Health
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In San Diego County, three new cases of whooping cough were reported this week where other children may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease, County Health and Human Services Agency officials said today.
Health
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Middle age men are dying by suicide in higher numbers than people in other age groups. Of the 372 suicides reported in the region last year, 44 percent (165) were men between the ages of 40 and 59 years of age.
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All San Diego County offices, libraries and animal shelters will be closed to the public Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Animals
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A 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to killing his former girlfriend’s three dogs has been sentenced to five years, four months in state prison, the District Attorney’s Office announced.
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Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers were able to locate the arm of a Caltrans contractor who lost the limb in an accident Thursday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Department reported.
Public Safety
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The County and U.S. EPA presented Baja California officials with equipment to repsond to hazardous materials incidents.
Public Safety
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That’s the tally since a program began to assist law enforcement with the safe and permanent removal of children from drug-infested homes.