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Over 25 restaurants who received modified health permits during Poway’s Boil Water Advisory will have those permit fees waived or reimbursed by the County Board of Supervisors, the county said Wednesday. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, Poway residents and restaurants were ordered not to drink or use water from the city’s water system after residents reported “discolored water” coming…

Prescription drug deaths in San Diego County declined in 2018 but deaths from fentanyl and heroin continued their upward trends, according to the county’s annual Prescription Drug Abuse Report Card.

Lights went out across large portions of Northern California on Wednesday, as the state’s largest utility began its second massive blackout in two weeks, citing the return of dangerous fire weather. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said the rolling blackouts that initially stretched from the Sierra foothills to north of the San Francisco Bay Area would ultimately impact a half-million...

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to take the next steps in banning the sale of flavored tobacco products and placing a moratorium on untested vaping devices in unincorporated areas of San Diego County.

In this week’s Friday Five San Diego County is considering a new comprehensive plan to address homelessness. Voice of San Diego’s Scott Lewis has more.

NBC 7’s Joe Little spoke to a resident whose been trying to open up access to a road for years, a road she says is vital during an evacuation.

San Diego County leaders on Monday called for a ban on the sale of vaping devices and flavored tobacco products in unincorporated areas as lung-related illnesses rise across the nation.

Local leaders are set to announce proposals cracking down on vaping products. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has more.

The County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a program that would provide free and confidential mental health services to San Diego’s first responders.

As kids are going back to school and wildfire danger is increasing, San Diego County has launched a new tool to help keep students safe in case of a wildfire.

Alvin Quarled pleaded guilty to raping four women in the mid-80’s. Today after completing a little over half of his sentence in a state mental hospital, he is being released. Two of his victims showed up to court to protest his release. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda reports.

A San Diego judge allowed the supervised release of a convicted sexual predator, known as the “Bolder Than Most Rapist,” on Monday.

A controversial master plan community took a giant step towards construction this week when the San Diego County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved the Adara development along Proctor Valley Road on unincorporated land between Chula Vista and Jamul.

County approves a development with 1,000 homes between Jamul and Chula Vista. NBC 7’s Joe Little shows us why some people are not big fans.

An East County mayor believes if county planners change how revenue from a transportation tax is spent, it “violates the will of the voters.”

Local politicians have made it clear that the toxic sewage and waste that flows into the Tijuana River and Pacific Ocean, often times making surfers and swimmers sick, has to end.

The county is taking action, after a flu outbreak at a local migrant shelter. Doctors say three people have tested positive for the flu at a downtown shelter, and 16 people have flu-like symptoms. NBC 7’s Llarisa Abreu has more.

There have been multiple cases of influenza reported at the San Diego migrant shelter, according to a spokesperson for the county.

Rights to the Colorado River, San Diego’s under-performing schools, and a controversial height restriction bill on housing. Are all topics in this weeks Friday Five, The Voice of San Diego’s Scott Lewis has more.

SANDAG’s Executive Director responded Tuesday to critics who claim the agency is not fulfilling promises by shifting priorities to new transportation projects.