The boyfriend of a mother sentenced in the death of a 17-month-old toddler found dead in a mobile home in Alpine accepted a plea deal Thursday and was sentenced to six years in prison. Wiliey Foster was charged in the death of Leah Brown-Meza in December, 2016, and retried this month…
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A salmonella outbreak linked to live poultry has sickened people in 36 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday. The outbreak is linked to people’s contact with live poultry in backyard flocks, according to the CDC. As of June 1, a total of 124 people have been…
The Southern Baptist Convention, the country’s largest evangelical denomination, is headed for a showdown over its treatment of women that could not only have far-reaching ramifications for the church but also influence the broader secular #MeToo movement. NBC News reports that the convention is meeting in the wake of several…
A campfire left burning on private property has been identified as the cause of a wildfire near Campo that scorched more than 200 acres and threatened homes. As of Friday morning, the Recycle Fire stood at 265 acres in the remote area east of San Diego along State Route 94. …
Logan Heights and Sherman Heights residents aren’t holding back their dismay now that they’re just a week away from sharing their neighborhood with a storage facility for the homeless. Their frustrations were heard once again at a community meeting Thursday where representatives from the city and its mental health services…
