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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A spike in fentanyl-related overdose deaths across San Diego County led officials today to warn the public of the drug's deadly potential. In the first six months of the year, there were 119 confirmed fentanyl-related deaths in San Diego County, while another 84 are believed to be connected to the drug, pending confirmation. Victims have ranged in age from 17 to 66, according to a joint statement issued by state and federal prosecutors, law enforcement and county health officials. The number of deaths...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials reported 348 new COVID-19 cases and 10 additional deaths today, raising the county's totals to 30,864 cases and 578 deaths. Locally, Bonsall has recorded 36 cases and Pala 51, both towns showed no increase overnight. Fallbrook added three new cases since Tuesday with 313 confirmed cases overall. County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said Wednesday that California had reported issues with private labs and reporting, meaning some... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street's big rally keeps rolling, and the S&P 500 rose for a fourth straight day Wednesday to sit just 1.7% below its record. The S&P 500 climbed 21.26 points, or 0.6%, to 3,327.77, echoing gains for stocks across Europe and Asia. If the U.S. market has just a few more days like that, it will erase the last of the historic losses it's taken since February because of the coronavirus pandemic and the recession it caused. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, joined other legislators today to call for the passage of legislation that would require employees to report COVID-19 infections in workplaces. Gonzalez, along with Assemblymembers Eloise Gomez Reyes, D-San Bernardino, and Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, asked their fellow legislators to pass Assembly Bill 685, under which employers would be required to provide a 24-hour notice to all employees at a worksite should any worker be exposed to COVID-19. They would also be...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to immediately open up county-owned parks for worship and fitness activities, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Supervisor Dianne Jacob made the proposal, saying it will "lend a helping hand" to both religious facilities and gymnasiums or fitness-oriented businesses unable to hold indoor services under a state order issued last month. Jacob said that restaurants have created outside dining areas on sidewalks and parking lots, in response...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A county supervisor's proposal to allow recreational cannabis products to be sold in unincorporated areas failed to advance today, after no other board member supported it. Nathan Fletcher asked the board to approve zoning ordinances that would allow cultivation and retail sale of cannabis and related products, including edibles, in commercial and industrial areas, a cannabis permitting program that would include a "social equity" component, and to set up a t...
TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Devin Booker does not like the notion that the Phoenix Suns, whose playoff chances were beyond slim when the season was suspended, should simply be happy to be in the NBA's bubble. He sees it quite differently. "People can say we have a nothing-to-lose mentality," Booker said. "We don't look at it like that." Hard to argue. The Suns, like a lot of other teams out West, have much to play for right now. The best rac...
MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Judiciary chairman was closing in on his Perry Mason moment with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Fortified with "hot" internal company documents, Rep. Jerrold Nadler was building his case at a hearing that seemed almost like a trial for Facebook and three other tech giants over alleged anti-competitive tactics. "Thank you, Mr. Zuckerberg, you're making my point," Nadler declared. Then to the "jury:" "By Mr....
MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — School districts nationwide puzzling over how to safely educate children during a pandemic have a more immediate challenge — getting 26 million bus-riding students there in the first place. Few challenges are proving to be more daunting than figuring out how to maintain social distance on school buses. A wide array of strategies have emerged to reduce the health risks but nobody has found a silver bullet. Should students with COVID-19 symptoms be isolated at the front of...
LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/ Report for America PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — When Sharon Taylor died of coronavirus, her family — standing apart, wearing masks — sang her favorite hymns at her graveside, next to a tiny headstone for her stillborn daughter, buried 26 years ago. Fresh flowers marked row after row of new graves. Holy Rosary is one of the only cemeteries in this Choctaw Indian family's community, and it's running out of space — a sign of the virus's massive toll on the Choctaw people. As confirmed coronav...
BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Investigators began searching through the wreckage of Beirut's port Wednesday for clues to the cause of the massive explosion that ripped across the Lebanese capital, and the government ordered port officials put under house arrest amid speculation that negligence was to blame. The investigation is focusing on how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical used in fertilizers, came to be stored at the facility for six years, and why nothing was d...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Aug. 4 unanimously approved spending $48 million in federal pandemic-related funding to help child care providers, testing in schools and meals for senior citizens. The board directed $25 million to child care providers, who have been struggling to stay afloat since March, in the form of grants. The county will also spend $18.8 million on senior food programs -- including an expanded Great Plates program that involves prepared meals delivered to the elderly...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials Tuesday, Aug. 4 reported 290 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths, among the lowest numbers in the past month. The county's total caseload stands at 30,516 and the number of fatalities at 568. Officials estimate that more than 23,900 people have recovered from the virus. Locally, Bonsall has recorded 36 cases, one more than than the day before. Pala has recorded 51 cases, same as yesterday and Fallbrook has... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A North County organization was awarded $500,000 in grant funding from the Department of Justice today to provide up to two years of transitional housing assistance for human trafficking victims. North County Lifeline Inc. is one of 73 grant awardees to receive funding Tuesday, Aug. 4 aimed at providing six to 24 months of transitional or short-term housing assistance for trafficking victims, including rental, utilities or related expenses, such as security deposits and relocation costs. The funding will...
