A North County teenager is the 302nd person to die of flu-like symptoms in the region this season, according to the San Diego County Department of Health (DEH).Alexa Barbin, a 19-year-old from Escondido, was feeling ill for several days before her family rushed her to the hospital last Thursday, according to…
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In light of National Walk Out Day Wednesday, where thousands of students walked out of their classrooms to protest gun violence in schools, a new debate is sparking. Should school mascots be holding guns? In San Diego County, there are two mascots that hold muskets: both are patriots. Patrick Henry High…
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Owner Tom Benson died Thursday afternoon at the age of 90 after a battle with the flu, according to the Saints website.The businessman started off as a bookkeeper for a Chevy dealership and invested his money in car dealerships, local banks, and sports teams to amass…
Police arrested a man after he turned himself in Wednesday for an alleged hit and run that killed a victim in Chula Vista last weekend.Guillermo Jimenez, a 28-year-old Chula Vista resident, went to the Chula Vista Police Department and admitted that he was driving the vehicle involved in the fatal crash.…
A 950-ton pedestrian bridge near Florida International University collapsed Thursday, killing several people and trapping cars under slabs of concrete just days after its installation.Eight cars were pinned underneath the damaged structure, Miami-Dade Fire Chief Dave Downey said. Eight people were taken to area hospitals, and authorities said around 100 firefighters…
