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Some San Diego County roads reopened after rain causes closures
REGION — San Diego County officials closed roads and cleaned up Wednesday after flooding from heavy rains in unincorporated communities. According to the county’s Department...
County closes Buccaneer, South Ponto beaches due to sewage spill
OCEANSIDE — The county Department of Environmental Health and Quality today announced the closure of Buccaneer Beach in Oceanside and South Ponto State Beach near...
Animal center offers reward in abandoned dog incident
RANCHO SANTA FE — The Helen Woodward Animal Center offered a $5,000 reward today to anyone who can identify a person who abandoned a dog...
Eight migrants drown near Torrey Pines after boats capsize
REGION — Eight people drowned late Saturday when two alleged migrant smuggling boats capsized off Black’s Beach in the Torrey Pines area. The local Mexican...
Illumina warns shareholders of possible hostile takeover by Carl Icahn
REGION — Leaders of San Diego-based medical technology company Illumina today warned shareholders of an attempted proxy takeover of the company’s board of directors by...
Encinitas crews working to stabilize Cardiff sinkhole
ENCINITAS — Encinitas employees worked to stabilize an expanding sinkhole over the weekend on a street in the community of Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Officials said overnight rainfall...
Seventh grader Mihir Konkapaka wins second straight county spelling bee
REGION — Mihir Konkapaka on Thursday won the San Diego Union-Tribune Countywide Spelling Bee for the second consecutive year, qualifying for a repeat trip to...
