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
Sorted by date Results 301 - 325 of 2002
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
SAN DIEGO - Search-and-rescue efforts continued today for five military personnel who went missing this week when a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of San Diego. One sailor aboard the MH-60S Knighthawk was pulled from the ocean after the aircraft went down roughly 60 nautical miles from shore about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday while its six-member crew was engaging in routine flight operations off the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to USN public affairs. The rescued sailor and two others who were... 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...
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
VISTA - A man who was rescued from a burning car after he allegedly pummeled his mother to death with a hammer pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Sean Devin McCarthy, 29, is accused of killing his mother on June 8, the same day Escondido police found him inside a car on fire in the 1800 block of Foothill View Place. McCarthy was rescued by fire personnel and taken to a hospital burn ward in ``grave'' condition, according to San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Thomas Seiver. He remains hospitalized. His mother,... Full story
SAN DIEGO - An apparently disabled light plane landed today on Interstate 5 near the Del Mar Fairgrounds, striking several vehicles on the freeway, injuring two people and forcing a closure of a stretch of the heavily traveled freeway. The pilot of the single-engine Piper PA-32 brought it down on the southbound side of the freeway south of Via de la Valle in the North City area shortly after noon, according to the California Highway Patrol and Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft ``clipped'' several vehicles before... Full story
VISTA - An 87-year-old Vista resident had to be rescued from her burning home today after her son allegedly set fire to the residence while high on some sort of drug. The woman made a 911 call shortly before 2 a.m. to report that her son was behaving violently in her residence in the 1300 block of Teelin Avenue and threatening to burn the house down, according to sheriff's Lt. Daniel Vengler. The octogenarian then told a dispatcher the man had set a fire in a closet and that she was unable to get out of her home due to her li...
FALLBROOK - A state appellate court panel upheld the first-degree murder conviction today for a 29-year-old Fallbrook man who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend. Oscar Rodas was convicted by a Vista jury last year and sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison for killing fellow Fallbrook resident Yesenia Becerril on Nov. 1, 2018. Becerril, 20, was found by San Diego County sheriff's deputies at 12:45 a.m. on the ground in the 1100 block of South Vine Street. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County public health officials today reported five deaths and 104 new hospitalizations --discouraging news as the Delta variant continues to surge. The newly hospitalized patients bump the county total to more than 700 people currently in the hospital with the illness. One month ago, that number was 179. Patients in intensive care units increased by one to 143, but that still marks a increase of nearly 100 people since July 19, when 45 people were in ICU beds with COVID-19. San Diego County's case rate...
SAN DIEGO - Drug use was at a 21-year high for adult males arrested and booked into local detention facilities in 2020, with methamphetamine and fentanyl posing some worrying trends, according to a San Diego Association of Governments report released today. The new SANDAG report found 82% of males surveyed tested positive for at least one illicit substance, a 3% increase from 2019. Drug use among adult females surveyed significantly decreased from the 82% in 2019 to 67% in 2020. This represents the lowest positive rate for...
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a proposal to increase law enforcement of illegal marijuana shops in unincorporated areas. The proposal by Supervisor Joel Anderson allows the county to speed up the receivership process, allowing the county to take control of properties whose owners have repeatedly violated the law by illegally selling cannabis. The county is also developing a marijuana policy overhaul, in the form of multiple... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Residents and businesses in unincorporated areas of San Diego County are eligible for increased water-use efficiency rebates under a partnership announced today between the county's Watershed Protection Program and the San Diego County Water Authority. The program could save money for residential, commercial, and agricultural customers who make landscape upgrades designed to improve the region's climate resilience and reduce the flow of pollutants into waterw... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County's latest daily COVID-19 numbers show 11 additional coronavirus patients were hospitalized, and two were sent to intensive care. There were zero deaths. A total of 13,223 tests were reported Tuesday, and the percentage of new positive tests over the past week was 8.6%, 1738 new positive tests - the highest one-day total since late January. It is not known how many of these positive test results were of people who were symptomatic. Officials expect... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The median sales price of an existing single-family home in San Diego County declined .6% from June to July -- from $865,000 to $860,000 -- but is up 19.6% from July 2020, when it was $719,000, a real estate group reported today. Total sales of existing single-family homes in the county were down 7.4% from June, but up 1.4% from July 2020, according to the California Association of Realtors. Statewide, closed escrow sales dipped 1.6% from June to July and were...
