A truck that rolled away without anyone inside Friday ran over the truck’s driver and stuck a gas line in Spring Valley, officials said. The accident left the driver with traumatic injuries and caused a gas leaked that forced about a dozen homes to evacuate, the San Miguel Fire Protection…
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The San Diego Sockers will formally retire the jersey number of Paul Wright during a pregame ceremony on April 7 at Ron Newman Field at Pechanga Arena San Diego. Kickoff is 5:05 p.m. for the team’s Major Arena Soccer League match against the visiting Rio Grande Barracudas. The popular forward,…
The County of San Diego’s Department of Planning and Development Services (PDS) held four workshops to update its Land Development Code. A Feb. 28 meeting at the PDS hearing room in San Diego began a series of workshops which will conclude March 21 at Valley Center Middle School. The county…
On March 25, a judge ordered the release of a sexually violent predator (SVP) to an Old Highway 80 house in Jacumba Hot Springs where a previous SVP had once lived. The 4-page ruling says Alan Earl James, now 56, should be released from Coalinga State Hospital on or before…
It has been quiet at the diner this week. (I work nights and weekends at the diner – on top of fulfilling my duties here as editor – to pay my way through college.) It has been quiet this week because of Spring Break. Everyone left town, desperate to get…
SPRING VALLEY, Calif. – Children were aboard a school bus when the driver slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a truck in Spring Valley, authorities said. A truck pulled out in front of the bus on Helix Street, just east of Bancroft Drive, at 7:15 a.m., a San Miguel…
For women fleeing violence in their home countries, finding refuge from violence can be difficult. Dilkhwaz Ahmed has dedicated her life to changing that. A refugee herself, the El Cajon resident is now a refuge to others – predominantly Middle Eastern women seeking help from domestic violence. Her foundation, License…
LA MESA, Calif. — An 89-year-old East County woman who went missing Tuesday was found in good condition Wednesday. Relatives of Conception “Connie” Bibo of La Mesa had reported her missing . Investigators found Bibo about 2 Wednesday afternoon in San Ysidro and reunited her with her family, Lt. Greg…
SAN DIEGO — A women’s hospital in La Mesa used hidden cameras to secretly record approximately 1,800 patients without their consent, according to a lawsuit. The recordings filmed activity in three labor and delivery rooms at the Women’s Center at Sharp Grossmont Hospital over a period of more than 11…
A man attempted to fight off a robbery suspect who entered his University City apartment armed with a gun early Monday. The altercation happened after two men entered an unlocked apartment located near the intersection of Nobel and Judicial drives just after midnight and confronted the two residents inside, the…
A man died after two vehicles collided in Valley Center, sending his truck off the roadway where it crashed through a fence and into a tree Sunday night. The two vehicles were driving in the same direction along Valley Center Road south of Lilac Road when the truck veered into…
The student accused of stabbing two other students in a campus apartment at the University of Hartford on Sunday is due in court on Monday. UHart commuter student Jake Wascher, 21, of San Diego, California, is facing charges of first-degree assault and criminal attempt to commit murder, police said. Japan…
A handful of San Diego flights were experiencing delays Monday as a computer issue affecting several airlines led to more than 600 delayed flights across the country. Airlines affected by the outage included Southwest, United, JetBlue, Alaska and Delta, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Trump Intends to Cut Foreign Aid to Central…
Monday is Cesar Chavez Day, and in honor of the civil rights and labor movement leader, multiple local offices will be closed. Here’s a look at what is closed and open around our region for this state holiday: CLOSED: County of San Diego administrative offices, libraries, and animal shelters will…
To help make sure you stay informed, each Sunday we’ll revisit five stories from the previous week and capsulize them in this digest with the most recent updates. Today’s collection highlights some of the positive news events that happened this week. 1. Church Calls Truck Embedded in Building a ‘Blessing…
An attorney for Kristaps Porzingis acknowledged Saturday that a woman has accused the NBA star of rape, but says the Dallas Mavericks forward “unequivocally” denies the allegation. Lawyer Roland Riopelle said the claim against the player was part of an extortion attempt that is being investigated by the FBI. Facebook…
San Diego deputies are investigating an alleged case of attempted child luring in Santee, where a man is accused of offering a 9-year-old girl a ride to a “game” as she rode her bike in her neighborhood. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said the stranger allegedly approached the girl…
SAN DIEGO — Police found a two-year-old child alone in East County Saturday night. Officers found the toddler near Waite Drive and Harris Street in La Mesa, about a block north of State Route 94. The child was found around 9:30 p.m. After a brief search, the toddler was reunited…
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, of El Paso, officially kicked off his presidential campaign Saturday with three rallies in Texas. The first was in his hometown. “This state and its 38 electoral votes count like they have never counted before. All of us have a seat at the table. All…
For the first time, the county will monitor the air quality of neighborhoods along the San Diego Bay thanks to a multi-million-dollar state grant. San Diego County’s Air Pollution Control District (APCD) was awarded $2.5 million from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to help conduct air pollution monitoring, the…
