New Phone Makes Facebook "Inescapable"
What Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday is true: "Lots of people and developers want Facebook on their phones." Zuckerberg, and his designers, have taken care of that request big-time, with a smooth,...
View ArticleTarget Sorry for Plus-Size "Manatee" Label
Target has apologized for unintentionally comparing its plus-sized customers to a super-sized mammal. A shopper browsing Target’s online store Wednesday spotted a label on a plus-size maxi dress that...
View Article81-Year-Old Woman Chases Purse Snatcher
81-year-old Violet Mackiewicz was finishing up mailing a few bills at the Cromwell Post office when a man reached into her car, grabbed her purse and took off. Violet yelled at him, then got out of her...
View ArticleOff-Duty Cop Takes Down TSA Attacker
An off-duty police officer stopped an attack against a TSA officer while he was going through security at the Honolulu International Airport. Justin Rogers, a corporal with the Pinole Police Department...
View ArticleFamily on Airboat Ride Missing in Fla. Everglades
Authorities were searching the Florida Everglades for a family of five from Ohio who went missing while taking an airboat ride. The family of two adults and three children has been missing since 3 p.m....
View ArticleWild Horse Sanctuary Trail Rides Set to Open
PONY POWER: Horses roaming free? It may seem like just a calendar photograph-type fantasy in these modern times, but there are places where ponies have the run of the land. A major one happens to be in...
View ArticleMan Who Drove into Calif. Walmart Charged with Attempted Murder
The 33-year-old driver whose Cutlass rammed into a California Walmart on Easter Sunday was charged Thursday with attempted murder, along with a slew of other charges, in a bizarre and violent rampage...
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Lottery Scam Suspects Target Local Victims
San Diego Police Department investigators are searching for three unknown suspects wanted in connection with a lottery scam targeting local victims. According to detectives, at least three suspects –...
View ArticleResidents: What I-5 Corridor Expansion Is Missing
State and county transportation planners and engineers believe they’ve found a way to keep San Diego moving but not everyone agrees. The proposal to spend $6.5 billion to expand Interstate 5 and other...
View ArticleGunshots Reported Near Highway 67 in Santee
San Diego County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a car-to-car shooting near a highway involving a security guard. Deputies say the security guard was driving eastbound on Highway 67 near Woodside...
View Article5 Hikers Reported Lost OK, Unaware of Rescue Effort
Five hikers reported lost in Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, Calif., were found safe late Friday morning and unaware a search-and-rescue effort was even in progress. Abby Rodeo, 20, and four other hikers...
View ArticleRegular Wins MEGA Millions From Favorite Coffee Shop
A quarter million dollars will buy a lot of coffee for a self-proclaimed caffeine addict whose near daily trips to a coffee shop paid off when he won the MEGA Millions lottery. Manuel Chio purchased...
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City Worker Pens Must-Read Pothole Press Release
You might think working for city government is a thankless, dull job. But as a press release circulated early Friday about potholes illustrates: Working for city government is a non-stop joyriding...
View ArticleBrazen Burglar Steals ATM From Mexican Restaurant
A brazen burglar stole an ATM from a Mexican restaurant early Friday morning – dragging the machine out of the eatery right in front of employees and customers. According to the San Diego Police...
View ArticleSprinter to Begin Testing Brake Fix
The SPRINTER will be testing along the tracks Sunday as maintenance crews work to bring the service back online. The light rail service was suspended temporarily March 9 when rotors inside the central...
View ArticleMysterious Tiny Door Replaced with Inferior Model
Nothing like whimsy to bring out the best in people — and everyone's worst thoughts about government. A tiny, finely crafted, stained-wood door affixed to a hole in a tree in San Francisco's Golden...
View ArticleWoman Flags Down Driver, Claims Kidnapping
Sheriff's deputies responded to a domestic dispute which was initially described as a possibly kidnapping on Friday morning. The incident happened around 10 a.m. at the intersection of Fuerte Drive and...
View ArticleRegulator Clears Way for Chevron Refinery
California's workplace safety regulators concluded their review of a Chevron oil refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday morning, clearing the way for the company to resume full production at...
View ArticlePrinceton Alum Defends Op-Ed Piece Urging Women to Marry
Susan Patton, the Princeton alum whose controversial op-ed piece for The Daily Princetonian has outraged feminists, defended her words Friday and said women need to keep an "open mind." Patton's piece...
View ArticleThird Alleged Victim Accuses Teacher of Lewd Acts
A Chula Vista elementary school teacher, accused of child molestation and possessing child pornography, was charged Thursday with new criminal charges involving a third possible victim officials said....
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