Pursuit Ends in West LA as CHP Performs PIT Maneuver
A police pursuit that started in the San Fernando Valley lasted about 30 minutes Wednesday before the California Highway Patrol was able to spin an SUV to a stop and take the driver into custody....
View ArticleCould San Diego Host the 2024 Olympics?
The United States Olympic Committee sent a letter to Mayor Bob Filner on Tuesday to see if the city would be interested in hosting the Olympics in 2024. San Diego, along with 34 other U.S. cities, were...
View ArticleTicket-Fixing Deputy DA Resigns
The San Diego Deputy District Attorney convicted in a ticket-fixing scandal has resigned according to a department spokesperson. Allison Worden was on administrative leave during her trial on three...
View ArticleUC San Diego Cancer Researcher Honored by Zuckerberg Grant
When some of the leading technological minds handed out $33 million in science prizes Wednesday, one of those awards went to a UC San Diego cancer scientist. Among the 11 researchers named in the new...
View ArticleEndangered Sumatra Tiger Born at San Francisco Zoo
It's anyone's guess what the sex of the 10-day old Sumatran tiger at the San Francisco zoo is. That's because no human has been inside the Lion House to see the cub, born Feb. 10 to parents Leanne and...
View Article2 Found Dead in Valley Center Home
Two people were found dead in Valley Center Tuesday according to law enforcement authorities. San Diego County sheriff's deputies found a man and a woman inside the home on Littlefield Lane around 9...
View ArticleSinkhole Closes F Street at SR 94
A broken water main and sinkhole are tying things up on F Street for commuters heading into downtown San Diego from westbound State Route 94. Check Interactive Traffic Map The water main break happened...
View ArticleWinter Storm Slams San Diego County
A powerful winter storm created blizzard-like conditions in San Diego’s mountains and dropped nearly a foot of new snow on Mount Laguna. Snow level from this storm system was reported around the...
View ArticleTeacher "Devastated" Over Gun Arrest
The San Diego-area school teacher facing two felonies for carrying a loaded weapon on a school campus is said to be devastated by his arrest. Ned Walker, 41, was arrested Feb. 11 after San Diego...
View Article2 Deputies Shot in Encinitas: Officials
Two deputies were shot in Encinitas on Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on the 700-block of Del Rio Avenue, just south of Leucadia Boulevard when...
View ArticleLa Jolla Cove Ranked Among Best U.S. Beaches
San Diego’s La Jolla Cove has been ranked one of the top beaches in the United States, according to a list released Wednesday by TripAdvisor. The popular local beach came in at No. 8 on a list of the...
View ArticleWoman Threatened Mass Shooting at College: FBI
The FBI has arrested an Connecticut woman accused of threatening to carry out a mass shooting at Gateway Community College in New Haven, Conn. Amanda Bowden, 19, of East Haven, Conn., was taken into...
View ArticleCar Bomb Hits near HQ of Syria's Ruling Party
A car bomb struck a security checkpoint near the headquarters of Syria's ruling Baath party and the Russian Embassy in the capital Damascus on Thursday, leaving smashed and burning cars on a main...
View ArticleKepler Mission Finds "Smallest" Planet
Scientists on the lookout for habitable planets outside Earth's solar system found a small wonder with a notable distinction -- Kepler-37b is the smallest planet yet discovered that orbits a star...
View ArticleWhole Foods' Chicken Ad Featuring Obama Outrages Neighbors
A Whole Foods supermarket in New York has removed a sign that used a drawing of President Barack Obama to advertise a sale on chicken after complaints that the ad was offensive. The sign outside the...
View ArticleBiden: "There Is a Moral Price for Inaction" on Guns
Vice President Joe Biden urged tougher gun control laws at a conference on gun violence Thursday just miles from Newtown, Conn., still reeling from December's shooting massacre at an elementary school....
View ArticleFilner, Goldsmith Spar in Front of Cameras
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith fight in front of the media at a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013.Photo Credit: NBC 7 San Diego
View ArticleMichigan Aims to Halt Out-of-State Recyclers
You may have to think twice before recycling cans and bottles in Michigan. Michigan lawmakers debated Tuesday legislation that would fine or even jail those who attempt to cash in on the state’s...
View ArticleLawsuit Claims School Yoga Program is Religious
A lawsuit was filed against the Encinitas Union School District for their city-wide yoga curriculum, claiming the yoga classes are “inherently and pervasively religious.” The National Center for Law...
View ArticleEaster Egg Roll Lottery is Open
The online lottery for tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll began at 10 a.m. today. Starting then, parents can enter the online lottery for the chance to spend Easter Monday at the White House....
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