Students and faculty were allowed to leave a California university just before midnight Wednesday, hours after California State University, Fullerton was put on a modified lockdown prompted by two men fleeing onto the campus, wanted in connection with an armed robbery that sparked two separate high-speed pursuits.

Three men were taken into custody earlier Wednesday following separate car chases apparently started after a violent heist at a Southern California pawn shop. At least one man remained at large late Wednesday.

At 11 p.m., the university tweeted this notice: "Police are beginning to clear building occupants. Please remain in place until directed by Police or audio announcement."

Shortly before midnight, the university tweeted this: "Cal State Fullerton Important Message. All buildings are now clear and occupants are free to leave."

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The complicated situation developed after five men wearing ski masks robbed at pawn shop in Moreno Valley at about 3 p.m., shooting an employee of the store. California Highway Patrol officers responded to a call describing the suspect vehicle and pursued it to Fullerton.

At 3:47 p.m., the pursuit ended after the car exited the Orange (57) Freeway and stopped after it was involved in a minor collision in front of the university campus, Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart said during a quickly called news conference about 5

Nearly 10,000 students were at the university preparing for next week's finals when two men fled onto campus, where one was immediately taken into custody. The other man fled into Mihaylo Hall, a 200,000-square-foot building, Stuart said.

The three other man fled southbound from campus. One was taken into custody, and another carjacked a vehicle and led authorities on a high-speed chase that ended with his arrest in Watts. The third man from that group remained at large, Stuart said.

SWAT team members were searching the area, he said. A perimeter had been set up to search for the suspect who had fled into the city streets of Fullerton, where it began to rain about 6 p.m.

"We had a large number of students were able to flee the building where the suspect ran into. They've been evacuated from the campus. Those students and staff members that are still on campus are in what's called a shelter in place," Stuart said. "Our goal is to go around and rescue those individuals . as we do our search. This is going to be an all-night operation."

He later added, "It's a huge campus, so it's a very daunting task."

Three buildings on campus were on modified lockdown, where students were told to shelter in place, Stuart said. A student in one of the locked-down buildings said he witnessed officers checking every classroom.

"A cop came running through and he said, 'They have guns, they have guns,'" said another witness, Shant Fermanian. "So all these people started rushing so me and my cousin, we looked up, and we just got out of there as soon we can. We had no idea what was going on."

Fermanian said he saw a man, who was later taken into custody, run around a nearby building but did not see any weapons.

Christine Accetta, locked down in McCarthy Hall, tweeted a photo about 6:30 p.m., pictured below, of a barricade students created inside a classroom. Four hours later, Accetta tweeted: "We have been released!"

Another student, Raquel Mireles, said the university had been regularly in touch with students via text message with updates on the developing situation.

"They're just trying ... to keep us safe," Mireles said, who said she was in College Park. "They're being really helpful. The cops have come through and told us to stay calm."

She said the blinds had been closed in the classroom she was in, and chairs had been placed in front of the door.

"The lights are off. We're kind of just all huddled together right now," Mireles said.

While she talked on air to NBC4, a loudspeaker announcement told her to evacuate the building.

The five men allegedly robbed a pawn shop in Moreno Valley in the 24500 block of Sunnymead Boulevard (map) around 3 p.m. Authorities there said the men wore ski masks and used handguns.

An employee at the store was shot; he was in stable condition, according to Riverside County Sheriff's Department Deputy Albert Martinez. He said it remains unclear what, if anything, was stolen from the store.

After the sheriff's department put out a description of the getaway vehicle in Moreno Valley, CHP officers spotted the car and a pursuit began.

Just after the pursuit ended in Fullerton, one of the men car-jacked another vehicle, prompting a second chase, which wound through freeways and surface streets. The driver blew through several stop signs and red lights in residential areas of Compton.

The man abandoned his stolen car in Watts and ran through a crowded area before surrendering -- spread eagle, as shown at right -- on a baseball field at Imperial Courts Recreation Center at 2250 E. 114th St. (map).

The recreation center is surrounded by Imperial Courts, a nearly 500-unit public housing project, and was hosting a toy drive held by the Los Angeles Police Department.

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck was among those in attendance and immediately began chasing the man as he headed toward the baseball diamond, away from dozens of police officers gathered at the park.

That driver was taken into custody.

NBC4's Vikki Vargas contributed to this report.

