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Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl Causing Santee Man's Death
An El Cajon man pleaded guilty Thursday to selling fentanyl-laced pills that caused a Santee man's death.

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An El Cajon man pleaded guilty Thursday to selling fentanyl-laced pills that caused a Santee man's death.

A drugged driver who caused a chain-reaction crash in Chula Vista that killed an 81-year-old pedestrian pleaded guilty Thursday to charges.
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A man who inadvertently shot his brother to death during a fight at an Escondido bar was sentenced Thursday.
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The Coronado mayor called on Coronado Unified's board to apologize for releasing a statement condemning the Coronado High basketball team.
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After a 16-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Herrick Health Library on Wakarusa Street reopened Thursday.
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