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…
La Mesa California
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…