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With the holiday season in full swing, you won’t want to miss out on a festive weekend.

See which events are going on in San Diego:

Friday, Dec. 14

Boulevard Nights
6 p.m. at intersection of El Cajon Boulevard and Park Boulevard
This little pocket of North Park is hosting its annual holiday party, and everyone’s invited. Nearby businesses will have specials on food, drinks, entertainment, and, of course, craft beer.

Nutcracker
7:30 p.m. at Civic Theater
‘Tis the season to see a beloved holiday favorite: The Nutcracker. San Diego City Ballet will perform its seasonal show now through Dec. 24.

Saturday, Dec. 15

Toys for Tots Food Truck Festival
11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 8450 Mira Mesa Boulevard
Eat for a good cause this weekend as nearly 20 food trucks gather in Mira Mesa to dish out grub for charity. A portion of the proceeds sold from each truck will go toward Toys for Tots, which donates presents to children in need.

Holiday in the Park
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Old Town Historic Park
Want to see what a traditional Mexican Christmas looks like? Then stroll over to Old Town to enjoy Fiesta de Reyes on Saturday. Businesses will have extended hours and Santa himself will stop by to take photos with the kids.

Christmas in the Village
5-10 p.m. at La Mesa Village
La Mesa transforms its downtown area into a Victorian wonderland complete with carolers, Santa and bonfires. The holiday parade will featuring street entertainers and all shops in the village will be open late.

Sunday, Dec. 16

Parade of Lights
5:30-7:30 p.m., various bay front locations
Back for a second weekend, this de-light-ful festival is ready for its encore. Decorated boats will sail across Shelter Island west past Harbor Island, then south along the Embarcadero, Seaport Village and Ferry Landing in Coronado for two hours. Feel free to ooh and aah at the pretty lights.
 
Hot Buttered Run
8 a.m. at Paradise Point
Avoid holiday weight gain this weekend by running a 10K in Mission Bay. After the run, participants 21 and older can enjoy hot buttered rums. Dressing in holiday attire is encouraged.
 

Want to see more going on in San Diego? Visit the NBC 7 Events page.

A car and a school bus were involved in a deadly collision on the I-805 near El Cajon Boulevard Thursday morning, trapping a man in the bus's engine compartment for half an hour.

The crash occurred just before 7 a.m. on the interstate when a 2005 Nissan Altima crashed into the back of the school bus, which had broken down on the side of the road.

A man was working on the engine located in the back of the bus when the car crashed into the rear of the bus, according to a fire department spokesman.

The man, identified later by CHP officials as a 32-year-old school bus mechanic from Ramona, became stuck in the engine compartment upon impact. He was trapped for 30 minutes before being rescued by emergency personnel.

Firefighters pried the man from below the rear of the bus and carried him in a stretcher to the ambulance.

The man later died from his injuries at Scripps Mercy Hospital, CHP officials confirmed. His name has not yet been released.

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Both airbags in the Nissan Altima were deployed and the driver -- a 41-year-old woman -- was pulled out in a stretcher. She sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital.

CHP officials later confirmed that no children were aboard the school bus at the time of the fatal crash. Witnesses also said they didn't see any children inside.

One fender-bender was also reported near the crash as two people tried to avoid the school bus crash. 

CHP officials could not say what caused the crash, but the area was heavily impacted by Thursday's storm. 

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Driving just got a whole lot easier for Apple lovers.

Late Wednesday, Google announced it revamped its map app for the iPhone, which will now do what drivers had hoped it would do on its original – and much loved – version: Talk you through your route with a robotic voice, instead of forcing you to look down in your lap for the turn-by-turn directions.

"We started from scratch," said Daniel Graf, mobile director of Google Maps, adding that there is no animosity with Apple over this issue. "On maps, we have a friendly relationship."

The news is huge for iPhone users, who love their phones but had hated the navigational options provided to them by Apple.

In mid-September, Apple had dumped the first-version of Google Maps from its phone.

Then, of course, there was the Apple Maps flap. Apple's app is still so bad that just this week the Australian police issued a warning to folks not to use it, calling it "life threatening," because the system was steering people looking for the city of Midura into a sweltering dessert 44 miles from their desired destination. And closer to home in San Jose – just a stone's throw from Apple's headquarters in Cupertino – the Apple Maps app still says that if you're at the corner of Branham and Meridian avenues, you are at Valley Christian High School, when you are actually at Branham High School.

