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The idea was to see if the cameras - despised by many who think they are too sensitive and an invasion of privacy, as pictures are taken of drivers - are really needed.

Instead, the sensor will display a blue light signaling to a deputy stationed nearby when a driver has failed to stop in time.

La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid reported last year that while the city has about 10,000 more residents now than it did 10 years ago, it has fewer employees.

Abraxas High School set the stage for a simulated shooting drill Monday. San Diego County Sheriff's deputies and Poway firefighters demonstrated how they would handle an emergency on campus.

The sounds of gunfire will ring out Monday at Abraxas High School in Poway as sheriff's deputies, firefighters, school officials and teenage volunteers conduct a drill designed to simulate a school shooting.

Timothy Barnette, the teenager behind the wheel of a Land Rover involved in a fatal crash eastbound on SR-56 east of Black Mountain Road Thursday, is under investigation according to the CHP.

THE PGB GRAD NITE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Poway High School is one of the last schools in PUSD to keep Grad Nite on campus.

By Greg Even, Santee Lakes WEEK OF: May 6, 2013 BASS: The Bass are biting! Lakes 1, 2 and 5 have been the most popular this past week.

Poway principal Scott Fisher has seen a lot in his years as principal of Poway High.

In the last 6-8 months local brewing companies have stepped up the North County San Diego beer game, opening their doors to rave reviews on Yelp and loyal local followers.

The group gave its top award, the Grand Golden Fleece, to the Poway Unified School District for a $105 million bond issue that will cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion to repay.

Hi, everyone! I have some exciting news to share about Patch - we're getting a whole new look! It's coming next week and it's going to make Poway Patch easier to use, and a better place to connect and share.

The office on North Escondido Boulevard will be closed until a new space is found, which is expected to take about nine months.

Coronado's violent crime rate for 2012 is the best among all cities in San Diego County, but several posted better property crime rates.

May gray isn't going to stop any weekend fun! The sun and a variety of events are coming out to celebrate Mother's Day weekend.

As the weather warms, LDS members across the country are joining with interfaith groups to clean parks, plant tress, gather goods for food banks and participate in other community service projects.

It may not have a name, but it's got a principal, plenty of supporters and big plans.

By Debra Auerbach for CareerBuilder Have you ever had an itch to quit your job and instead do work that makes a real difference in the world? We've compiled a list of seven jobs that help people live a better life - from the buildings they work and live in, to the energy that fuels their homes, to the air they breathe.

Law enforcement officials were busy in Poway during the last half of April, from rounding up teen suspects in an undercover drug sting, to seizing $750,000 worth of marijuana from a secret delivery service.

Medical bills are spread out on a kitchen table in Salem, Va., in this 2011 photo.