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Two elementary school students are the latest pertussis cases in the county bringing the 2012 total to 21, County Health and Human Services Agency officials reported today.
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Sheriff’s deputies are keeping an extra close watch for anyone texting behind the wheel during National Distracted Driving Awareness month.
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to accept a $503,304 grant to test and administer an advanced hybrid school bus engine that will reduce air pollution and toxic emissions.
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The County of San Diego salutes the Volunteers of the Year at the County Administration Center. If you would like to learn more about volunteering, visit the Clerk of the Board’s website or call Volunteer San Diego at 1.800.VOLUNTEER.
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The San Diego chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) honored eight sheriff’s deputies, San Diego County Probation Chief Mack Jenkins, and Deputy District Attorney Jodi Breton for their commitment to keeping drunk drivers off the roads.
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The San Diego County General Services Department won an Energy All-Star Award for its San Pasqual Academy Residential Housing Project, the nation’s only residential campus for foster youth. The awards were presented by the California Center for Sustainable Energy.
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A student at a Rancho Peñasquitos private school was diagnosed with pertussis, also known as whooping cough, County Health and Human Services Agency officials said today.