Heads rolled at Apple because of it. Last month, Apple fired Richard Williamson, the manager responsible for the ridiculed app.

And even before that in September, Tim Cook issued a rare apology. Some say it was the worst moment in Apple history.

Apple is still working on its own maps app, and there's no telling when it may come out and how good it might be.

But for now, iPhone users can download the new Google maps on their phones and expect to get to Grandma's house in time for dinner with no wrong turns.

Google Maps is free for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It's not yet available for the iPad, but you can download the phone version onto the tablet.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

When Steve Murdock sees statistics that show the huge streams of people moving between California and Texas every year, he is reminded of an old country song.

“Detroit City” -- with the refrain of "I want to go home” -- was written half a century ago about a Southerner who finds work in the auto industry and longs to return. Murdock, a former chief demographer for the U.S. Census Bureau, thinks the song remains an apt analogy.

To this day, seemingly disparate parts of the country share deep, historic ties based largely on one’s ability to attract people from the other. The tide of people ebbs and flows according to economic opportunity and family bonds.

“This sense of going and coming goes way back,” said Murdock, a Rice University sociology professor. “They are long-term patterns, and once they’re established, the flow back and forth continues.”

Nowhere is this more evident than in the case of California and Texas.

The thousand-mile migratory route between the two states is among the country’s busiest. For many decades, the movement benefited California, the state traditionally associated with American opportunity and growth. But now the trend has flipped, with California hemorrhaging people to its Southern rival, and Texas taking a lot more than it gives.

Since 1990, 3.4 million more people have fled California for other states than vice versa,  according to a study by the Manhattan Institute. (Because births continue to outpace deaths, and more people continue to move from other countries, California's total population grew to over 37.5 million last year.) California led all states in total outward migration during that period, while Texas was the second most popular destination state, edged only by Florida.

California's steep drop includes a net loss of nearly 250,000 people to the Lone Star State. Last year, 59,000 people left California for Texas, while 37,000 did the opposite, according to the census.

Lately, the trend has been exacerbated by the state’s very different experiences with the recession.

The downturn was bad for everyone, but California took it on the nose. It suffered disproportionately from the home-mortgage crisis. Many of its local governments are on precarious financial footing; a few have declared bankruptcy. Its unemployment rate has outpaced the nation's.

Texas, on the other hand, weathered the recession relatively well, analysts say. Taxes are lower than California’s, regulations are fewer, the cost of living is cheaper, and so are wages.

“The differential has resulted in us continuing to grow economically while California has slowed,” said Lloyd Potter, Texas’ state demographer.

In addition to the traditionally strong sector of oil extraction and refining, the chemical and natural gas industry are doing well, as are the commodities and financial services sectors, Potter said.

William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution, analyzed data covering a three-year period that spanned the recession and found that while California sputtered, several Texas metropolitan areas ranked near the top of the country for attracting young college-educated job seekers.

"These were basically down years for most places, but the Texas metros have attracted these highly prized migrants," Frey said.

The upshot, prominent Waco economist Ray Perryman points out, is an unemployment rate of about 6.6 percent, below the national average. And while Texas has regained the same amount of jobs it lost during the recession, California has recovered only about a third.

“The big reason for the migration from California to Texas is quite simple: jobs,” Perryman said in an email.

With the influx of people inevitably come growing pains, usually in the form of crowded schools and increased infrastructure needs. But Texas doesn't seem to be complaining much about that these days.

Instead, they sound confident that they’re state will continue to prosper – and keep luring Californians looking for a better way of life.

Facebook users will be more easily able to determine who can see their posts and photos after changes introduced by the social network on Wednesday. But hiding their "Timeline"? Not so much.

The Menlo Park-based Web giant is challenged to balance privacy concerns with growth, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Users want to hide personal information -- from some people, anyway -- while investors and CEO Mark Zuckerberg need to find "new ways for users to search for friends and other information," the newspaper reported.

Users used to be able to hide their "Timeline" -- the single page for each user where photos and updates are displayed -- from people who weren't their friends. That feature is gone, and users also won't be able to take care of photos that are on other friends' Timelines, the newspaper reported.

Users will be able to more easily see how their profiles appear publicly, and will be presented with "more explicit" explanations of how and where information appears on the Internet.

