Southern California has doubled the number of high-tech cameras in fire-prone areas across the region in order to better help firefighters detect and respond to wildfires. The ALERTWidlfire Camera Network is made up of more than 160 cameras, 70 in Southern California alone, developed by scientists at UC San Diego…
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Chula Vista police arrested a former Sweetwater Union High School District employee and accused the woman of embezzling thousands of dollars from the cash-strapped district. Danya Margarita Williams, 42, was arrested on allegations she stole more than $50,000 in money orders between June 2016 and November 2017. Otay Mesa Man…
The American journalist Cody Weddle was detained Wednesday in Venezuela after his home in Caracas was raided, the Venezuelan Union of Journalists (SNTP) said. The organization made the announcement via their Twitter account and said that the home of the reporter, who is a contributor for ABC, CBS, Florida’s WPLG Local…
A new restaurant specializing in Brazilian fare – mainly artfully flame-roasted meats carved tableside – opens in Carlsbad this week, the third location of this particular brand’s kind in California. Texas de Brazil Churrascaria, a Brazilian-American steakhouse, opens Wednesday at 5 p.m. sharp at The Shoppes at Carlsbad (2525 El…
A driver was in police custody in Escondido Tuesday after a pursuit that spanned at least three San Diego freeways. SlyRanger 7 showed police in pursuit of a driver in a gray SUV on northbound State Route 125 at about 9:20 a.m. 3 San Diegans Among 5 Dead in Kenya Helicopter Crash…
