Mentoring Program ‘Operation Bigs’ Helps Military Families
For those who serve in the military, going away for months, or even years, is part of the lifestyle. Now, a local, homegrown program is helping to make those separations a bit easier for families,...
View ArticleBorder Agents Searching Cellphones and Laptops
Everyday people cross the border for business or pleasure, many unaware, that they may be subject to a search by federal agents without any reasonable suspicion. "A hunch should never be enough to...
View ArticleDad Accused of Abandoning Son in Wreck Pleads Not Guilty
A father accused of abandoning his critically injured son after a car accident pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of hit and run and child endangerment in court on Thursday. On Sunday night,...
View ArticlePadres Draft an Outfielder
The Padres drafted Mississippi State OF Hunter Renfroe with the 13th overall pick in the MLB Draft. First, let's talk about the college numbers. Renfroe hit .352 his junior year for the Bulldogs, with...
View ArticleLocal Cases Gone Cold
Police are searching for suspect Amir Ekmekcic, 28, in connection with the 2006 murder of Luis Alejandro Sanchez. On May 11, 2006, investigators say Ekmekcic and Sanchez were involved in an argument on...
View ArticleUndercover Sting Exposes Local Auto Theft, Crime Rings
District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and law enforcement officials gathered Thursday to present evidence and facts gathered during a 10-month undercover sting into auto theft rings in the North County....
View ArticleObama Fundraises, Talks Obamacare in Silicon Valley
President Obama touched down in Air Force One at Moffett Field Thursday, marking the second time the leader of the free world has visited the Bay Area in as many months. He trotted down the plane's...
View ArticleCar Salesman Disinvited From Obama Fundraiser
An electric car advocate dug into his retirement fund to pay thousands of dollars for a chance to meet President Obama at a Santa Monica fundraiser Friday, only, he said, to be told he was not welcome....
View ArticleZimmerman Hearing Resumes in Sanford Friday
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the George Zimmerman case returned to a Sanford courtroom to continue a hearing Friday, three days before his trial is scheduled to begin. The hearing before...
View ArticleWoman Pleads Guilty to Sandy Hook Fraud
A Bronx, N.Y. woman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges she fraudulently collected money in the name one of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Nouel Alba, 37, entered the plea in...
View ArticleTop News Photos of the Week
China Fire: A family member of a worker cries near the accident site after a fire broke out at a poultry processing workshop on June 3 in Dehui City. The blaze killed at least 119 people in one of the...
View ArticleDriver Plows Through Garage, Into Swimming Pool
The term "carpool" was given a whole new meaning Thursday after a person drove their car into the swimming pool of a home in Clairemont. According to police, the accident happened around 2:40 p.m. and...
View ArticleCalif. Utility to Close Troubled Nuclear Plant
A leak led to an investigation and then a shutdown. Now, more than a year later, two reactors inside the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California will be retired. The announcement...
View ArticleHotel Maid Robbed at Knifepoint
A hotel housekeeper working in Mission Valley was robbed at knifepoint during her shift Thursday, the San Diego Police Department confirmed. According to police the robbery happened around 11:10 a.m....
View ArticleUndercover Sting Exposes Local Auto Theft, Crime Rings
An undercover operation by local law enforcement has exposed auto theft rings across the North County and resulted in the arrest of dozens of suspects accused of trafficking not only stolen cars, but...
View Article"Night Stalker" Death Closes Dark Chapter
Serial killer Richard Ramirez, dubbed the "Night Stalker" during a series of Southern California slayings in the mid-1980s, has died of natural causes after more than two decades on death row at San...
View ArticleSuspect in Multi-State Pot Ring Arrested Again
A San Diego man who recently bailed out of jail after his arrest in connection with a multi-state marijuana ring was in custody again hours later. Matthew Schneider, 28, of San Diego was taken into...
View ArticleOrchestra's Pop-Up Airplane Performance
What does a world-class orchestra do while stuck in a plane and on the tarmac for hours? Play classical music, of course. Stuck for three hours waiting for their flight from Beijing to Macao to depart,...
View ArticleWife's Driving Lesson Gone Wrong
Olivia Abrazado says her husband Neal was trying to teach her how to drive at their mobile home park off Black Mountain Road in Mira Mesa. She was about to take the turn but instead of braking she hit...
View ArticleSexual Messages Slipped into Yearbook
A letter was sent home to University City High School parents Thursday night explaining how sexually explicit senior quotes ended up below some photos in the school’s yearbook. The controversial...
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