Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that protects 97 acres along Chula Vista’s Bayfront from ever being developed. The land is near the Living Coast Discovery Center on the northern part of the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan. Last summer, the San Diego Unified Port District and the…
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The boyfriend of an El Cajon teenager who disappeared on Aug. 4 is back in custody Monday, this time for a probation violation. This is the second time Phoenix Police have arrested Kiera Bergman’s boyfriend, but he has not been charged in connection with her disappearance. Homicide detectives are now…
Three suspects were taken into custody after allegedly leading police on a pursuit to San Diego State University, forcing a nearby elementary school into a brief lockdown on its first day of classes, police said. The chase started in downtown San Diego when a driver in a suspected stolen white…
With books and backpacks in hand, tens of thousands of students with San Diego County’s largest school district returned to school Monday. More than 109,000 students, from elementary aged to 12th grade, were welcomed to schools within the San Diego Unified School District Monday, the first day of the 2018/19…
As the largest California wildfire ever recorded continued to devour bone-dry brush in the northern portion of the state, firefighters lending a hand from Utah came across a desperate sight: a German shepherd hunkered down under a tree. Days later, the “stunning” dog is in much more comfortable confines. He…
One of two victims killed in a shooting at a video game competition Sunday in Jacksonville, Florida was remembered as a kind-hearted student and athlete who made a lasting impression on teammates, students, teachers and coaches. Elijah Clayton, 22, was a member of West Hills’ Chaminade College Preparatory class of…
President Donald Trump didn’t respond to shouted questions about John McCain’s death following a call with Mexico’s president. Source: NBC San Diego
A San Diego family preparing to lay a family member to rest is having to prepare for another funeral. Ariel Llerenas, 27, was killed on her way from Texas to pay respects to their cousin who suddenly died last week from a heart attack. Her boyfriend was at the wheel…
Oceanside Police have located the family of a girl with down syndrome who was found wandering near San Luis Rey Elementary School early Monday. The 13-year-old was spotted walking alone in the area near El Camino Real and Mission Avenue in Oceanside with no shoes at about 1 a.m., the…
A 38-foot sailboat crashed into the USS Midway Museum in San Diego Bay on Sunday afternoon, police said. The Sea Esta got caught in the netting on the bow of the Midway and the mast snapped off, San Diego Harbor Police Sgt. Scott Ferraioli said. Suspected DUI Driver Dies Speeding Away…
Two to three people were wounded in a shooting at a bar in Oceanside on Sunday afternoon, police said. The shooting happened around 4 p.m. at a bar near Staters Bros. Markets on Mission Avenue and El Camino Real, according to the Oceanside Police Department. Suspected DUI Driver Dies Speeding…
A man from Baltimore, Maryland, opened fire during a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, killing two people and injuring 11 others before turning the gun on himself, authorities say. Investigators believe 24-year-old David Katz is the shooter, Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said at a news conference later…
San Diego had a tumultuous political week with Rep. Duncan Hunter’s indictment Tuesday, but nationally the Trump administration had an even tougher day. The president’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight out of 18 changes, including five counts of tax fraud, one count of failure to file…
Learning to drive may seem like a simple skill you pick up in high school, but for the hundreds of refugee families in San Diego, transportation is one of the biggest challenges they face, as they try to thrive in their new home country. A new program, called Women at…
A proposal to build nine new homes on Birmingham Drive was met Wednesday with a mix of opposition and support in Encinitas. The developer, Buffalo of Birmingham Investors, hosted the second of two community outreach meetings to give the public a chance to voice their opinion before the nine-lot project…
Multiple people are dead after a mass shooting at an entertainment complex hosting a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, authorities said. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department confirmed news of the shooting at Jacksonville Landing, a mall and event space, via Twitter just after 2 p.m. Sunday. Officials said that there were “multiple…
A woman was killed in a shooting near an elementary school in Skyline on Saturday evening, police said. The shooting happened just before 5:30 p.m. in the intersection of South Meadowbrook Drive and Skyline Drive near Freese Elementary, San Diego police Lt. Matt Dobbs said. Suspected DUI Driver Dies Speeding…
Ryan Michael Willis was one of two men who died in a small plane crash in Descanso overnight Wednesday. Willis, who was flying with 15-year-veteran pilot David Alan Derby, 77, was a pilot himself, as well as a commercial driver, “but of all the hats Ryan Willis wore, nothing was…
Police now suspect foul play in the Aug. 4 disappearance of a San Diego teenager who left her Phoenix home without her money, purse or car. Kiera Bergman, 19, grew up in the unincorporated area of El Cajon but just recently relocated to Phoenix with her boyfriend Jon-Christopher Clark. There Can Be…
Two men found dead in the wreckage of a small plane discovered Wednesday night a rugged part of Descanso were identified Saturday. David Alan Derby, 77, of Santee and Ryan Michael Willis, 36, of San Diego were discovered overnight Wednesday and Thursday morning, the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office said. Suspected…
