Celebrating the gift of life and the importance of organ donation was the focus of a special ceremony Thursday night. Thirty-four San Diegans were honored by Sharp Memorial Hospital for donating their kidneys in 2017. Famed Chef, TV Host Anthony Bourdain Dies at 61 In many instances, the donors didn’t…
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Mike Smith will ride Justify for a shot at the Triple Crown in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. He’ll compete against nine other horse/jockey combinations — and all nine other jockeys will be men. In fact, over the past 48 years, more than 300 jockeys have ridden in Triple Crown races, and…
Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr., a Southern California resident who is the son of a Chargers Hall of Famer, was arrested Thursday in connection with a North County burglary. Winslow, 34, was arrested just after 2:30 p.m. after deputies responded to reports of a possible burglary in Park Encinitas, authorities…
For the first time in eight years, not a single woman made it onto Forbes’ annual list of the world’s 100 top paid athletes, NBC News reported. Boxer Floyd Mayweather topped off the list at $275 million, while NBA players make up the majority of the list, followed by football…
A 24-year-old Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $4.5 million from his mom’s bank account to fund a lavish lifestyle that included private jets, Super Bowl tickets and $100,000 champagne. According to prosecutors, Samuel Bernstein, of Rosyln, accessed his mom’s personal bank account, an account…
United States officials are preparing to counter Chinese spies they expect to be all over Singapore next week during President Donald Trump’s nuclear summit with North Korea, NBC News reported. The Chinese have been known to bug everything from hotel keys to gifts given to American visitors, and are expected…
Deputies took one pursuit suspect into custody and are still looking for another following a crash that ended a chase that spanned from Valley Center to San Marcos. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said deputies tried to pull over a car believed to be stolen in Valley Center before…
A disbarred San Diego lawyer who gained national prominence after defending Casey Anthony has been sentenced to 15-years in prison for conspiring to transport cocaine by plane between American continents. Federal Prosecutors said Todd Macaluso was planning to fly more than 3,000 pounds, or $13 million worth of cocaine from…
The tragic death of a hiker at Three Sisters Falls this week highlights the danger of hiking this popular East County trail. Getting to the trail is an adventure in itself with miles and miles of dirt road to navigate before you even reach the trail. Once there, the real…
Jim Someck, owner of the local Natural food store chain, Jimbo’s Naturally, blames the deteriorating conditions at Horton Plaza for the loss of millions of dollars in business at his store. Famed Chef, TV Host Anthony Bourdain Dies at 61 Someck filed a lawsuit on May 22 again Horton Plaza…
In a phone call received today from the passengers of the Lyft vehicle hit by the drunk driver, we have made changes to the post made here dated 4/22. The passengers of the vehicle expressed their deepest gratitude to Mr. Reyes and suggested he had saved their lives. Public Service…
SAN DIEGO — Authorities Wednesday released the name of a La Mesa man killed in a car crash near Grossmont Center mall. Edward Cline, 52, was driving to the west on Fletcher Parkway at high speed when he ran a red light at Jackson Drive shortly before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,…
It turned midnight as the last pot was washed, rinsed and placed back up on the galley rack that hung above the grill in the kitchen. The head chef, sous chef and prep assistant also hung up their aprons on the hooks by the door before switching off the lights…
Valhalla High School senior Alex Lieu was a surprise entrant in last weekend’s 100th running of the California state high school track and field championship meet at Buchanan High School in Clovis. He was certainly in for the surprise of his life after recording a ninth-place finish in the boys…
When Grossmont senior Tyler Parent stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the sixth inning of Friday’s CIF San Diego Section Division I baseball championship, a pair of young Madison fans standing on the deck above the Foothillers’ bullpen debated what would happen next. “Just look at him,”…
The city of El Cajon opened the doors of its brand-new 15,000-square-foot animal shelter Saturday. The project was 10 years in the making and funded by a voter-approved tax increase. The new building is triple the size of the former facility, which was built in the 1950s. Police Arrest Man…
A driver deliberately ran over a man after the female passenger in the car got into a fight with the victim’s girlfriend, police said. The incident happened around 1:20 p.m. at the intersection of East Madison Avenue and North First Street when Michelle Bergen, 29, of Lakeside got out of…
With just three days until election night, the top two California gubernatorial candidates aren’t taking a moment for granted in trying to get out their messages (and attack their opponent) one more time. From the campus of UC Davis, Democrat Gavin Newsom shot back against political ads that portray him…
A brush fire in Laguna Beach and Aliso Viejo forced mandatory evacuations of 2,145 homes and quickly grew to more than 250 acres on Saturday afternoon. The fire was first reported shortly after 1 p.m., and the wind-driven blaze, initially dubbed the Aliso Fire, quickly grew from an original half-acre.…
Two climbers fell to their deaths while climbing the Freeblast Route on El Capitan inside Yosemite National Park Saturday morning. Park Rangers received 911 calls reporting the falls at approximately 8:15 a.m. Rescue staff responded to the scene but the climbers, identified as Jason Wells, 46, from Colorado and Tim Klien,…
