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Evacuations orders lifted as fire crews battle Campo brush fire (opens the original)
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A brush fire spread over open terrain in Campo Monday, threatening structures and prompting evacuations before crews gained ground on the flames. The Church 2 Fire had grown to 132 acres by about 3:45 p.m. according to CalFire, up from 20 acres an hour earlier. Shortly before 5 p.m., though, authorities reported that the fire’s forward rate of spread had been halted, and crews had the fire 5% contained. By 6 p.m. though, evacuation orders had been lifted in three zones east of where the fire sta
Brush fire in Ramona threatens homes, leading to evacuation orders (opens the original)
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Firefighters said a brush fire in Ramona was burning at a “dangerous rate of spread,” threatening structures and leading to evacuation orders south of state Route 78. The fire quickly consumed 315 acres after beginning around 3 p.m. in the 300 block of Creelman Lane, according to Cal Fire. The agency added that flames are “impacting San Diego Country Estates,” but the fire “slowed significantly” as the evening continued, growing only to 347 acres. Evacuation orders for the Creelman Fire are in p
Bill Horn, longtime San Diego County supervisor and Vietnam veteran, dies at 83 (opens the original)
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Bill Horn, a combat veteran who served more than two decades on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, then, nearing retirement founded a school in Africa, died Friday. He was 83. In announcing Horn’s passing, his former chief of staff, Dustin Steiner, said the San Diego native died surrounded by family. “Bill Horn has left a lasting legacy of public service — as a County Supervisor, a United States Marine, a farmer, a husband of 59 years, a father, and a grandfather,” Steiner said in a stat
Brush fire poses 'immediate threat to structures,' forces evacuations (opens the original)
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A fast-moving brush fire burned hundreds of open acres in the far southeastern reaches of San Diego County Wednesday, prompting evacuation orders and shutting down a stretch of Interstate 8. Crews worked on the ground and from the air in extreme heat to battle the Thorn Fire while CalFire officials said the blaze posed an “immediate threat to structures in the area.” Deputies evacuated nearby homes and businesses as a result. The evacuation orders, which continued to expand as the fire grew rapi
After months of prep, Waymo nearly ready to launch driverless service in San Diego (opens the original)
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Waymo cars have been all over central San Diego for more than a year, but always with drivers at the wheel. Ready or not, that’s about to change. The company said Wednesday that Waymo vehicles will soon begin fully autonomous operations — meaning without human drivers — in four new cities, including San Diego. It will be a soft start, with rider-only operations initially offered solely for employees. Waymo, in a blog post, said only that it expects “to welcome the public soon.” Officials with th
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