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REGION — The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a citrus quarantine in a 95-square-mile area of Rancho Bernardo on Tuesday after detecting a potentially threatening citrus tree disease during routine inspections. The disease, known as Huanglongbing, is a major threat to San Diego’s $115 million annual citrus crop, county officials said. Trees infected with the bacterial disease can produce misshapen, bitter fruit and the disease can eventually kill the tree. The quarantine announced Tuesday comes after HLB was found in a residential lime tree in the area and is in addition to the existing HLB quarantine in the city of Oceanside. It covers the area bordered on the north by the intersection of Interstate 15 and Auto Park Way; to the south by Poway Road; to the west by Via De Las Flores; and to the east by Lake Ramona. “ Un fo r t u n at e ly, Huanglongbing is fatal TURN TO CITRUS ON 17
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VISTA — The 21-yearold suspect charged with stabbing a former classmate to death nearly 18 months ago took the stand in his murder trial this week, claiming he acted in self defense after being targeted on social media by the victim. Kellon Razdan, who is charged with the first-degree murder of 20-year-old Aris Keshishian, began testifying Tuesday morning after the prosecution rested its case following three days of testimony. Keshishian was
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stabbed 44 times in the abdomen, chest and back near his home in the Stone Canyon gated residential community on Via Vera Cruz in San Marcos while taking his dog for an evening walk on Aug. 15, 2021. The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office alleges Razdan planned the attack and specifically targeted Keshishian, his former elementary school classmate. A neighbor who witnessed the attack in progress said Razdan was on top of Keshishian, who
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