Health

VIDEO: No School Without Tdap Vaccination

| 3:00 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 42,000 7th-12th graders across the county still need to provide proof they have received the pertussis booster shot or get vaccinated against the disease.

Health

Hantavirus Found in South County

| 12:00 PM

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Two rodents trapped during routine monitoring last week in Chula Vista have tested positive for the potentially-deadly hantavirus.

Health

VIDEO: Preventing Childhood Drowning

| 2:55 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minute Every year an unfortunate number of San Diego County children die of accidental drowning. For every child who dies from drowning, another four receive emergency department care for injuries resulting from near-fatal drowning. Remember to supervise children around water, be it pools, the beach, or bathtubs.

Animals

A Hard Knock Life No More

| 4:00 PM

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Mocha, the terrier blend who was discovered at a County shelter and went on to star as “Sandy” in a local production of Annie, was adopted by a Fallbrook family Friday.

Public Safety

VIDEO: Juvenile Drug Court Graduation 2011

| 12:26 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minute Dozens of teenagers fulfilled their nine month intervention program and graduated in front of friends and family during a Celebration of Success Ceremony. They all took part in the San Diego County Juvenile Court program.

Public Safety

A Celebration of Success for Juvenile Drug Court Graduates

| 8:00 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes Step by step, day by day, minors on probation fought hard to stay away from drugs. This evening, after a 270-day program, they celebrated what for some is the first significant achievement in their lives by graduating from San Diego’s Juvenile Drug Court. They proved they can live without drugs.