Animals

VIDEO: Pet of the Week – Princess

| 8:44 AM

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Meet Princess! She is a 2-year-old Catahoula mix looking for her new royal family. You can see Princess at the Department of Animal Services’ shelter in Carlsbad or visit sddac.com to give another animal their furever home.

Health

VIDEO: County Public Health Nurses on the Front Lines at SDSU

| 2:24 PM

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County public health nurses are distributing medicine to students at San Diego State University after a student was hospitalized this week with a probable meningococcal infection. Antibiotics are recommended for anyone who was notified they were in close contact with the person to prevent any possible infection. Potential contacts who attended a Delta Sigma Phi […]

Environment
Earth

County Participates in Earth Day Events, County Earth Day Fair Monday

| 1:53 PM

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The County of San Diego will take part in Earth Day and earth-friendly events around the county to share how the County protects the environment—from improving air quality to protecting watersheds and diverting waste from landfills—and explain how residents can help.

Health
prescription pills

San Diegans Encouraged to Get Rid of Painkillers, Other Rx Drugs

| 11:44 AM

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San Diegans will once again have an opportunity to get rid of unused or unwanted medications during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s spring Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 27.

Health

Possible Meningococcal Case Reported at SDSU

| 4:07 PM

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An undergraduate student at San Diego State University was hospitalized Tuesday with a probable meningococcal infection, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported today.