Kristin Gaspar, Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, representing District 3, is running in a crowded field for Rep. Darrell Issa’s seat.Issa plans to retire when his term expires in November and Gaspar joins a group of at least a dozen people (four Democrats and eight Republicans)…
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A suspect who was jumping fences and hiding inside homes in Mira Mesa was arrested by San Diego police following as 15-minute standoff Sunday morning around 10:30 a.m.The suspect hid in a backyard shed and in the attic of a house on Summerdale Road. Neighbor on a Mission to Help…
Students should “take CPR classes” instead of demonstrating, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said one day after throngs of young people swarmed Washington and other cities across the country in the name of gun law reform.Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday morning, the former Pennsylvania lawmaker pushed back against…
On Thursday, five Oceanside Lifeguards received the Medal of Valor for their efforts in an Oct. 7 rescue.The annual Law and Order Awards Dinner was hosted by the American Legion Oceanside Post 146 at the Oceanside Elks Lodge. Neighbor on a Mission to Help Family in Need Last October, a…
Political leaders reacted mostly with expressions of respect as hundreds of thousands of Americans marched in favor of gun control on Saturday. But there was little sign that the politicians who currently oppose new limits on guns had changed their minds, NBC News reported.Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a staunch supporter…
There’s an 80,000-ton monster lurking in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and California and it’s still getting bigger, NBC News reported.Arguably more frightening than any shark, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a rapidly growing hot spot for ocean plastic, carrying 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic in what is now…
At least two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after two cars and SUV crashed on Interstate 8 around 3 a.m. Sunday near the College Avenue exit.One man was thrown from his car, another man was trapped inside of his car before being rescued and taken to…
Facebook has not been fully transparent with Congress about its recently revealed data leak, said Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, warning that government regulation of the social media giant may be in sight.”I don’t think Facebook has been fully forthcoming,” Warner, D-Va., said Sunday…
Months after losing it all in the Lilac Fire, victims of the conflagration are still feeling the support of their community. A fundraising dinner took place in a quiet farm Saturday to help those in need.But this wasn’t your average day at the farm. Gracey Lane Farms owner Jen Phillips…
San Diego lifeguards are searching for a missing swimmer in La Jolla Cove on Saturday night after a report of a man screaming in the water.The call for help came in around 10:45 a.m. after a bystander heard the man’s calls for help below La Jolla Cove. Neighbor on a…
Actor Ed Norton took to social media on Saturday to praise the FDNY’s bravery and his film crew’s quick thinking in the wake of a film set inferno that killed a firefighter in Harlem earlier this week.“I have never witnessed firsthand that kind of bravery,” Norton wrote in an Instagram…
A marine recruit was in critical condition Saturday after experiencing an unspecified “medical emergency” at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, officials said.The incident happened around midnight Saturday. It was not clear what led up to the medical emergency but the recruit was being monitored because of “ongoing physical health issues,” the…
Nineteen people were arrested in a warrant sweep conducted by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department on Saturday, the agency announced.The sweep was conducted between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the city of San Diego, San Diego sheriff’s Sgt. Bill Dunford said. Neighbor on a Mission to Help Family in…
At many of the March for Our Lives events across the United States on Saturday, speakers reminded the hundreds of thousands of people in attendance that there was an important way they could push for gun reform: register to vote and go to the polls.According to many of the student…
Some of the most powerful voices at Saturday’s March for Our Lives came from the youngest speakers.Naomi Wadler, of Alexandria, Virginia, is only 11, but all eyes were on her when she took the stage in support of the African-American women and girls who have been victims of gun violence.…
In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied across the U.S. against gun violence Saturday, vowing to transform fear and grief into a “vote-them-out” movement and tougher laws against weapons and ammo.They took to the streets of the nation’s capital and such…
A motorcyclist was seriously injured Saturday when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a guardrail in Kearny Mesa, police said.The 22-year-old man was riding his Yamaha YZ motorcycle northbound on the 5400 block of Kearny Villa Road around 12:40 p.m. when he lost control and crashed into the…
“Agent Rice’s quick thinking, swift and unhesitating action, commanding presence and good judgment in the face of an entirely unexpected and unforeseeable event, reflects on his exceptional professionalism and strength of character. Without question, his actions saved many lives,” U.S. Attorney Adam L. Braverman said while speaking at a downtown…
A suspect was now in custody after attempting to rob a bank Saturday afternoon in downtown San Diego, police said.The alleged robbery took place shortly before 3 p.m. when the suspect, a 34-year-old white man, came into the Chase Bank in the 100 block of West Broadway with a demand…
Naomi Wadler, who helped lead a walkout at her elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, tells the crowd at March for Our Lives that kids aren’t too young to have valid opinions about gun violence. Source: NBC San Diego
