch/Activities and College Fair Resource Fair: SDSU Recreation Field 103 Campus Tours SDSU Volunteers Cultural Activities: Recreation Field 103 Dodge Ball & Lawn Games Photo Booths: Mirror Memories2:15 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. - ROUND 2 - Pick one of 10 sessions Breakout Sessions - will be repeated to offer students the opportunity to attend 3 of the 103:15 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. - ROUND 3 - Pick one of 10 sessions Breakout Sessions - Sessions will be repeated to offer students the opportunity to attend 3 of the 104:05 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Survey 4:15 p.m. - 5 p.m. – Closeout Performance – Notorious Cree (Nehiyaw from Tall Cree First Nation in Treaty 8 Territory) 5 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. – Raffles 5:40 p.m. - 6 p.m. – Closing Remarks (Mikela) Subway Boxes/Adjourn Conference Location: San Diego State University Parking Lot 12 Recreation Field 103 Storm Hall West Visit: https://dticonference.org/

Fire officials said most of the land that burned in the fire is privately owned, which limits their ability to remove brush.

Around 650 beds are being taken out of inventory due to planned developments some shelters and scheduled closures of several temporary ones.

California's largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger.

Researchers may have solved a Stonehenge mystery — and raised another. They say its central Altar Stone somehow got to England from Scotland, hundreds of miles farther away than originally thought.