Consumer

35 Charged Locally in Auto Insurance Fraud Sweep

| 11:28 AM

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After a statewide investigation into automobile insurance fraud, 35 local defendants have been charged with felonies, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

Health

Closures Issued for South County Beaches

| 5:16 PM

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The County Environmental Health Department has issued a water contact closure for the ocean shorelines at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park due to sewage-contaminated flows from the Tijuana River entering the United States.