The acting director of the agency responsible for deporting immigrants plans to retire.Thomas Homan, whose retirement plans were first reported by the Wall Street Journal, has served as the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since the beginning of the Trump administration. Former Escondido Teacher Accused of Sexual…
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Construction on gas lines near two National City schools prompted the evacuation of hundreds of elementary school-aged kids Monday. El Toyon School and Rancho de la Nacion Elementary school were evacuated Monday morning after people reported smelling gas fumes at the campuses located just west of Interstate 805 in National City. …
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There was a nearly 10 percent increase in the number of military service members who chose to report a sexual assault in 2017 over the previous year, according to the Pentagon.The U.S. Department of Defense released its annual review of sexual assaults in the military Monday saying it was encouraged…
The mother of a 12-year-old boy who survived being stuck underwater at a resort pool for almost eight minutes said Monday in an exclusive interview on the “Today” show it’s a miracle her son is alive.”The people that helped him at the pool, at the hospital and I mean, most…
Two pelicans with degrees in party crashing swooped down on Pepperdine University’s graduation ceremony Friday and dived into the crowd, adding a surprise to the pomp and circumstance.The brown pelicans, which can dive from about 60 feet in the air when they plunge into shallow ocean waters for food, soared over…
A geyser flooded the parking lot outside of a Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Center on Activity Road in Mira Mesa. The geyser was flowing in the parking lot of the medical center but did not appear to be damaging any cars or buildings. Teen Suspected of Fatally Shooting Dad in Scripps Ranch…
All aboard! The steam locomotive is running again in Old Poway Park. The City of Poway and the Poway Midland Railroad Volunteers celebrated the return of No. 3 Baldwin Steam Locomotive on Saturday. Teen Suspected of Fatally Shooting Dad in Scripps Ranch The engine built in 1907 marched along the track…
The San Diego City Council will decide what will happen to thousands of shelter animals Monday when they decide whether to adopt a contract with the San Diego Humane Society. The cities of Carlsbad and Santee have already agreed to adopt contracts with the humane society after the Board of Supervisors…
The man suspected of being the Golden State Killer may have been motivated to commit series of rapes and murders in the 1970s and ’80s in part by losing a partner, a former investigator told NBC News.An early victim of the killer’s told authorities he kept saying, “I hate you,…
North Korea has promised to shut down its main nuclear weapons test site, but some analysts have already concluded that portions of it have collapsed, NBC News reported.Experts also said that dismantling the Punggye-Ri test site won’t change what weapons North Korea already has, which amount to a credible nuclear…
A massive house fire in Queens killed three family members gathered to plan a wedding and sent eight more to the hospital with serious injuries early Sunday, officials said.Officers responded to a call minutes before midnight Saturday at a home on 211th Street in the Queens Village neighborhood, firefighters and…
A teenage son shot and killed his dad in Scripps Ranch on Sunday night, police said.The teenager was still not in custody and a large portion of the neighborhood was blocked off for the investigation. Former Escondido Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Student Off Campus Details are still hazy…
A Fallbrook man is in custody Sunday after allegedly carjacking an Amazon delivery truck, authorities said.The suspected carjacking happened around 4:20 p.m. on North Ridge Drive, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) Sgt. Dwain Washington said. Former Escondido Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Student Off Campus The driver told…
A man was wounded in a shooting in Southcrest on Sunday evening, police said.Officers responded to a call of a man being shot around 8:45 p.m. at the intersection of South 41st Street and National Avenue, San Diego Police Department Officer John Buttle said. Former Escondido Teacher Accused of Sexual…
Ten days after it was forced to close because of a vermin infestation, Filippi’s Pizza Grotto in Eastlake closes for good Saturday.The restaurant hosted a party Saturday night complete with an Elvis impersonator to thank customers for their support during the past five years. Former Escondido Teacher Accused of Sexual…
Shaky hands, butterflies, looking deeply into one another’s eyes: these are all normal wedding day feelings, but for four couples in Tijuana, Sunday’s ceremony had an even deeper meaning. After they’re married, they will try to cross into the United States together to seek political asylum. The couples are part of a…
A man was arrested early Sunday morning at an Escondido Starbucks after allegedly making a bomb threat, police said.Employees at the Promenade Starbucks on the 1200 block of Auto Parkway asked the man, identified as David Schertz, 31, to leave after he told them he had a bomb in his bag,…
After four U.S. Marines were killed in a military helicopter crash in El Centro earlier this April, a local nonprofit group stepped up to help these grieving families.The group is called The Wingman Foundation and, as the name suggests, the group comes alongside Gold Star families in moments of crisis.…
Sprint and T-Mobile have sealed a blockbuster merger agreement, producing a telecom behemoth that values the combined company at $146 billion, the two carriers announced on Sunday.The proposed all-stock deal values Sprint at about $59 billion and the combined company at $146 billion, including debt, CNBC reported. Without debt, the…