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  • UPDATE: Authorities identify man shot by deputies as Daniel Robert Avila of Vista; say no weapon was found on him or in vehicle

    Updated Aug 4, 2015

    UPDATE: Authorities have now identified the man who was fatally shot as Daniel Robert Avila, age 55, of Vista. The update also included that no weapon was found on Mr. Avila or in his vehicle. (previous story) Deputies fatally shoot man they say was threatening them SAN DIEGO - A male suspect who claimed he was armed was fatally shot by Orange County sheriff's deputies today following a standoff in the Camp Pendleton area of San Diego County, authorities reported. The man was holed up in a car and refused to surrender for... Full story

  • USD says real estate economic indicators for June show increase of 0.4 percent

    Updated Aug 4, 2015

    SAN DIEGO - The University of San Diego Burnham-Moores Institute Center for Real Estate's Economic Indicators for June, which was released today, August 4, showed an increase of 0.4 percent. The climb, the smallest since August of last year, was led by gains in the number of residential building permits that were issued in the region, the outlook for the national economy and local stock prices, USD professor Alan Gin said. He said those gains offset a dip in the jobs picture and drop in consumer confidence. Those declines...

  • Nearly 60 area journalists sickened by Norovirus GI at awards event

    Updated Aug 4, 2015

    SAN DIEGO - The illness that sickened dozens of area journalists and others who attended an industry event last week on Shelter Island was confirmed by county health officials today, Tues., August 4, to be Norovirus GI. About 60 people fell ill following last Wednesday's (June 29) San Diego Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) awards banquet at the Bali Hai restaurant. "Three out of three specimens taken from ill individuals and tested at the County of San Diego Public Health Laboratory were found to have this virus,''...

  • Supervisors approve Horn's motion to support legislation regarding penalties for drone interference in firefighting efforts

    Updated Aug 4, 2015

    UPDATE: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 11 a.m. - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted today to support state and federal legislation that would establish penalties for operators of unmanned aircraft that interfere with firefighting efforts. Under Supervisor Bill Horn's unanimously approved motion, the county will lobby for passage of two bills in particular, including House Resolution 3025 by Rep. Paul Cook, R- Apple Valley, which would make an interfering drone operator...