Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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SAN DIEGO - Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, said today that his office has facilitated the release of two more U.S. citizens from Afghanistan. A couple in their 80s -- residents of California's 50th Congressional District -- are on their way home and have officially left Kabul, he said. "This is a cause for celebration and the result of almost countless hours of work under very difficult conditions,'' Issa said. ``Our team simply would not give up, and today it paid off and we got them home.'' The names of the couple are being... Full story
PALA MESA - A motorcyclist was killed today in a collision with a big rig on Interstate 15 in northern San Diego County. The fatal crash took place on the southbound side of the freeway south of state Route 76 in the Pala Mesa area shortly before 11:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatality left several lanes blocked in the area for about an hour, the CHP reported. Copyright 2021, City News Service, Inc.... Full story
SAN DIEGO - After a lengthy and at times contentious public hearing, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 today to declare San Diego County a "champion of reproductive freedom.'' As proposed by Supervisor Nora Vargas, the resolution calls for the county to "serve as a model and commit to defend and fight for reproductive freedom, and welcome all those seeking to fully exercise their reproductive rights and access safe legal abortion.'' According to the resolution, "nearly 600 pieces of legislation attacking access to safe... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is expected to consider today beginning the process of allowing microenterprise home kitchen operations throughout the county. These kitchens, known as ``MEHKOs,'' can be authorized on a county-by-county basis. State law established MEHKOs as a new type of retail food facility to be operated by a resident in a private home. To date, seven of California's counties have authorized MEHKOs, including Riverside. ``Adopting the MEHKOS program will help lift non-traditional food... Full story
A single-vehicle traffic collision was reported at 1:25 pm today. A blue pick-up truck apparently hit the center divider on the I-15 south, north of the SR 76 Pala Rd. exit. The CHP reported that the number one lane was closed (the fast lane). Story will be updated as information becomes available....
SAN DIEGO - On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, memorials, parades and other events commemorating those who lost their lives were being held today across San Diego County. The Coronado Fire Department hosted a 9/11 memorial ceremony at 6:45 a.m. Saturday at Fire Station 36, with Coronado firefighters, police, lifeguards, and local military personnel in attendance. Local first responders marked the attacks with an invocation, a moment of silence, and a... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have received a $6.1 million grant to launch a new Center of Excellence in Therapeutics to study the effects of medications on human milk and infant health. According to the researchers, more than 70% of breastfeeding women take some form of medication, but 90% of those medications are not appropriately labeled for pregnant or lactating women. This means the drugs are taken "off-label'' or without Food and Drug Adminis...
CAMP PENDLETON - A Navy Corpsman assigned to Camp Pendleton who was killed in last month's suicide bombing at the Kabul airport was posthumously promoted, the Navy announced today. Maxton W. Soviak, 22, was advanced to the rank of Hospital Corpsman Third Class ``as a result of his brave actions in support of fellow service members,'' according to a Navy statement. He was also posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Fleet Marine Force Corpsman warfare badge. Soviak, of... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Military officials today disclosed further details about the crash of a U.S. Navy helicopter into the ocean off the coast of San Diego last week, an accident that took the lives of five crew members and injured six other service personnel. The MH-60S Knighthawk began undergoing ``side-to-side vibrations'' while landing on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a routine flight operations roughly 60 nautical miles from shore about 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday,... Full story
RIVERSIDE - The 1,427-acre Chaparral Fire, which has been burning for over a week and briefly prompted evacuations early on, was 95% contained today, with full containment expected by Wednesday, officials said. The fire erupted Aug. 28 in the Cold Springs area at the edge of the Cleveland National Forest in southwest Riverside County. Two structures were burned the first day of the fire and a firefighter suffered minor injuries, according to the Riverside County Fire... Full story
AN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy today identified the five crew members who were killed when an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of San Diego last week. They are: -- Lt. Bradley A. Foster, 29, a pilot from Oakhurst, California; -- Lt. Paul R. Fridley, 28, a pilot from Annandale, Virginia; -- Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class James P. Buriak, 31, from Salem, Virginia; -- Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sarah F. Burns, 31, from Severna Park, Maryland; -- Hospital...
SAN DIEGO - The five missing crew members of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed into the sea off the coast of San Diego on Tuesday were declared dead today, the U.S. Navy said. The U.S. 3rd Fleet on Saturday shifted from search and rescue operations to a recovery operation. One sailor aboard the MH-60S Knighthawk was pulled from the ocean after the aircraft went down roughly 60 nautical miles from shore. The crash occurred as its six-member crew was engaged in routine flight operations off the deck of the aircraft carrier... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Rady Childrens' Hospital is partnering with a philanthropic nonprofit to donate $600,000 of medical care to 20 children, a spokeswoman said today. Fresh Start Surgical Gifts will also provide dental and orthodontic care, laser treatments and speech therapy to an additional 45 children as part of a ``Surgery Weekend'' on Sept. 11 and 12. Based in San Diego County, Fresh Start Surgical Gifts provides comprehensive reconstructive surgery infants, children and teenagers at no cost. Surgeons and their staffs volunteer... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties asked an appellate court today to reinstate a San Diego federal judge's court order requiring access to legal counsel for asylum seekers. The request comes after a federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration from ending Migrant Protection Protocols -- also known as the Remain in Mexico program -- which sent asylum seekers at the border back to Mexico to await their immigration court dates in the U.S. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw...
