Public Safety
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County Public Defender Seeks Nominations for Remarkable Teens

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The San Diego County Public Defender is looking for the community’s help in identifying the region’s most remarkable young people for this year’s third annual installment of the “25 Most Remarkable Teens in San Diego” program.

Public Safety
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FEMA to Conduct Emergency Alert Systems Testing

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Televisions, radios and some cellphones will receive a test message as part of a nationwide emergency alert systems test on Wednesday, Aug. 11.

Agriculture
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Citrus Disease Detection in San Diego County Prompts Quarantine

| 8:10 AM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a quarantine in parts of north San Diego County Thursday, after detecting a potentially devastating citrus disease in the county for the first time.

Animals
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Pet of the Week – Estrella

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Get to know this week’s Pet of the Week, a real superstar from our Bonita shelter, Estrella! Estrella is a playful and energetic Australian cattle dog mix who is looking for a new forever home where she would prefer to be an only pet.