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Articles from the August 20, 2014 edition


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  • Urban and small stream flood advisory issued - SoCal experiences hail

    Updated Aug 20, 2014

    SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS -THE INLAND EMPIRE- The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Southwestern Riverside County and Northwestern San Diego County until 6:15 am this morning (Wednesday). Loud thunderstorms and rain has been falling throughout the night. At 3:21 am Doppler radar continued to indicate moderate...

  • UPDATE: Suspect contacted - no weapon found in case of possible shooter on campus of CSU San Marcos; campus off lockdown

    Updated Aug 20, 2014

    UPDATE: An update has been issued that the suspect has been contacted by law enforcement authorities and no weapon was found. The campus lockdown has been lifted. (Previous story) According to students at Cal State San Marcos, the campus has been locked down (Wed., Aug. 20) due to a suspicious person reportedly with a rifle on campus. Campus security issued an alert to all students stating "Shelter in place; lock and barricade at your current location. Await further instructions. We have a report of a man on campus with a... Full story

  • Recall of hard-wired commercial smoke detectors made by Edwards and Interlogix

    Updated Aug 20, 2014

    SAN DIEGO - Firefighters warned people today about the recall of some hard-wired commercial smoke detectors made by Edwards and Interlogix. The 33 models of alarms designed for commercial use in schools, hotels, motels, apartments and dormitories, as well as homes, according to the Escondido Fire Department. The defective units -- about 141,000 were sold in the United States -- are susceptible to radio-frequency interference that can cause them to fail to activate. The recalled units are marked with date codes 13084 through... Full story

  • Helicopters that took place in search for Malaysia Airlines jet to return home after deployment

    Updated Aug 20, 2014

    CORONADO - Two detachments of Coronado-based helicopters that both took part in the search for the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that went missing in March are scheduled to return home today from separate but simultaneous seven-month deployments. Personnel with Detachments 1 and 2 of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 78 are scheduled to fly to their home base at Naval Air Station North Island after having served aboard the guided-missile destroyers USS Pinckney and USS Kidd. The destroyers are set to sail home Thursday....

  • Rancho Mirage hospital successfully uses groundbreaking treatment for Necrotizing Fasciitis

    Updated Aug 20, 2014

    RANCHO MIRAGE - A hospital in Rancho Mirage has become one of the few to successfully use a groundbreaking treatment for a potentially lethal bacterial disease, it was reported today. Dr. Anibal Gauto used a newly developed disinfectant method called NeutroPhase to cure a patient suffering from Necrotizing Fasciitis, also known as ''flesh-eating disease'', the Desert Sun newspaper reported. Gauto is the medical director of inpatient wound care and founder of the Wound Care Center at Eisenhower Medical Center. Fernando... Full story