
Alexander Nguyen
Multimedia Producer, North CountyAs a multimedia producer, Alexander Nguyen creates content for all of KPBS' platforms, including the web and social media.
Alexander has covered Southern California extensively for several publications, including Patch, Times of San Diego, MyNewsLA.com, and NBC San Diego, where he won an Emmy and several Society of Professional Journalists and San Diego Press Club awards for his writing.
Alexander is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the San Diego Press Club. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and a master’s in journalism innovation from Syracuse University.
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Emergency crews and authorities are cleaning up the wreckage and damage Tuesday caused by a small plane crash in Santee.
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The Cessna 340A crashed around 12:15 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane started its flight from Yuma Arizona and was headed to Montgomery Field in San Diego, said county spokesperson Donna Durckel.
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A city commission is about to consider an ordinance to ban the balloons, which environmentalists say are a hazard to wildlife.
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By now you’ve probably seen the giant sequoias wrapped in aluminum foil to protect them from the raging wildfires in Northern California. The company that makes that foil is located in San Diego’s North County.
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While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for people 65 and older, at-risk individuals and front-line health care workers, local health officials say they’re still waiting for approval from the state.
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As many restaurants ease back to full reopening, they're hoping to bring more customers back with a yearly tradition.
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Around 13,000 customers lost power Tuesday morning in San Diego County, with the majority of those affected in North County.
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Funeral services were held Tuesday for Father Joe Carroll, a San Diego icon of charitable services whose decades of work for the homeless made him a noted figure nationally.
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