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A group of inmates spent part of their day planting trees at El Monte County Park as part of a job training partnership between the Sheriff’s Department and County Parks and Recreation.
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The San Diego District Attorney’s Office helped to take down a suspect in a transnational criminal organization that scammed victims out of hundreds of millions of dollars, including a National City woman who lost $65,000 in a “grandma scam” two years ago.
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While the number of prescription drug deaths has recently leveled off in San Diego County, misuse of medication remains a danger. Dispose of them properly during the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this weekend.
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We know all about the San Andreas Fault. But there’s a lesser known fault running through the heart of the San Diego, and it has the attention of emergency planners. A geology professor at San Diego State University shows us where you can see signs of the Rose Canyon Fault and how dangerous it could be.
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While we hope there won’t ever be an ultimate “test” of our personal preparedness for a natural or man-made emergency, the County urges you to take 10 easy steps that will help you be ready if disaster strikes.
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A recent swarm of seismic activity late last month on the southernmost end of the San Andreas Fault had scientists on alert for a larger quake. Fortunately, the threat did not take form, but it was a reminder that we live in earthquake country and that a rupture on a fault line is unpredictable. The […]
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After five years of prolonged drought, San Diego County native plants, trees and grasses are either extremely dry, dying out or dead, potentially making for more volatile fire conditions and a longer peak fire season. How volatile exactly?
