A thick plume of black smoke rose over the South Bay early Monday due to a raging fire at a mobile home park in Chula Vista. Crews were called to the fire near the intersection of Broadway and F Street at about 6:40 a.m. where flames were shooting from one…
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A fire broke out at a two-story apartment complex in Chula Vista Monday morning, injuring two people less than an hour after another fire at a neighboring mobile home park. The fire sent flames pouring from the window of an upper-level unit of the complex located off of E Street…
A man attempted to kidnap a 3-year-old girl Sunday afternoon as the child was walking with her mother in a residential neighborhood near the University of San Diego, police said. The incident happened around 4:50 p.m. in the 5100 block of Savanah Street in the Morena area, according to the San Diego…
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EL CAJON – In recognition of Women’s History Month, designated by Congress in 1987, both Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges have a number of events planned that are free and open to the public: Cuyamaca College A Presentation on Women’s Health led by Cuyamaca College Health Services supervisor Lori Senini on…
RANCHO SAN DIEGO – One of the world’s leading piano quartets is set to perform masterpieces by Gustav Mahler, Gabriel Fauré and Franz Schubert at Cuyamaca College’s Samuel M. Ciccati Theatre on Monday, March 18, when the Fauré Quartet takes the stage for the latest ECHO Chamber Music Series concert.…
Keeping communities safe The Board of Supervisors recently gave the green-light to prepare for the next wave of rural fire prevention and protection improvements. Supervisor Jim Desmond and I got board approval to ask county staff to flesh out several proposals, including the development of a grant program to encourage…
The Alliance of American Football has reached the halfway point of its inaugural season. The fledgling league continues to generate positive press while continuing to experience growing pains. The league is not in direct competition with the long-established National Football League but sees itself more as a development league for…
EL CAJON, Calif. — A man who stabbed and seriously wounded two women in El Cajon and unincorporated La Mesa, then led police on a high-speed pursuit, was convicted Wednesday of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and evading arrest. A sentencing date is expected to be set Thursday…
Rain slapped the parking lot as I hurried toward Hooleys Public House in Grossmont Center. I have been hearing about Hooleys for as long as I have worked at The Californian, but San Diego sports quite a few Irish pubs – several of them in East County – and it…
At least 40 people, including two Hollywood actresses, have been indicted by the FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston in a nationwide college entrance exam cheating scandal, NBC News reported, citing court documents. The documents, which were unsealed Tuesday morning, allege that the accused aimed to facilitate students…
A long wait for coffee sparked the idea behind Ford Blakely’s business messaging company, Zingle. Blakely, who was working as CPA, was in line at a coffee shop in Del Mar. As he noticed the people standing around him constantly texting, friends, family and others, he had an idea: San…
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Firefighters quickly knocked down a blaze aboard a boat near the Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island Tuesday. The fire sparked on the empty 50- to 60-foot vessel called “The Last Hurrah” docked in the Kona Marina for unknown reasons at about 3:30 a.m., fire officials said. 2 Transients Arrested in Deadly…
Stacey Abrams said Monday that a 2020 presidential run is “definitely on the table,” clarifying earlier remarks that seemed to rule one out, NBC News reports. The Georgia Democrat, who narrowly lost a gubernatorial bid last year, suggested earlier in the day that she wouldn’t be ready to consider a…
Judge extends authority to more families separated at border By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge who ordered that more than 2,700 children be reunited with their parents on Friday expanded his authority to potentially thousands more children who were separated at the border…
On the cusp of another White House run, Joe Biden faces a daunting challenge that could complicate his path to the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination: money. Those close to the former vice president believe he would start off at a fundraising disadvantage compared to would-be rivals, whose campaigns have benefited…
Authorities are searching for the subject of multiple flashing reports at UC San Diego. Students roaming the halls Friday said they feel unsafe and that they refuse to walk the campus at night alone. Even with Campus Police patrolling the grounds, students are still on high alert. Email Shows Agent-In-Charge…
A rocky mudslide that partially blocked State Route 78 in Julian Thursday evening forced a full closure of the highway Friday that was expected to last into the weekend. Caltrans closed six miles of the highway between Wynola Road and Great Southern Overland Stage Route. Email Shows Agent-In-Charge Ordered Caravan Surveillance…
Central California search and rescue teams are on a mission to find a Camp Pendleton Marine who went missing during a ski trip in the Sierra Nevada. The United States Marine Corps 1st Division said 1st Lt. Matthew Kraft was reported missing to the Mono County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) after…