A man arrested in connection with the 18,100-acre wildfire burning in Cleveland National Forest and charged with several arson-related counts appeared Friday in court. Fifty-one-year-old Forrest Gordon Clark appeared to seek out the courtroom camera and stared directly into it. When the charges against him were read aloud, Clark said,…
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A driver died Friday night in a violent collision with a semi-truck on Interstate 8 that may have been caused by another driver who fled the scene, the California Highway Patrol said. Firefighters responded first to the scene of the crash just west of Johnson Avenue and found the trailer…
The Pony League World Series isn’t as well recognized as the Little League World Series but still has a long and storied history. Both events are annually held in Pennsylvania. Little League International can trace its origin to 1939; Pony Baseball was first organized in 1951. The San Diego County-based…
The San Diego County Water Authority approved a water service agreement with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. The SDCWA approved the agreement on a July 26 board vote with no opposition and Padre Dam Municipal Water District general manager Doug Wilson, who is Padre Dam’s representative on the…
Another land use controversy has arisen in Lakeside, this time in the Moreno Valley. The scenario has a familiar feel: the BioGas Corporation wants to build a food-scraps-to-energy plant on Highway 67 as part of a mandate to increase renewable energy sources the county. The community is against the idea…
A water main break shut down a busy thoroughfare in the Midway District on Sunday evening, police said. The break happened around 5 p.m. at the 2700 block of Midway Drive between Rosecrans Street and Sports Arena Boulevard, according to the San Diego Police Department. Gunshots Fired During Rowdy House Party…
San Diego Police were called to Tony Drive near Condon Drive late Saturday night after a fight at a house party spilled into the streets. Neighbors say dozens of people were fighting. Then someone fired off a gun. Luckily, no one was wounded. “You hear a little bit of fighting,…
An elderly couple was displaced Sunday after firefighters rushed to put out the flames at their home in Point Loma. The fire happened around 8 a.m. in the 4000 block of Atascadero Drive near Catalina Boulevard. Gunshots Fired During Rowdy House Party in University City “Woke up to sirens today,…
A woman in her 30s sustained life-threatening injuries when she was hit by a car in University City on Sunday afternoon, police said. The accident happened just before 1 p.m. at the Costa Verde Center at 4200 Esplanade Court, San Diego Police Department (SDPD) Officer Sarah Foster said. Gunshots Fired…
Five people died after an airplane crashed at a shopping center parking lot in Orange County Sunday, the Orange County Fire Authority said. The plane went down around 12:30 p.m. in the 3800 block of Bristol Street in Santa Ana, the OCFA said, adding that the Costa Mesa Fire Department…
Jockeys Corey Nakatani, 47, and Geovani Franco, 21, were thrown to the grass during Saturday’s final race at Del Mar when Nakatani’s horse went down, causing Franco’s horse to fall on top, the San Diego Thoroughbred Club said. The jockeys were rushed to Scripps Memorial Hospital where they were held for observation,…
All traffic on westbound state Route 78 at Mar Vista Drive was diverted to Sycamore Avenue for most of Sunday morning after a 33-year-old woman from Oceanside was killed in a fatal chain-reaction crash overnight, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said. The highway was reopened shortly before 4:30 p.m. Gunshots…
In Japanese, it’s called “shinrin-yoku,” which translates into “forest bathing,” and no, it doesn’t involve getting naked or water. If you’re still interested, “forest bathing,” or taking in the forest atmosphere, is a decades-old Japanese tradition catching on in the U.S. It’s an increasingly popular health habit backed by quite…
A 600-acre brush fire sparked on the Wilcox Range near the center of the base just before noon Sunday, Camp Pendleton officials confirmed. The fire was 100 acres just after noon but grew to 600 acres by 3:30 p.m. SDPD Searching for Missing Teen with Autism The Camp Pendleton Fire…
A baby was found floating in the East River on Sunday afternoon, and a tourist who saw the child jumped into the water and brought the boy ashore, witnesses said. The baby didn’t survive, the NYPD said. He appeared to be about 8 months old and was wearing only a diaper. …
With a total budget of $4.5 million, the Lakeside Equestrian Park received the green light for the ground-breaking ceremony and the bidding for construction. The County partnered up with the East County Equestrian Foundation, a local non-profit group tasked with raising $150,000 to cover the cost of management and maintenance for…
Event date: August 28, 2018 Event Time: 06:00 PM – 11:59 PMLocation: La Mesa City Hall – City Council Chambers 8130 Allison AvenueLa Mesa, CA 91942 Source: City of La Mesa Calendar
Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza was expected to speak Thursday on his recovery after a devastating fall that fatally injured the horse he was riding. Espinoza, 46, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck on July 19 while riding Bobby Abu Dhabi during morning workouts at the Del Mar…
NBC and Telemundo stations around the country will team up with hundreds of shelters on Aug. 18 for the fourth annual Clear the Shelters animal adoption drive. Photo Credit: Artie Ojeda Source: NBC San Diego
A Wisconsin man had part of his arms and legs amputated after a medical emergency caused by a bacteria found in dog and cat saliva. Greg Manteufel began feeling ill in late June and within hours went into septic shock, according to a GoFundMe account created to raise money to help the…