A special dedication ceremony was held Wednesday evening in Encinitas in honor of a popular, yet controversial, mosaic called the “Surfing Madonna.”

The colorful mosaic has had some trouble finding a permanent home San Diego’s North County.

However, on Wednesday, the art piece was celebrated at its newest home: Café Ipe, located in the 900 block of North Coast Highway 101 near Leucadia Boulevard.

The 10-by-10-foot mosaic first appeared under a railroad bridge on Encinitas Boulevard in April 2011. The piece created a buzz among onlookers who questioned its origin and the artist’s intentions.

Saying it was an unauthorized piece of public art, city officials threatened to strip it from the underpass in an act that would wind up destroying it.

It was at that point that the mosaic’s secretive artist, Mark Patterson, stepped forward to claim the Surfing Madonna as his own. He paid for the removal of the mosaic in June 2011 and began looking for a new place to reinstall her.

Patterson eventually settled on loaning it to the city of Encinitas, as long as the city agreed to display the mosaic on the corner of Encinitas Boulevard and Coast Highway 101, down the street from the original underpass location.

However, in March of this year, the State Parks Department rejected the proposed location of the mosaic under Highway 101, which is part of California property and part Encinitas property.

Both municipalities had a say in the location. Encinitas approved the location in January.

However, a spokesperson for the Parks Department said the rejection was advised by the State Attorney General's office, which issued an opinion saying the mosaic violated the California Constitution's no-preference clause.

The clause states that it is illegal to display a religious symbol on public land.

Today, however, the Surfing Madonna no longer has to “wall-surf” for a place to stay. Her current permanent home will be on the wall at the privately-owned café in Encinitas, where local fans can drop in to check her out.

Four people were hospitalized after a U.S. Navy helicopter made a crash landing at a San Diego area military base.

The incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday at Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado.

According to officials, the helicopter was operated by four aircrew personnel assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron-75, also known as the Wolfpack.

Two of the injured were transported to UCSD Medical Center. Another two people were taken to Scripps Mercy hospital.

Their injuries range from broken bones to scrapes according to NBC News.

The commanding officer of HSM-75 told Navy officials Thursday that his aircrew are doing well.

The helicopter, a Navy MH-60 Romeo Seahawk helicopter, crashed during a routine training.

The Seahawk is the Navy's primary anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare helicopter. It has several secondary missions that range from search and rescue, to relaying communications.

Seahawks are typically operated by two pilots, a sensor operator, and depending on the mission - an additional sensor operator or a rescue swimmer.

Last night's crash is being called a "Class A Mishap" by the Navy - this is the most serious type of mishap. And a crash is designated as "Class A" when there is damage in excess of $2 million or loss of life.

A judge has ordered a popular chain of pharmacies to pay millions for routinely and unlawfully dumping hazardous materials and customer records.

Walgreens must pay $16.57 million in civil penalties and costs as part of a settlement in a lawsuit filed by Alameda County but supported by District Attorneys in San Diego, Riverside, San Joaquin, Solano, Monterey and Yolo Counties along with the City Attorney of Los Angeles.

The Illinois-based pharmacy chain violated disposal laws by dumping items like pharmaceutical waste, aerosols, paint, solvents and other toxic materials in dumpsters.

Images of some of the items were taken during a waste audit conducted at the Walgreens on University Avenue in San Diego in October 2011.

During the statewide inspections, 34 of 37 Walgreens stores were in violation of state law, including three retailers investigated in San Diego County officials said.

The lawsuit also contends the chain improperly disposed of customers’ personal medical information without preserving confidentiality.

As a result of the settlement, Walgreens stores will store hazardous waste in labeled containers to be collected by state-registered haulers or be taken to proper disposal facilities.

“Protecting consumer information and safely handling dangerous waste is paramount for all businesses in California,” San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis was quoted in a prepared news release. “Our environmental protection team did an outstanding job prosecuting this case and collaborating with other agencies to arrive at today’s multi-million dollar judgment.”

Under the settlement, Walgreen Co. will pay $223,000 to San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and $507,750 to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office.
 

San Diego County received the brunt of a powerful winter storm Thursday bringing large amounts of rain and cold temperatures.

More than an inch of rain fell at Lindbergh Field in just three hours Thursday morning. The 1.38" that fell so far today broke the previous record for this day of .47".

