Hawk in Ramona tests positive for West Nile virus

A dead Cooper's hawk found in Ramona has tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting San Diego County environmental health officials to remind people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit the potentially deadly virus to people.

County officials said with summer-like temperatures still occurring in mid-November, people should continue to follow the county's "Prevent, Protect, Report" guidelines, including finding and dumping out standing water around homes to keep mosquitoes from breeding.

The Cooper's hawk found in Ramona was just the second dead bird to test positive for...