Environment
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Warning Signs Installed in Parts of Tijuana River Valley

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New warning signs were posted today alerting the public about the health risks from hydrogen sulfide gas in sections of the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, and at Saturn Boulevard in the city of San Diego.

Animals
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Spring Valley Woman Faces Animal Cruelty Charges

| 4:05 PM

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County Animal Services has taken custody of a small Chihuahua and is pursuing animal cruelty charges against a Spring Valley woman after a disturbing video surfaced which appeared to show a dog being struck with a wooden plank, then covered with a container and kicked.

Health
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Tuberculosis Exposure Reported at Southwest High School

| 2:18 PM

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The County’s Tuberculosis Control Program, in collaboration with Sweetwater Union School District (SUHSD), are working to notify students and staff who were potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at Southwest High School from Feb. 1, 2025, to May 22, 2025.