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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On the heels of President Barack Obama's push for immigration reform, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is scheduled to visit San Diego today as part of a two-day Southwest border inspection tour that will end in El Paso, Texas. -
Five more people in San Diego County died from the flu last week, bringing the total to 19, the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today. -
In the serenity of the San Diego County mountains, workers armed with chainsaws are in a race against an invasive creature on a path of destruction. -
There’s an ambitious effort underway in San Diego County to map every urban tree. One ecologist says a healthy canopy is essential in fighting climate change. -
San Diego farmers say they’ve dodged significant crop damage following several nights of freezing temperatures. -
Nighttime temperatures will tumble well below freezing this weekend throughout San Diego County. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for Saturday night into Sunday morning when temperatures are expected to plunge into the 20s from the coast to the inland valleys.
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