SAN DIEGO — A parolee who sped away when officers searching for a prowler tried to stop his car south of the College area was sentenced Monday to five years and four months in state prison. Dontae Douglas Smith, 28, pleaded guilty to felony evading and being a felon in…
La Mesa California
California lawmakers are considering a new law that would expand a tuition program to help thousands of community college students graduate without debt. The California College Promise (CCP), signed into law in 2017 by then-California Gov. Jerry Brown, waives first-year tuition fees for eligible full-time community college students. Sen. Gillibrand…
An “uncontrollable” gas leak at a home in the Rolando neighborhood of San Diego forced nearly an entire block to evacuate overnight. The gas leak was discovered at about 12:30 a.m. Monday after a small trash can fire was extinguished at the home south of University Avenue and Aragon Drive.…
Chula Vista firefighters made a lifesaving albeit unusual rescue when they pulled more than a dozen ducklings from a storm drain Sunday. The 13 ducklings became trapped in a storm drain near Showroom Place and Fenton Street. The mother duck was nearby for a time but eventually flew away, leaving…
In 1978 Camp Pendleton erected a two-line sign along Interstate 5 with the words “Preserving California’s Precious Resources” and the circular Marine Corps emblem in the middle. There was just one problem, and it wasn’t that Camp Pendleton was focusing on environmental stewardship prior to the modern green movement. The…
