County leaders outline response to monkeypox

At a virtual town hall on Aug. 11, leaders from the county discussed monkeypox, its risks, and the County’s response to the local health...

County to install one dozen Narcan vending machines

San Diego County Department of Health and Human Services announced July 28 they will install 12 naloxone vending machines throughout the region by next...

Officials fired up for safety fair

Alpine Fire Protection Dis­trict, CalFire, San Diego Gas and Electric, the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County and other groups will all be...

COVID cases on the rise—again

The latest data from San Diego County shows that COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, with an average of 1,200 cases per day...

Human Trafficking summit to raise awareness, activism

Point Loma Nazarene University is hosting a regional summit in recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness month on March 4 from 11 a.m. to 2...

Don’t fall for Facebook Marketplace scams

Facebook is a platform where you can seemingly get it all: updates about your friends, cute baby pics, news stories or romantic dates. But...

Attention on abusive teen relationships

For the first time, the San Diego County Administration Center Building on Feb. 7 glowed orange at dusk to bring awareness to the effects...

Opioid summit urges students to seek help now

San Diego County Office of Education and the county District Attorney’s office hosted a student opioid summit which was offered to school districts throughout...

Health officials view flu season with caution

As of Oct. 16, the county of San Diego confirmed 215 cases of influenza with no deaths. At the same time in 2020, with...

Abundance of caution postpones Open House

Alpine Fire Protection District will not be holding its annual Open House this year, Alpine Fire Marshal Jason McBroom said. “We have followed suit...