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Firefighters said a voodoo supply shop east of San Diego's Center City burned Sunday, damaging an adjacent taco shop and displacing the proprietor. Centro Botanico La Santisima was a total loss.

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Authorities said a man trying to warm up his house by starting a fireplace fire accidentally triggered a blaze that engulfed his home.

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With the expected arrival of dangerous Santa Ana winds this weekend, local firefighters want area residents to be prepared in case of a wildfire.

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Hundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire that is threatening homes and wineries in California's Napa Valley.

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Just four years ago, San Diego County was decidedly Republican, but the tide may be turning. The gap between the number of registered Republicans and registered Democrats is closing.

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With the presidential election less than four weeks away, an unprecedented number of Americans are now registering to vote. But this is also proving to be an opportunity for identity thieves.

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In this pint-sized Point Loma bakery, the mantra is: build a better cupcake and San Diego will beat a path to your door.

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Santa Ana winds are expected to blow into San Diego this weekend. The strong winds, low humidity and dry brush are a bad combination for fire danger. Firefighters say they're prepared, but residents are being warned to do the same.

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A large community of retirees in Oceanside living on fixed incomes is being squeezed by their landlord for money they don't have.

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A judge ruled Kai Carpenter legally insane at the time he killed his mother with a knife, stabbing her dozens of times.

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With a credit crunch gripping even California's ability to run the state government, some voters are wondering if the timing is right for a multi-billion-dollar bullet train. One non-profit think tank wants to put the brakes on the high-speed rail.

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Approximately a dozen people were at work when another fire broke out Thursday night at a Shelltown recycling center.

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Although cooler weather is being welcomed in San Diego this week, hot and dry conditions and fierce Santa Ana winds are expected over the weekend, raising the danger of fires in high-risk areas.

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It's a big loss for the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. All of their koi fish are dead - except for one survivor - after their water system malfunctioned.

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The owner of Cavalier Mobile Estates on Oceanside Boulevard wants to nearly double the rent for tenants, but many of them are on fixed incomes.

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The dynamic duo of Gerry and Maude Baze have a great deal in common. They both have a great love of music. They both have a great love for each other and they both have been blind since birth.

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You've probably heard of people - especially teens - taking a vow of chastity. Now that declaration is becoming a lot more symbolic.

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The threat is high. Whipping winds will blow through the county this weekend, increasing the chance of another massive blaze. With a lot of brush still left to burn, a lot of communities are at risk.

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An auto theft suspect driving a truck decorated with red, white and blue stars and stripes led officers on a freeway chase from San Diego to the East County highlands today before being arrested at gunpoint.

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For the first time since the early 1990s, San Diego County is facing the possibility of water rationing, and the threat is expected to loom for years.

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The battle for the permanent booze ban for San Diego beaches is heating up.

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A brush fire blackened scores of acres on Camp Pendleton this afternoon, causing no structural damage or injuries but sending heavy smoke over northern San Diego County, authorities reported.

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Local fire officials are on high alert. The heat wave is expected to be joined by Santa Ana winds this weekend, and that means a heightened fire danger.

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Several days ago, the Susan G. Komen For the Cure donated more than $1 million to the Moores UCSD Cancer Center here in San Diego. The money was raised in part by thousands of walkers, two of which you're about to meet in this month's Buddies for Life.

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During these tough financial times, at least one business is still booming. Local pawn ships are seeing an increase in business from people looking for extra cash.

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Federal indictments unsealed in San Diego charge 35 people with smuggling drugs to California from Mexico.

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The name of a student group at two San Diego city community colleges is stirring controversy.

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City attorney Mike Aguirre appeared on the News 8 Morning Show on October 8, 2008. His challenger Superior Court Judge Jan Goldsmith won 32 percent of the vote in the June primary. Aguirre came in second at 29 percent.

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The Coast Guard is searching for a missing swimmer off the coast of Pacific Beach Wednesday morning.

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The presidential campaign isn't the only political topic making headlines here in California. Proposition 8, the ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, has seen massive fundraising efforts from supporters and opponents alike.

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If the elections were held today, who would you vote for? News 8 took this question downtown and asked local voters in an unscientific poll.

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Election officials here in San Diego County are expecting record numbers at the polls. They're getting ready for a 70 to 80 percent turnout.

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The need for fast cash has led many borrowers to take advantage of payday loans, but predatory lending could leave you worse off in the end.

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The cool down from the weekend is long gone. San Diego is sweating it out with an early October heat wave.

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Court proceedings continue for a Camp Pendleton Marine who is accused of killing a detainee in Iraq.

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An El Cajon man pleaded guilty to murder and robbery charges stemming from the March 2006 shooting deaths of an East County liquor store owner and one of her clerks.

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The murder spree linked to the drug trade continues in Tijuana, as four more bodies were found this week.

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The city council is expected to approve a $69,000 legal bill in a lkawsuit filed by former Deputy City Attorney and City Attorney candidate Amy Lepine.

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A police chase that started on the streets of Lincoln Park Monday night ended in the Sycuan Casino.