A Spring Valley man who smuggled multiple narcotics while driving his truck through a border checkpoint has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison. Oscar Vasquez-Alamilla, 36, will receive credits of eight months spent in jail since his Sept. 26, 2017 arrest at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.…
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“God is still on the throne and prayer changes things!” said the voice on the radio. Harold thought about that for a moment as he drove to work. He had had a fight with his wife the night before and left the house early the next morning without saying goodbye.…
There is always a first time in everything. For Danielle Nowaski, there is also a third time as well. The West Hills junior will be making her third trip to the state swimming championship meet this weekend as one of five Grossmont Conference representatives at the elite competition. The meet…
The Valhalla Norsemen upset the Coronado Islanders in the quarterfinals of the San Diego CIF Division III boys volleyball playoffs last Friday. The seventh-seeded Norsemen needed only four games to dispatch the host Islanders, who were seeded second. In fact, Coronado surged with a 25-12 opening game win, setting the…
For most of the season, Dylan Coleman, a Granite Hills senior, led San Diego high jumpers with a 6’5 record. In early April, Max Castin of Rancho Bernardo unseated him with a 6’6 jump. Now, with CIF next week, Coleman has found his way back to the top with a…
Chuck and Jan Vermillion, American Cancer Society volunteers Chuck and Jan Vermillion of Spring Valley have been married for 53 years. For the past year, the couple has volunteered for the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) “Road to Recovery” program, which offers free rides to escort cancer fighters to their medical…
Dr. Tryna Ramos, Volunteers in Medicine volunteer Dr. Tryna Ramos has been a volunteer in El Cajon for the past eight years at Volunteers in Medicine – San Diego (VIM), a non-profit that brings together medical professionals and patients who do not have health insurance. Dr. Ramos is among more…
Photos By Sandra Small Photographer. On Wednesday, May 9th the quarterly breakfast had a crowd that came together to enjoy our featured guest speaker, Police Chief, Walt Vasquez. The sponsor of the morning was: Carl Burger Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM World, who sponsors each of the quarterly breakfast meetings and…
Two men arrested by San Diego County sheriff’s deputies in Vista last week plan to speak publicly Monday about their arrest. Gerardo Martinez, Sr., 50, and Gerardo Martinez, Jr., 23, say they were compliant during their arrest but were beaten by deputies. OPD Looking for Man of Interest in Home Invasion…
Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of a man accused in the deaths of five women in three Southern California counties, including a college student who was attacked in a campus parking lot. Andrew Urdiales, 53, was already convicted in an Illinois triple-murder case that put him on the…
A memorial service Monday will honor a University of San Diego student who was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking on a Clairemont area freeway over the weekend. Stella Yeh, 19, was walking on southbound Interstate 805 south of State Route 52 when she was struck by an oncoming…
The White House said Monday that Melania Trump was hospitalized after undergoing a procedure to treat a benign kidney condition. The first lady’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said the procedure was successful and that there were no complications. Grisham said Mrs. Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center just…
Jackie Foster, the Poway High School graduate competing on the current season of NBC’s “The Voice,” has made the top eight in her run to become the show’s next star. Foster, who has been singing since she was 8 years old, made it past the last round of eliminations to…
A black Waffle House customer seen being choked by a white North Carolina police officer on video last week claimed Monday that he was also the victim of homophobic slurs inside the restaurant, NBC News reported. Anthony Wall and his sister went to a Waffle House in Warsaw, North Carolina,…
Alexandra (Ally) Kellogg, Sharp Grossmont Hospital volunteer Ally Kellogg works as an emergency medical technician (EMT) for a private company and as a medical scribe for a local clinic. On Saturdays, she volunteers at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in the Emergency Department (ED), considered one of the busiest in the state…
A series of earthquakes in Ocotillo Wells over the weekend rattled the nerves of people living near California’s major fault lines but a local expert says the recent cluster of quakes is normal. Ocotillo Wells was struck by four minor earthquakes within an hour Saturday evening, the largest being a 3.5-magnitude.…
An increasing fire danger prompted Cal Fire San Diego to suspend all burn permits on state land Monday. The agency said the suspension of burn permits and other open fires is necessary as warming temperatures dry out last year’s vegetation growth. Combined with a less-than-spectacular rainy season, there is plenty…
Dozens of earthquakes shook Ocotillo Wells over the weekend. NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez spoke to local Geologist Pat Abbott about the temblors. Source: NBC San Diego
Crews worked to free a trapped driver from an overturned car after a crash in Lomita. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez reports. Source: NBC San Diego
A plane heading to Las Vegas from San Diego made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday after a report of smoke in the cockpit. Southwest Airlines flight 2799 departed from San Diego International Airport bound for McCarran International Airport just after 10 p.m. Sunday but was diverted within an hour…
