3 Arrested After Stolen Boat Runs Aground
Authorities were at first dispatched on Monday morning to save a wayward sailboat off the northern California coastal city of Pacifica. But hours into the odd rescue, the three aboard a sailboat named...
View ArticleBasketball Helps 400-Pound Teen Slim Down
A North Texas teenager who weighed nearly 400 pounds as a high school junior dropped 180 pounds with the help of his love for basketball. Kevin Madison's journey first started with another sport. He...
View ArticleBaylor Student Dies Rehearsing Backflip
An 18-year-old Baylor University freshman died Sunday in a bizarre accident while doing a backflip, the private Texas school said in a statement. Kevin Signo, a pre-biology student, was rehearsing...
View ArticleMan, 20, Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Children
A 20-year man was sentenced Monday for sex trafficking children in San Diego. Carlos Alberto Garcia, 20, made thousands of dollars pimping out teenage girls using internet ads. Prosecutors say he made...
View ArticleSweetwater and Southwestern Scuffle Over Grant Funding
Sweetwater Union High School District wants Southwestern Community College to help them tap into state grant funding for adult education. But, the two South Bay school districts are in a bit of a...
View ArticlePilot Spots Possible Unmanned Aircraft Near JFK: FAA
The FAA says it's investigating a report of a small, possibly unmanned aircraft near New York's Kennedy Airport. A pilot of an international airline was on the final approach to Runway 31 at about 1:15...
View ArticleDefense Contractors Convicted in Navy Bribery Scheme
Two more San Diego-area defense contractors were convicted for trying to bribe Navy officials with expensive gifts and then overbilling the military to cover the cost of the bribe. Jurors returned a...
View ArticleForbes' Billionaire Club Boasts 210 New Super Rich Members
It was a record-setting year for the billionaire club. Forbes' 2013 list of billionaires was published on Monday and it includes a record 1,426 billionaires with an aggregate net worth of $5.4...
View ArticleAdam Carolla, Podcasters Enlist Congress to Fight "Patent Trolls"
A lawsuit launched from a small Texas town is taking aim at Adam Corolla and the future of podcasting, inspiring Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and others to call on Congress for help. In January, a...
View ArticleChristian School Staffer Fired for Premarital Sex
A San Diego woman is suing a local school for firing her after it was revealed she was pregnant out of wedlock. Teri James, 29, said that she was let go from her job as a financial specialist at San...
View ArticleOtay Mesa Homicide Suspect Sought in City Heights SWAT Standoff
A City Heights neighborhood was swarming with law enforcement officers Monday night in the search for the man wanted in an Otay Mesa West homicide. San Diego robbery investigators got a tip that the...
View ArticleRoad to Green Card Easier With New Rule
A new immigration rule went into effect today that will cut down the amount of time families are separated while a relative is getting their green card. The change will make a huge difference for...
View ArticleWet and Wild Van Robber Arrested Naked
A naked man was arrested in Pennsylvania Sunday after driving a stolen vehicle into the Susquehanna River, bringing an end to a high-speed car chase. At 10:15 a.m, Springettsbury Township Police...
View ArticleLife and Times of Hugo Chavez
Born as Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias to local schoolteachers in the poor village of Sabaneta, Barinas on July 28, 1954, Chavez went on to lead an impressive military career. Inspired mostly by Venezuelan...
View ArticleCrime Spree Suspect Uncooperative at Arrest: Officer
A teenager accused in a violent crime spree that ended in a gun battle with San Diego police was described as rude and uncooperative at the time of her arrest. Testimony was heard in the second day of...
View ArticlePadres Swinging Hot Bats
Major League managers will tell you line scores don't matter much in March. Unlike the regular season, Cactus and Grapefruit League games are more about individual numbers than wins or losses. If that...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chávez, Venezuela’s fiery president and the most prominent leftist leader in South America, died on March 5, 2013. The 58-year-old, who rose through his country’s military ranks and led a failed...
View ArticleSinkhole Opens in Spring Valley
A sinkhole opened beneath a Spring Valley road when a burst water pipe flooded the street and buried the front wheel of a parked car. Residents at Concepcion Avenue between Jamacha and Piedmont were in...
View ArticleAmtrak Train Strikes, Kills Pedestrian in Encinitas
An Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian in Encinitas bringing train travel to a halt along San Diego’s coastline Tuesday morning. The southbound Amtrak train struck the pedestrian at Vulcan...
View ArticleTSA to Permit Small Knives, Golf Clubs on Planes
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced that it will allow small knives and other previously restricted items like golf clubs and hockey sticks on the plane for the first time since...
View Article