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The quick onset of heavy rain caused street flooding, prompted dozens of road closures and left thousands of morning commuters stranded in highway gridlock for hours. At one point, the commute from the South Bay into downtown was estimated to take three times the average commute time.

The San Diego swift water rescue team members were at a level 3 and actively patrolling the county for rescues.

One man, believed to be an undocumented immigrant, was stranded in the Tijuana River near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Rescue crews suited up around 11 a.m. to pull the man to safety. U.S. Border Patrol agents also arrived.

Earlier this morning, lifeguards rescued a man trapped in his car along Ingraham just south of SeaWorld San Diego.

Anthony Jimenez was on his way to work and didn’t see a big puddle until his car stopped suddenly.

“My car was kind of going out of control and I didn’t want to take the freeway no more so I took the side streets and ran into a big old puddle,”said Anthony Jimenez.

He tried to start his vehicle but couldn’t.

The rescue team arrived, pulled him out of his vehicle and carried him to higher ground.

The team was also dispatched to Laning Road and Rosecrans where several vehicles were stuck in large amounts of water according to officials.

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Just before 8 a.m., the CHP announced two highway ramp closures due to flooding. The I-5 northbound onramp at 28th Street and the off-ramp at SR 163 and Washington were both closed. Before 9 a.m., officers reported more flooding on northbound I-5 at the Balboa off-ramp.

There were two incidents reported along the westbound State Route 94 transition to southbound Interstate 805 just before 7 a.m. One vehicle rolled over on its side up the embankment. Two other vehicles were reported to be stuck in a flooded section of roadway.

Other flooding was reported along Sports Arena and West Mission Bay Drive, Carroll Street in the Carmel Valley area and northbound Interstate 5 and Garmet where one vehicle was stuck in water. 

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The California Highway Patrol reported dozens of accidents on area highways. Among them was a rollover accident along northbound Interstate 5 and State Route 52 where a motorcycle went off the highways.  Also, a big rig jackknifed northbound Interstate 805 at northbound 47th Street around 5:45 a.m.

Mudslides were affecting the eastbound SR-52 near Regents Boulevard. The mud was covering all lanes of traffic by 5 a.m.

San Diego Gas and Electric reported a power outage at 6:30 a.m. affecting more than 2,000 customers in the Lemon Grove area of San Diego.

In Mission Valley, the San Diego River was about 4 feet from cresting at 7:30 a.m. All swift water rescue units are actively patrolling any hot spot areas known to flood and all rescue units are in emergency vehicles and in the field.

“It’s going to be wet, windy, cold. Trust me,” said NBC 7 meteorologist Jodi Kodesh.

There will be a chance of showers throughout the day and into the night Kodesh said.

Through Friday morning, the storm could bring .25” to .5” of rain along the coast and anywhere from one to two inches of rain in the mountains.

Because it’s unstable, cold air from the north, there is a chance for a thunderstorm that may produce hail.

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A winter weather advisory is in effect until 4 a.m. Friday according to the National Weather Service. Two to six inches of snow is predicted above the 5,000-foot level.

Because of the wind, there could be blowing snow Kodesh said.

Making the storm effects even more severe is a King Tide astronomical event.

The event is expected through December 14 according to the National Weather Service.

King tides come between two and four times a year when the gravitational forces of the sun, the Earth and a full moon are all in alignment.

The areas most affected will be San Diego Bay, Oceanside Beach, San Elijo Lagoon, Del Mar Dog Beach/San Dieguito Lagoon Entrance, Torrey Pines (where Penasquitos enters the ocean), La Jolla Shores, Mission Beach, and Imperial Beach/Tijuana Estuary.

Sunday’s game between the Chargers and Carolina Panthers has been blacked out in Southern California, the Chargers announced Thursday.

The home game kicks off at 1:05 p.m. at Qualcomm Stadium. However, per NFL ticket-sales policy, it will not be aired live on TV.

According to the NFL’s policy, all games not completely sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff are required to be blacked out in the local market.

This includes all signals within a 75-mile radius of the stadium. The League’s black out policy affects all telecasts, including cable and satellite.

More than 11,000 general tickets remained available for purchase as of Thursday afternoon.

This may be one of the last 2012 home games of the season. The final home game will be against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday Dec. 30. That game has only Club and some single general tickets available, according to the team. 

Check back on NBC San Diego's Chargers section on Sunday for updates during the game. 

Flip flops and cardigans just didn't cut it for San Diegans who woke up to an unusually strong rain storm Thursday morning.

