LA MESA, Calif. — Police Monday are searching for a teenager who stole prescription medication from a man airing out his garage in La Mesa. It happened shortly after 9:23 p.m. Sunday in the 4700 block of Lee Avenue in La Mesa, La Mesa police Lt. Vince Brown said. Dispatchers received…
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San Diego City Council candidate and attorney Bryan Pease has filed a petition challenging Councilwoman Lorie Zapf’s eligibility to run for a third term. Pease ran against Zapf in the District 2 primary June 5 where he came in third place with 20 percent of the vote. He filed the petition…
Cardiff’s infamous bronze surfer statue got caught up this weekend. For those unfamiliar with the popular statue on San Diego’s northern coast, check out the story behind the Cardiff Kook here. Source: NBC San Diego
Two JetBlue flight attendants who have a soft spot for French Bulldogs are credited with saving the life of a traveling pup after her tongue went blue during the flight. On a JetBlue flight Thursday from Florida to Worcester, Massachusetts, Michele and Steven Burt’s Frenchie, Darcy, started having trouble breathing,…
A driver in a stolen vehicle led officers on a high-speed chase through Carlsbad before crashing head-on with another vehicle, leaving four people hurt, police said. Officers tried to stop a stolen Acura at the intersection of El Camino Real and Faraday Avenue, just north of Palomar Airport Road, at…
Alpine residents who lost homes and property to the West Fire will begin to receive help Monday as San Diego County officials open a Local Assistance Center at the Alpine Library. Over the weekend, San Diego Gas & Electric said its crews were working to restore power to more than…
As some prominent Democrats call for the demolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, others in the party, including its leaders in Congress, have recommended reexamining the agency rather than eliminating it, creating a widening gulf in the party, NBC News reported. Potential 2020 presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth…
Thirty-four homes were destroyed when a devastating vegetation fire tore through the foothill community of Alpine in San Diego’s East County on Friday. The latest numbers released by Cal Fire Sunday said 20 other structures were damaged and 21 accessory buildings and a commercial building were also destroyed by the…
A person was struck and killed Sunday night on state Route 94 in Golden Hill, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP started to receive calls of a pedestrian walking in traffics around 9:50 p.m. on westbound SR-94 at 28th Street. Devastating West Fire Destroys 34 Homes in Alpine Moments…
An ‘apparent insider attack’ in Afghanistan led to the death of Cpl. Joseph Maciel of South Gate on July 7, the Department of Defense announced on Sunday. Maciel was recognized as a part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and perished due to injuries sustained during an apparent insider attack in Tarin…
After playing 23 of their last 28 games on the road the Padres are coming home. Fittingly the last game of this latest road trip lasted 16 innings. The Friars faced the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field Sunday afternoon and it was a lengthy affair. ‘Overwhelming’ Support That Weinstein Is…
For the second straight year, Padres closer Brad Hand was named the team’s lone All-Star Game representative. Hand is second in the National League with 24 saves, one behind Colorado’s Wade Davis, with 61 strikeouts, a WHIP of 1.089 and is one of the most valuable relief pitchers in MLB.…
Former NFL player Brandon Browner was arrested Sunday afternoon near Azusa, California, after being wanted for a long list of charges, including kidnapping, burglary, false imprisonment and violation of a restraining order in relation to an incident that took place earlier in the morning. According to the La Verne Police…
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Sunday afternoon on Interstate 5 off-ramp in Old Town, the California High Patrol said. The motorcyclist tried to pass other vehicles on the off-ramp at around 3:40 p.m. when he hit the curb and went over the side, the CHP said. Devastating West…
All evacuation orders and road closures were lifted in Alpine, as fire crews get closer to fully surrounding the West Fire that started on Friday. The fire has scorched at least 505 acres and destroyed 34 homes. Devastating West Fire Destroys 34 Homes in Alpine As neighbors slowly return home,…
Three different tax increases are being proposed in San Diego to deal with the housing and homelessness problem. Several months ago, Councilman David Alvarez proposed a one percent hotel tax increase that would go to an advisory vote to see if voters want to use the extra one percent for…
Brace yourselves. A heat wave moving into San Diego County is expected to bring record-breaking temperatures to some cities Friday. An excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the deserts and foothills while a heat advisory is also in effect for inland areas until 9 p.m.…
The first major heat wave of the summer is expected to bring sweltering, potentially dangerous temperatures to San Diego County Friday, the National Weather Service said. An excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the deserts and foothills while a heat advisory is also in effect until…
One entry in the annual Coronado Independence Day parade Wednesday stunned the crowd – Tom Cruise in a flight suit smiling and pointing to people from atop a fighter jet cockpit. Except this Tom Cruise was a doppleganger, a man who looks so much like the Hollywood actor, he might…
A tiny beetle is so widespread in California that lawmakers, concerned for the safety of millions of trees, are looking for a way to stop its destruction. New efforts are now underway in San Diego County to stop the spread of the shot hole borer. Think You’ve Seen Tom Cruise…