SAN DIEGO - An Escondido man who sold fentanyl-laced pills to a Camp Pendleton Marine, leading to the victim's fatal overdose, was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison. Kyle Anthony Shephard, 29, pleaded guilty earlier this year to selling four pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid to the unidentified 25- year-old U.S. Marine corporal in 2017. The victim's body was found in his barracks room at Camp Pendleton by fellow Marines who checked on him when he wasn't responding to phone calls or knocks at his...
The Cleveland National Forest will be closed under an order issued last week by the U.S. Forest Service closing all but one of California's national forests due to the state's numerous wildfires. The order closing all the forests in the Pacific Southwest Region went into effect at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, and extends through Sept. 17. It is intended to help ensure the safety of the public and firefighters, according to Regional Forester Jennifer Eberlien. “We do not take this decision lightly but this is the best c...
SAN DIEGO - Nine Marines and one sailor based at Camp Pendleton were among the 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed today. The nine marines assigned to Camp Pendleton were: Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Lance Cpl. Dylan R. M... Full story
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 in Los Angeles, has been recommended for parole on his 16th attempt, during a hearing that was absent any representation from the agency that prosecuted him -- the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The decision does not automatically mean the 77-year-old Sirhan, who is imprisoned at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa in San Diego County, will be released. The...
SAN DIEGO - A San Diego resident who sold fentanyl pills to another man, resulting in the victim's fatal overdose, was convicted today by a federal jury of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. Jahvaris Lamoun Springfield, 32, was found guilty of selling the pills that killed 26-year-old Brendan James Gallagher on Feb. 5, 2019. Prosecutors say that on that same day, Gallagher sent text messages to Springfield seeking to buy oxycontin. Two counterfeit oxycontin pills that tested positive for fentanyl were later found...
NATIONAL CITY - In the wake of a spike in fentanyl-related overdose deaths across San Diego County, free doses of Narcan -- medication used to treat people overdosing on opioids -- will be available during a community event in National City today. The event -- set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the San Diego County District Attorney's Office CARE Center -- will also include demonstrations on how to administer Narcan, as well as other resources and information regarding the dangers of opioid abuse. Officials say San Diego County is...
SAN DIEGO - Federal charges have been filed against a man who allegedly posted online advertisements to recruit a human smuggler, leading to the deaths of three Chinese migrants whose bodies were found inside the trunk of a car parked in a San Diego residential neighborhood, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced today. Saad Ali Awan, 23, of El Centro, was arrested Thursday at his home for allegedly placing help-wanted ads on Craigslist to enlist someone to smuggle people across the U.S.-Mexico border. A man who responded to...
SAN DIEGO - An enlisted sailor who was assigned to the USS Lake Eerie, of which San Diego is the port home, was sentenced to 23 months in military confinement for advocating acts of violence against the military and law enforcement, the Navy announced today. Court-martialed former Petty Officer 3rd Class James Charles Hart was stripped of his ranks and dishonorably discharged Thursday after pleading guilty to promoting supremacist and extreme doctrine, illegally possessing a firearm/ammunition on base, larceny and illegally...
SAN DIEGO - Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 in Los Angeles, was granted parole today on his 16th attempt, in a hearing that was absent any representation from the agency that prosecuted him -- the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The decision does not automatically mean the 77-year-old Sirhan, who is imprisoned at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa, will be released. The decision by a two-person parole panel...
EL CAJON - Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, today announced two additional San Diego-area families that were trapped in the Kabul region of Afghanistan have successfully been evacuated from that country. ``Amidst the heartbreak of yesterday and the chaos that has gripped Afghanistan for weeks, we continue to make extraordinary progress in bringing our people home,'' Issa said. ``It is an honor to help rescue and reunite families and loved ones, but we still have more work to do.'' Issa refers to two explosions which rocked the c... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Mayor Todd Gloria and Chief David Nisleit today announced changes to the San Diego Police Department's consent search procedures, which govern how officers can conduct a search of a person or property. ``We are modifying the police department's consent search procedures to be more clear, concise and just,'' Gloria said. ``We want to make sure that our officers and the people they serve are protected while also ensuring individuals who are searched know their rights and have them respected. This is a key step to... Full story