In spite of the traffic, accidents and flooding, some made light of the gloomy weather. Some used the hashtag #SanDiegoProblems to poke fun at how very unprepared they found themselves as the rain poured down. 

Here's a look at the reaction our fellow sun-dwellers had to the storm. 

A San Diego State graduate student died Monday night from meningococcal disease, according to the County Health and Human Services Agency.

The 30-year-old man attended three classes at SDSU and lived off campus in Chula Vista, according to HHSA. Officials did not identify the man, but notified students and staff who may have been exposed to the bacteria.

The illness caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitides and can be severe if untreated, according to the Center for Disease Control.

The deceased man may have exposed others with close or intimate contact any time from Dec. 3-10, said HHSA.

“While meningococcal disease can be serious and deadly, it is not spread through casual contact. Therefore, the risk to those who were not in close, direct contact is minimal,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., county public health officer.

Officials said the disease can be spread through close contact, such as sharing utensils or kissing. Symptoms include fever, intense headache, lethargy, stiff neck and/or rash that does not blanch under pressure.

Anyone who develops these symptoms and was in close contact with the individual are encouraged to contact a medical professional immediately.
 

A few lucky beer connoisseurs snagged a rare brew in San Diego Wednesday.

Surprisingly, it’s not a local beer. It’s Westvleteren 12, which is brewed by monks at a Belgian monastery and is considered one of the best beers in the world.

Until recently, this elusive brew was only available abroad. But the beer was released to the U.S. for a limited time, since the abbey needs a new roof. So the monks decided to raise funds by sending some cases to the U.S. It was released on 12/12/12 nationwide to a handful of stores.

Only three shops in San Diego managed to obtain Westvleteren – Bine & Vine in Normal Heights, Best Damn Beer Shop in downtown and Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido.

But the day the beer was available, it sold out.

A line formed at Bine & Vine Wednesday afternoon, where only 40 six-packs were available. Each pack was sold for $85 and also included two glasses with the Westvleteren logo.

“The phone keeps on ringing,” said Mike, who works at Bine & Vine. He said they were able to get the elusive beer because of their good relationship with the Westvleteren brewery.

It was a similar situation at Holiday Wine Cellar.

“Before we opened we had a line around the building,” said James, manager of the store.

Best Damn Beer Shop tweeted that they, too, had sold out the shortly after it hit the shelves.

If you can’t get your hands on any Westvleteren, don’t worry. We hear San Diego has some pretty good beers, too.

Melani Gordon, founder of the popular beer website Tap Hunter, said San Marcos-based Lost Abbey makes beers comparable to the monk-made brew.

For those who couldn’t get their hands on the beer, Gordon recommends trying St. Bernardus Abt 12. The strong Belgian ale is available on tap at a few San Diego bars, including Neighborhood and Hamilton’s, and can also be bought in bottles at BevMo.

Gordon says she’s not surprised San Diegans lined up for Westvleteren.

“It’s something fun for people to believe in within the beer community,” she said. “It’s a cool thing to get your hands on this beer.”

Gordon, who tried the beer on her last trip to Europe, described the beer as a Belgian-style quadruple at 10 percent alcohol by volume. She said the dark beer tastes fruity and almost plum-like.

“It’s super special. Year after year it’s been rated as the best beer in the world,” she said. “It’s a delicious, tasty beer.”

Would you buy a $85 six-pack of beer? Tell us in the comments below.

A motorcyclist was killed  after being thrown from his bike and hit by a semi-truck on State Route 15 near University Avenue.

According to California Highway Patrol officials, two separate motorcyclists riding a Hyosung and Harley Davidson were splitting traffic in the third and fourth lanes on northbound SR-15 just before 8 p.m. Wednesday.

As the riders approached a semi-truck in the third lane and a Honda SUV in the fourth lane, the rider on the Harley Davidson slowed down.

The rider of the Hyosung struck the rear of the Harley and both riders were ejected from their bikes.

The rider of the Harley landed in the third lane, in front of the semi-truck, and was ran over by the truck.

He was transported to Scripps Mercy Hospital in critical condition. Despite aggressive efforts to save his life, he died en route to the hospital, CHP officials said Wednesday.

The Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as 29-year-old National City resident Rosalio Cardenas. He leaves behind a wife.

No other injuries were reported in this crash.