Mosquitoes in Santee have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first time this year the virus has been detected in San Diego. No people or birds, the main carriers of West Nile virus have tested positive in San Diego County, this year, county officials said. The virus was detected…
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If you cross the bridge from the San Diego Convention Center and head towards Petco Park, you are in for a treat this year during Comic-Con. “The Experience” is an interactive, 20-booth attraction featuring everything from Marvel and DC Comics to “Ghostbusters” and “Jurassic Park.” Thieves Give Woman Their Phone…
Dog owners and animal advocates say Delta Airlines’ new ban on pit bulls as service and support animals is unfair, and they are calling for the ban to be lifted. Thousands of people around the world signed a petition against Delta’s ban, which went into effect on July 10. The…
A man was found dead after a fire sparked at an El Cajon home Thursday. Heavy smoke and flames could be seen pouring from the home near the intersection of Magnolia and Washington avenues when firefighters arrived at about 5:15 a.m., the Heartland Fire Department (HFD) said. 2 Die Crossing…
A family of five was evacuated from their North Park home early Thursday when a fire sparked in the attic. When San Diego Fire-Rescue (SDFD) crews arrived at about 3:30 a.m. to the two-story home near Landis and Mississippi streets, smoke could be seen pouring out of the home, the…
More than 9 in 10 undocumented immigrants in the European Union make use of at least one people smuggler during their journey, according to law enforcement agency Europol. NBC News tracked one Afghan migrant, Zubair Nazeri, for a year on a leg of his journey, from Serbia into Western Europe.…
San Diego Comic-Con International officially starts Thursday, but authorities have already been very busy adding new security measures. The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) has added some new resources, in both human and canidae form. SDPD K-9 units will be making their rounds both inside and outside of Comic-Con sniffing for…
Concern is mounting in Clairemont as plans are coming together for a new apartment complex for homeless seniors. The Ivy Senior Apartments development is slated to be built on Mount Alifan Drive just west of Balboa Avenue. It will have wrap-around services for once homeless, at-risk senior residents trying to…
The mother of a man killed Monday while riding his bike blocks away from her home is still in shock and says her son was fighting to turn his life around for himself and his daughter. Police say Jason Wilcox, 40, was crossing Pepper Drive eastbound at Second Street in…
Hours after the county Medical Examiner’s (ME) office released a composite sketch of an unknown victim of a deadly hit-and-run earlier this month, the office got a tip leading to the victim’s mother who was able to identify the victim as her daughter. The ME’s office released the sketch weeks…
Community activists in National City shut down a council meeting Wednesday for the second day in a row. The group demanded answers to their many questions about a man who died in police custody last month. The group has vowed to continue disrupting city council meetings and says it plans…
A woman accused of repeatedly stabbing a man after getting into an argument with him over his Chihuahua made her first appearance in court Wednesday. The woman, identified as 35-year-old Amanda Brady, pleaded guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon. 1 Dead in El Cajon House Fire: Heartland…
President Trump is facing a backlash from comments he made during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday in which he appeared to take Putin’s word over the U.S. intelligence community. And on Wednesday, the president appeared to suggest he believes Russia no longer plans to target U.S. elections.…
Eight people were detained following a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raid of a suspected hash oil lab and marijuana grow operation hidden among Kearny Mesa office buildings last Friday. The case will soon be turned over to local prosecutors. 1 Dead in El Cajon House Fire: Heartland FD Last week,…
More and more people are navigating downtown via dockless bikes this summer as a way to circumvent the Comic-Con traffic and parking problem. Comic-Con is traditionally downtown’s busiest weekend, and scooter companies Bird and LimeBike confirm they have increased the number of scooters. 1 Dead in El Cajon House Fire:…
At a lonely McDonald’s off Alpine Boulevard, State Farm agent Eric Andersen met with his clients to discuss their options on Monday, July 9, 2018, just a day after the West Fire swept through the community and burned down their home. Andersen’s office is in La Mesa, so driving up…
A Honduran father says his 3-year-old son is not the same as he was before the two were separated for nearly two months while the father was held in detention centers around the country, NBC News reported. “It has been difficult to gain his trust like it was before,” said…
Two years before President Donald Trump nominated him to a seat on the Supreme Court, federal appeals courts Judge Brett Kavanaugh said he believes the legal precedent that allows for independent counsels to investigate government officials for federal crimes should be overturned, NBC News reports. When asked about cases he…
Rescue crews say they have found the fourth victim of a deadly collision between two small planes over the Everglades in Southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said the person found after crews resumed their search Wednesday morning near Southwest 8th Street between Krome Avenue and the line with…
