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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Emergency officials are bracing for dangerous fire conditions across San Diego County today as strong Santa Ana winds blow into the region. -
The recent series of powerful winter storms in California has boosted the outlook for San Diego’s water supplies, as many of the state's essential reservoirs are above-normal after a slow start. -
CDC Warns Flu Season Could Be Bad -
More than 20,000 gray whales are starting to leave their Alaskan feeding grounds to travel 5,000 miles to the warm birthing waters in Mexico, but researchers are predicting a dramatic drop in calf production. -
A bug the size of a grain of rice is killing massive 150-year-old oak trees in San Diego County, and researchers are worried the devastation could spread throughout the state. -
Jerry Sanders held his final news conference as mayor of San Diego this morning. He officially leaves office on Dec. 3.
- San Diego is building a lot of homes in its most walkable neighborhoods
- City Council clears way for tiered parking rates at San Diego Zoo
- Lakeside-area wildfire stopped, evacuations remain in place
- What kind of dairy does a body good? Science is updating the answer
- Supreme Court allows immigration agents to resume ‘roving patrols’ in LA, siding with Trump