Susan Murphy
Health ReporterSusan Murphy is a former health reporter for KPBS, providing in-depth coverage of a variety of issues that impact San Diego County and the Imperial Valley — from infectious diseases and mental health to health care policy and medical breakthroughs. Susan started working in the KPBS Newsroom in 2003. She graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
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Some San Diego groups and business leaders decry House Republicans' vote to repeal health-care reform. -
San Diego’s elected officials say they’re outraged over the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 19 other people in Tucson, Arizona. The attack is raising questions about security among politicians. -
Two San Diego congressmen are urging the government to defend the Mount Soledad memorial, including the 43-foot cross. -
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the cross atop Mount Soledad is unconstitutional, but the ruling stopped short of ordering the landmark to be taken down. -
While much of the nation was battling snow storms and freezing temperatures, San Diego was basking in the hot sun. A combination of high pressure, low humidity and offshore winds pushed temperatures up to 20 degrees above normal over the past three days.
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The former publisher of the San Diego Gay & Lesbian Times committed suicide Wednesday night, according to an investigator with the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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