An “uncontrollable” gas leak at a home in the Rolando neighborhood of San Diego forced nearly an entire block to evacuate overnight. The gas leak was discovered at about 12:30 a.m. Monday after a small trash can fire was extinguished at the home south of University Avenue and Aragon Drive.…
La Mesa California
Chula Vista firefighters made a lifesaving albeit unusual rescue when they pulled more than a dozen ducklings from a storm drain Sunday. The 13 ducklings became trapped in a storm drain near Showroom Place and Fenton Street. The mother duck was nearby for a time but eventually flew away, leaving…
In 1978 Camp Pendleton erected a two-line sign along Interstate 5 with the words “Preserving California’s Precious Resources” and the circular Marine Corps emblem in the middle. There was just one problem, and it wasn’t that Camp Pendleton was focusing on environmental stewardship prior to the modern green movement. The…
In Texas two children, ages 8 and 3, died when a tree fell on a car Saturday afternoon, trapping them inside, Angelina County Sheriff’s Department told NBC News. They were pronounced dead at the scene. In West Monroe, Louisiana, a 13-year-old boy drowned in a drainage area in what officials…
Michelle Buckley was a busy single mom raising two teenagers. As a physical therapist assistant at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, she understood the importance of keeping fit. She exercised, ate healthy food and got regular checkups. She was also a firm believer in breast self-exams because 10 years prior, at age…
