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RIVERSIDE - A U.S. Marine from Riverside was killed in Baghdad, but Pentagon officials today would not confirm the circumstances. Lance Cpl. Sean P. Neal, 19, died in what was described only as a "non- combat-related incident,'' according to a Department of Defense statement. Neal was a mortarman, assigned to the artillery section of the Seventh Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force. He joined the Marine Corps in July 2013 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton prior to deploying overseas earlier this...
SAN DIEGO - A 78-year-old La Mesa man who died two weeks ago was the first person in the region to die of West Nile virus in seven years, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. The man, whose name was not provided, was admitted to a local hospital Oct. 6 after experiencing symptoms of encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain that can be caused by viral or bacterial infection, according to the HHSA. The man died four days later and subsequent testing in a state laboratory confirmed he contract...
A fiery crash in Carlsbad early today left an allegedly drunken driver severely injured. The driver apparently lost control shortly after 5 a.m. while heading east on Aviary Parkway and crashed into some trees in the center divider east of Cormorant Drive, Carlsbad police Lt. Mickey Williams said. The car came to a rest in the westbound lanes and burst into flames, Williams said. The driver sustained major burn injuries, but managed to get out of the flaming car, according to the lieutenant. The injured driver was flown to...
Nearly 2,000 walkers and runners are set to participate in the 28th annual Light the Night Against Crime 5K Run/Walk tonight in Balboa Park. Sheriff Bill Gore and San Diego Police Department Chief Mark Jones will send off the participants when the race begins at 7 p.m. at Park Boulevard and Presidents Way. The race, with the theme "Cops and Robbers,'' will kick off with a "jail break'' where the "robbers'' will start running. Three minutes later, the "cops'' will be let loose, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's...