The San Diego-based Marine involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Houston earlier this week was identified Friday by the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. Sgt. Massamba Diatta was found dead around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday along with a woman at the Red Roof Inn after the couple’s 4-year-old son was…
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After receiving a tip, El Cajon police on Thursday night arrested the woman who allegedly fled after hitting a boy riding a bicycle on his way to school that morning. When officers arrived at the woman’s home in Lakeside around 9 p.m., they found the blue Honda Fit that was…
LA MESA, Calif. — A motorcyclist was killed Thursday night when he crashed into a telephone pole in La Mesa. Just before 7 p.m., a 56-year-old man was riding a 2012 BMW motorcycle southbound in the 5800 block of Nagel Street when he lost control and collided with a telephone…
SAN DIEGO — Two women who have made history in space, including a La Mesa woman, were inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame Wednesday night at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. So many of us have dreamed about what it is really like up…
More than 500 residents filled up a 250-seat room at the Lakeside Community Center to attend the public meeting organized on Sept. 25 by the San Diego County to discuss the subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) related to a sand mining plant proposed in El Monte Valley (EMV). The locals…
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors placed three measures on the November 2018 ballot. A pair of 4-0 votes with Dianne Jacob recovering from surgery approved the July 24 first reading and introduction of the proposed measures and the Aug. 7 adoption of the ordinance to place…
Cristopher Ostreng could have taken all the credit. The senior quarterback led Granite Hills (6-0, 1-0 Grossmont Hills) with 222 passing yards and 33 rushing yards against Steele Canyon (4-2, 0-1 Grossmont Hills). He passed for two touchdowns and scored two more on the ground, including the go-ahead 5-yard touchdown…
Unofficial websites are charging fees to customers trying to complete driver license and ID card applications online, according to the California DMV. The department received reports of sites charging users for the new online driver license application. LeBron James Makes Debut as Lakers in San Diego In a released statement,…
An officer was hurt when an erratic driver slammed into a patrol car on Shelter Island before leading police on a chase to downtown San Diego Tuesday morning. The driver, identified as 32-year-old Andrew Dwight Sigsbee, was taken into custody at the intersection of Park Boulevard and Harbor Drive, near the San Diego Convention…
There are nearly 1.5 million more registered voters heading to the polls this California gubernatorial election than the last one, according to a new report from the Secretary of State of California’s office. There were 19,086,589 Californians registered to vote as of Sept. 7, the department said. This means more…
The death toll has grown to more than 1,200 following the catastrophic 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia’s central island of Sulawesi on Sept. 28. About 62,000 people have been displaced with fuel and food running out in the aftermath of the natural disasters, which come less than two…
A judge was expected to hear testimony from three new accusers who said a San Diego County sheriff’s deputy sexually assaulted them while on duty, leading to five new charges against Deputy Richard Fischer. In addition to the new charges, including one charge of oral copulation by force and one charge…
LA MESA, Calif. — A Walmart in La Mesa was evacuated Monday night after the store received a bomb threat. Around 6 p.m., the store in Grossmont Center received an anonymous call about a bomb threat. The store was evacuated as a precaution. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the store was…
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, who upended his GOP colleagues’ plans Friday to move quickly to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court by saying he wants an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations, will be in Boston Monday for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit. Flake is scheduled to talk…
As the remnants of Hurricane Rosa started to drop rain in the San Diego region Sunday night, another system is heading toward Southern California. Rain from the now downgraded tropical cyclone Rosa started falling in parts of Chula Vista and La Mesa on Sunday evening but more rain was expected overnight…
A $500 million dollar project to ensure East County communities have enough water for the future is currently undergoing a financial review, which could determine if the East County Advanced Water Purification Program moves forward. The program would convert wastewater that goes down drains and toilets into purified drinking water. Man…
An Encinitas beach is expected to reopen Monday after 48 hours without a sighting of the shark that attacked a teenage boy over the weekend. Keane Hayes, 13 of Encinitas, was lobster fishing when he was bitten by the shark in the ear, shoulder and back, around 6:55 a.m. on…
One year after the mass shooting in Las Vegas took so many lives, a San Diego psychologist and documentary filmmaker are helping the victims work through their emotional scars. On Oct. 1, 2017, a shooter in the Mandalay Bay killed 58 people are the Route 94 Harvest Festival, making it…
Eleven people were hurt when an airport shuttle crashed into four cars on North Harbor Drive near Winship Lane late Sunday morning, according to San Diego police. The Ace Parking shuttle was taking airport employees to different terminals when the crash happened around 11:20 a.m. ‘I Got Bit’: Rescuers Help…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween in San Diego! The county’s three main haunted houses are all open as of this weekend to begin scaring guests through Halloween night…and perhaps your dreams for longer? The Haunted Hotel El Cajon Councilmember Settles Lawsuit Over Blocking Facebook Profile Located on…
