Lessons Learned from Duke Cunningham
After more than seven years in federal custody, the disgraced former San Diego Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham is now a free man. The Vietnam War fighter ace – a Republican who represented...
View ArticleSeal Spotted on Highway On-Ramp
Law enforcement authorities quickly captured a seal spotted near the on-ramp from Mission Bay Drive to southbound Interstate 5 Wednesday. San Diego police officers helped animal control wardens corner...
View Article10-year-old Dies from Gunshot Wound
A 10-year-old boy has died after being shot while playing with a gun, according to officials. The incident happened around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 10900 block of Ivy Hill Drive in Miramar Ranch North....
View ArticleExpert Gives Safety Advice to Mexico Travelers
Last week, a Mormon mother of seven from Arizona was released from Mexican jail after being accused of trying to smuggle several pounds of marijuana on a bus. The drugs were taped beneath her seat,...
View ArticleBomb Squad Called to Lindbergh Field
San Diego bomb experts were called to Lindbergh Field for a suspicious device. Someone working with the Airport Authority noticed a bag of potatoes with wires sticking out of it in a car. The person...
View ArticlePadres Players Named in MLB Investigation: Report
Major League Baseball may suspend as many as 20 professional baseball players for drug use and two members of the San Diego Padres are reportedly among them ESPN and the U.S. Attorney's office in New...
View ArticleSan Diego Schools to Go Meatless on Mondays
Meatless Mondays will begin next fall for San Diego Unified elementary schools. The school board approved a proposal Tuesday night officially removing meat from cafeteria menus one day a week. The vote...
View ArticleIncreasing Gun Violence Burdens Chicago Hospitals
Chicago hospitals saw more homicides and victims of gun violence this year than car crash victims, an unusual proportion compared to previous years, new data shows. Over Memorial Day weekend, a...
View Article"Polite Bandit" Robbed Banks, Said "Thank You": Cops
The man police said was behind two bank robberies in Connecticut and two bomb scares on Tuesday referred to himself as the “polite bandit” in hold-up notes, according to court records. Police began...
View ArticleVictory for Young Girl in Dire Need of Lung Transplant
A big victory came in federal court today for 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan, a dying girl in need of a lung transplant. This afternoon, Judge Michael Baylson granted the Murnaghan family's request for a...
View ArticleTropical Storm Andrea Speeds Up in Gulf
Tropical Storm Andrea formed in the east-central Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and was producing heavy rain along Florida's west coast, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. At 11 p.m., the center...
View Article1,300 Pound Shark Caught Off California Coast
A 1,300-pound shark caught Tuesday morning off the coast in Los Angeles may end up becoming a world record. The shark was caught by a sport fisherman as part of the Outdoor Channel's Reality TV show...
View ArticleTeen Pedestrian Hit by Car
A 17-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car and seriously injured in San Diego’s Lincoln Park area on Wednesday afternoon. Police say the teenager was struck just after 3 p.m. at South 47th Street and...
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Motorcycle Chase Ends in Construction Zone
An unusual high-speed motorcycle chase across two counties and three freeways ended Wednesday afternoon with the driver in the dirt and in custody. Traveling at speeds up to 90 mph along mostly clear...
View ArticleTeen Gets Full Rides to 9 Elite Schools
A California teen who has overcome a lifetime of hardships received nearly $3 million from nine elite universities bidding to have him as part of their freshman class in the fall. Lloyd Chen, 17,...
View ArticleTropical Storm Conditions Move Onshore
Tropical Storm conditions from Andrea were beginning to move onshore to Florida's west coast on Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. As of 11 a.m., Andrea had maximum...
View ArticleContractor of Collapsed Building Has Criminal Record
As rescue crews continue to search underneath the rubble of a collapsed building in downtown Philadelphia that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others, new details are emerging about the...
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Calif. School Custodian-Skater Fight Caught on Camera
South Pasadena, Calif., police are looking Wednesday for several young skaters, including one who assaulted a janitor at a middle school during a confrontation between the pair that was documented in a...
View ArticlePolice Hunt for Boyfriend in Shooting Death of Girl, 17
A 17-year-old high school senior was found shot dead inside her bedroom in East Orange, N.J., and police are looking for her 18-year-old boyfriend, authorities said. Aquilla Flood was found by a...
View ArticleLandlord Accused of Spying on Hamptons Vacationers
Families paying $7,000 a week for a summer rental in East Hampton were secretly videotaped on cameras set up by the home's owner throughout the house, prosecutors said Wednesday. The landlord, Donald...
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