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Winter storm brings blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills to the Midwest
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (675+ words) By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press A'potent winter storm'brought blizzard conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest on Monday as other areas of the country experienced plunging temperatures, strong winds and a mix…...
Opinion: King tides reveal a priceless coast — and our duty to protect it
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (549+ words) Opinion: King tides reveal a priceless coast " and our duty to protect it'San Diego Union-Tribune As you enter the tidepools of La Jolla's Dike Rock, you will find a world of resilient life: bright aggregating anemones and ochre sea stars…...
Is there another option to get the nuclear waste out of San Onofre?
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (1489+ words) Some 3.55 million pounds of nuclear waste is beached at San Onofre. The spent fuel held in more than 120 stainless steel canisters at the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, lodged between the Pacific Ocean to the west and Interstate 5 on…...
La Jolla researchers work on $31.7M project to cut drug development time
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (484+ words) A new project seeking to transform the drug delivery process and take projects out of "the valley of death" between aspiration and accomplishment is getting help from La Jolla-based medical research institute Sanford Burnham Prebys. The U.S. Department of Health and…...
Opinion: U.S. biomedical research relies on philanthropy, large and small
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (703+ words) The National Institutes of Health remains the largest funder of biomedical research in the country at roughly $48 billion. But it is imperiled. The Trump administration has proposed reducing its budget by 40% to $27.9 billion for fiscal year 2026. Congressional committees have pushed…...
Carmel Valley girl-powered robotics team advances to FIRST Lego League championships
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (317+ words) The Coral Coders, an all-girls robotics team made up of Pacific Trail Middle School students and one Sage Canyon Elementary School fourth grader recently advanced to the championship round of the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) at the FLL Regionals held…...
Christmas Eve storm could hit San Diego County with 4 inches of rain and 40 mph winds
1+ week, 1+ day ago (330+ words) The souped-up Pacific storm that will hit San Diego County on Christmas Eve could drop 3 to 4 inches of rain over a short period, making travel dicey and raising the risk of flooding, the National Weather Service said. San Diego averages…...
Escondido Creek Conservancy purchases two properties
1+ week, 1+ day ago (329+ words) Hundreds of acres in North County will now be protected by the Escondido Creek Conservancy after the group purchased two properties recently. The land is in two separate parcels in the unincorporated area between Escondido and San Marcos " one in…...
3.4 earthquake near Borrego Springs lightly shakes North County
1+ week, 2+ day ago (108+ words) The temblor broke near the San Jacinto fault, a branch of the San Andreas. A magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred 16 miles north-northeast of Warner Springs at 6:52 a.m. Friday, briefly producing light shaking in parts of northern San Diego County, the U.S. Geological Survey said....
‘Pineapple Express’ storm might hit San Diego County on Christmas Eve
1+ week, 3+ day ago (305+ words) An evolving storm in the Pacific Northwest is drawing huge amounts of water from the subtropics, creating a system that could dump rain on San Diego County on Christmas Eve, the National Weather Service said. The size, speed and direction…...