Obama on Guns
President Obama announced that he is making an administration-wide effort to solve gun violence and has tapped Vice President Joe Biden to lead an inter-agency task force in the wake of the Sandy Hook...
View ArticleYouTube Video of Child-Snatching Eagle is a Hoax
A video on YouTube of a Golden Eagle snatching up a toddler turned out to be fake. Students from Montreal's 3-D technology school Centre NAD came forward to take credit for the viral video that appears...
View ArticleBattle of the Bands: Aztecs, Cougars
In a matter of hours, San Diego State University will face rival Brigham Young University on their home turf for the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl. Both teams have enjoyed some sightseeing and pre-game practice...
View ArticleThe Future of School Security
The tragedy at Sandy Hook elementary will stand as one of those before-and-after days in America -- things will never be the same at schools across Connecticut and beyond. "This was like our 9/11 for...
View ArticleSWAT Standoff Closes Streets in Escondido
Two suspects with a history of violent crime refused to surrender to police in Escondido Wednesday, resulting in a SWAT standoff. Police attempted to arrest the suspects in a house on 7th Avenue and...
View ArticleEl Cajon School Lockdown Lifted
An El Cajon elementary school was briefly placed on lockdown Wednesday evening after police received a report of a man with a gun. Police determined the man seen walking near Madison Elementary School...
View ArticleShaun White Cuts Hair for Charity
Olympic gold-medal winning snowboarder and Carlsbad native Shaun White decided to "mindfreak" people and cut off his hair. “I’ve been thinking about this for a while,” White said in a YouTube video he...
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Legoland Hotel to Open in April
Legoland California in Carlsbad, busy building a new 250-room hotel, announced Tuesday that they are running ahead of schedule. The opening was initially expected before summer vacation 2013 and...
View ArticleBundle Up! It's Cold Outside
On the heels of a short winter storm, San Diegans woke up to cold temperatures on Wednesday. It's the kind of weather that will have many grabbing scarves and possibly gloves or mittens. Temperatures...
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2013 Brings Throwback License Plates
The New Year brings new laws and several will be added to the rules and regulations from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Among the laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2013, is one that law...
View ArticleSheriff's Dept. Offers Gift Cards for Guns
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department will offer gun owners gift cards in exchange for their firearms this Friday. Those who turn in unwanted guns will receive $50 grocery store gift cards for...
View ArticleCal State San Marcos Dubbed Safest CA University
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) has been named the safest four-year university in California, according to a report from StateUniversity.com. The school safety ratings list is based on...
View ArticleCharily Donations Hit The Homestretch
Charities are getting ready for the last minute rush. "The last six weeks is the busiest six weeks we have," said Mike Rowan with Goodwill Industries of San Diego County. He says it is a combination...
View ArticleStay Stingy, San Diego: Filner
Despite the sunny budget projections of former Mayor Jerry Sanders, San Diego could be looking at a $37 million deficit by 2014. In September, Sanders said the city could have a surplus of about $5...
View ArticleHorton Plaza’s Arts Tix Box Office to be Demolished
After 23 years of providing half-price same day tickets to San Diego performances, the iconic box office in front of Horton Plaza will be demolished. The “Art Tix” box office has been a trademark of...
View ArticleA History of Crime, Mass Shootings and Gun Control
America's struggle over gun violence and the right to bear arms has been raging for decades. Here's a look at key events in the United States' long, tortured relationship with crime and guns: 1791: The...
View ArticleWill Newtown Prompt Gun Reform in Washington?
The never-ending and seldom-evolving debate over gun control has arguably reached its moment of truth: If the massacre of 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., doesn’t prompt America to clamp down on...
View ArticleMan Armed with Rifle Robs Big Lots Store
A man armed with a gun robbed a Big Lots store in Vista Wednesday night, authorities said. According to deputies, the armed robbery happened around 8:40 p.m. in the 1800 block of Vista Way. Deputies...
View Article1 Dead, 33 Hurt in Massive Pileup in N.Y. State
A tractor-trailer hauling debris from Sandy slammed into several cars on a major highway on Long Island in New York on Wednesday afternoon, causing a massive pileup in which one person was killed,...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Sandy Hook School in Va. in "Rifle" Scare
A man was arrested at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Strasburg, Va., Wednesday, according to the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Garret Johnson, 33, walked into the school with a...
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