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Warner Springs Camp to Reopen with Fire 80 Percent Contained

The Eagle Fire scorched 14,100 acres of brush in the rugged northeastern reaches of San Diego County.

1. Los Valley Boy Scout Camp in Warner Springs was expected to reopen to the public Friday following a weeklong closure prompted by
a fire that has scorched 14,100 acres of brush in the rugged northeastern reaches of San Diego County and is now 80 percent contained. The Eagle Fire was first reported about 10:40 p.m. July 21 roughly five miles east of Warner Springs, according to Cal Fire. Since then, nearly $13 million has been spent battling the blaze, which has spread throughout Los Coyotes Indian Reservation and extended into Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It was caused by arson, Cal Fire has said. But details will not be released until the investigation is completed, said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Nick Schuler.

2. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County was unchanged Friday, remaining at $3.823, after rising two-tenths of a cent each of the previous two days. The average price is a half-cent less than one week ago, but 1.2 cents more than one month ago and 68.9 cents higher than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

3. Nearly 2,000 friends, family members and law enforcement colleagues came together Thursday to bid farewell to a veteran child
abuse detective and her 18-year-old daughter, who were slain last week in their Rancho Penasquitos home, allegedly by the policewoman's mentally ill son. The mourners gathered at a 4S Ranch church to honor the lives of 52-year- old Donna Williams, who served with the San Diego Police Department for 31 years, and her youngest child, Briana, a 2011 graduate of Mount Carmel High School. Read the full story .

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