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A San Diego Fire-Rescue captain was sentenced Wednesday to nearly a half-year in custody for a felony committed when he injured his girlfriend by throwing her against a wall last July. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) Capt. Steven Michaels must serve 180 days in custody for one felony count of corporal injury…

Three or four people contact the group Prevent Pet Suffocation every week with a tragic new instance of a pet dying from suffocation in a bag, founder Bonnie Harlan told “Today.”Harlan, 61, went through it herself in 2011, when her own beloved dog, Blue, died after getting his head stuck…

Friday, Sept. 1 at 4:00 p.m. is a moment Tammy Blackburn will forever remember.“My phone rings and I could tell that it was my doctor,” Blackburn said. “When I picked up the phone I could hear a very small quiver in her voice and I almost knew.”Blackburn’s voiced trails off…

They don’t call it the Golden State for nothing, right? Think again. Californians have the worst quality of life, according to a report.Hard to believe, isn’t it? The state of California has been ranked No. 50 in U.S. News & World Report’s quality of life ranking. Immigration Chief Blames Oakland…

San Diego firefighters aiding a woman and child involved in a crash in Clairemont Wednesday night offered a small but kind gesture to the victim: to help with her groceries.Just before 9 p.m., the woman and the driver of a trailer collided along Clairemont Mesa Boulevard near Mercury Street. No…

Following the record-breaking success of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther,” Disney announced Monday it had donated $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to put toward the expansion of its youth science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, CNBC reported.Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement that…

A Santa Ana police dog was getting a lot of love and affection this week after undergoing surgery on his jaw for losing teeth while biting a wanted parolee following a chase. Puskas, an 8-year-old Dutch shepherd, chased down Antonio Padilla Jr., 37, of Riverside, on Monday night in an industrial…

Someone strangled Rebecca Zahau first before she was lowered over the balcony of a Coronado mansion in 2011, an attorney told jurors in San Diego Wednesday. Attorney Keith Greer outlined several key pieces of evidence he says prove Adam Shacknai, 55, is responsible for Zahau’s death. A Timeline of the Deaths…

Some drivers believe it’s a victimless crime, but for many commuters HOV lane cheating is just plain wrong. If you drive our freeways, especially during rush hour, you can’t miss them. Neither does the California Highway Patrol (CHP). To see the numbers of citations here locally in San Diego County and…

Plans to redevelop a stretch of Highway 101 in the North Coast through the Leucadia area are moving forward.The public has been invited to weigh-in on the Streetscape Project which will upgrade the section of Highway 101 from A Street to La Costa Avenue. Walmart, Kroger, Dick’s Expand Corporate Rift…

The backlash against Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf for alerting undocumented immigrants against potential ICE raids in her city over the weekend isn’t going away. Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan issued a stern statement on Tuesday, decrying Schaaf’s actions, going as far as to say that she might have put the…

As President Donald Trump talks with lawmakers about gun reform and prepares to announce school safety proposals, NBC News has learned new details about the last major legislative push around gun safety in 2013 that offers a cautionary tale about Trump’s strategy of relying on the NRA.The NRA has a…

An investigation is underway into a report that a campus security guard made sexual advances towards high school students, police confirmed Wednesday.A Lincoln High School student reported Monday the high school security guard was making sexual comments toward at least one student on campus. The student also said the guard…

A more than year-long investigation targeting alleged gang members in North County San Diego culminated in the arrest of dozens of drug and firearms dealers, officials said Wednesday.More than 100 members with the North County Regional Gang Task Force and an FBI SWAT team descended on locations in Oceanside, Vista…

The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) stood behind its students Wednesday at a news conference dedicated to several topics in the arena of guns and school safety.The district also addressed how it would handle its students participating in a national student walkout planned in the wake of the deadly…

Twice in five months, an El Cajon mother has had to sprint through her yard to reach her son who had been attacked by a neighbor’s pit bull.Despite the physical and emotional trauma the attacks have caused to her entire family, she could find herself racing to protect her children…

There’s a new team in town.The San Diego Legion, a Major League Rugby team is joining America’s Finest City this spring in the league’s inaugural season. TV Ad Aims to Pressure Trump on Transgender Military Service On Wednesday night, the team’s head coach Rob Hoadley, general manager Matt Hawkins, as…

A mistrial was declared Wednesday in the emotionally charged case of a man accused of killing an Alpine toddler in 2016 when a jury failed to reach a decision. A jury was deadlocked Wednesday prompting the judge to declare a mistrial for Wiliey Kevin Foster, 26, of Alpine, who faced charges of murder and assault…