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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Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, was selected today as chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He has promised to closely scrutinize the Obama Administration. -
San Diego will feel a gradual warm-up today, following several days of record low temperatures in the 20s and 30s, according to forecasters. The weather change won’t come soon enough for thousands of homeless people who have endured bitter cold conditions on the streets. -
The city is mourning the death of San Diego Police Officer Christopher Wilson, 50, who was shot in the line of duty Wednesday night. -
At 10:21 this morning, more than seven million people across California are expected to drop cover and hold. It’s part of California’s annual earthquake drill – The Great California Shakeout. The event comes at time when scientists are warning a large-scale earthquake is long overdue. -
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Julian at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. -
Fall arrived this week, but San Diego residents won’t be waking up to crisp and cool temperatures anytime soon. A high pressure system will hover over the region through the middle of next week, according to the National Weather Service, bringing single-digit humidity, 100-degree temperatures, and light offshore winds – the key ingredients for wildfires.
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