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Sewage Spill Fouls Creek in Fallbrook

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An estimated 33,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Ostrich Creek in Fallbrook Wednesday, the County’s Environmental Health Department reported. The spill came from a ruptured main at a lift station at 2841 Overland Trail. It began about 6:00 a.m. and continued for more than five hours until crews from the Fallbrook Public Utilities District shut […]

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GALLERY: 14 Faces of Mental Illness

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Through our lens: personal stories of mental illness is an exhibition featuring photos of San Diegans with mental illness. There are two photos of each person: one a color portrait, the other a black-and-white image suggesting the strain of the societal stigma attached to mental illness. The captions in this gallery are excerpted from longer descriptions in the […]

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How to Stay Safe When Biking

| 8:58 AM

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May 17 is Bike to Work Day and if you are considering biking to work, here are some tips to make your commute a safer one.

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TB Case Reported at Jefferson Middle School

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An individual at Jefferson Middle School was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed students and staff, the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today.

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Palomar Mountain Squirrel Tests Positive for Plague

| 8:35 AM

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County environmental health officials urged campers and hikers to take simple steps to protect themselves Friday after routine monitoring and testing showed that a ground squirrel on Palomar Mountain had plague.