Federal authorities deported a military veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan but was later convicted of drug crimes, an agency spokeswoman said Sunday.In a statement, the spokeswoman, Nicole Alberico of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, said immigration agents returned Miguel Perez Jr., 39, to Mexican authorities on Friday.In…
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A local artist is taking the ubiquitous ‘selfie’ and turning it into art.“Tourists Taking Selfies,” a new downtown exhibit, takes existing landscapes and adds paintings of people taking selfies. Neighbor on a Mission to Help Family in Need Local artist Jessica Ling Findley says she came up with the idea…
A Vista pizza shop owner is showing what it means to give back to your community. Ben Phillips, of Pizzamaniac, donated $700 to the Vista American Little League after he heard that the league’s snack bar had been broken into. Hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise were stolen in the break-in,…
Kristin Gaspar, Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, representing District 3, is running in a crowded field for Rep. Darrell Issa’s seat.Issa plans to retire when his term expires in November and Gaspar joins a group of at least a dozen people (four Democrats and eight Republicans)…
A suspect who was jumping fences and hiding inside homes in Mira Mesa was arrested by San Diego police following as 15-minute standoff Sunday morning around 10:30 a.m.The suspect hid in a backyard shed and in the attic of a house on Summerdale Road. Neighbor on a Mission to Help…
