Crime and Public Safety | Driver shot six times in the head in City Heights By City News Service July 17, 2024 at 10:32 a.m. Investigators found 16 shell casings after the driver was shot on Polk Avenue near 36th...
Courts | Man pleads guilty to manslaughter, hit-and-run in crash that killed 2 sisters By City News Service July 17, 2024 at 1:16 p.m. Tony Garcia, 55, killed sisters Elizabeth Higuera Cano, 25, and Jazmin Higuera Cano, 23, in...
Politics | San Diego must be more aggressive on sidewalk repair, grand jury says By David Garrick July 17, 2024 at 11:39 a.m. Instead of trying to avoid liability, the report recommends the city assess its sidewalks more...
Crime and Public Safety | Man jailed in Vista dies at hospital in Sheriff’s Department custody By Caleb Lunetta July 17, 2024 at 11:12 a.m. The 53-year-old man died a month after he had been arrested in Oceanside and booked...
Health | County to seek millions in state mental health funds for three projects By Paul Sisson July 16, 2024 at 6:59 p.m. Board and care plans for Hillcrest property in San Diego don't yet qualify for Proposition...
Politics | County to crack down on corporate homebuyers and landlords amid record prices By Emily Alvarenga July 16, 2024 at 6:34 p.m. The supervisors aim to target big investors they say have worsened housing affordability, and possibly...
San Diego’s budget experts appear critical of a plan to turn a warehouse into a massive homeless shelter By Jeff McDonald July 16, 2024 at 7:03 p.m. Mayor Todd Gloria continued to defend the project as a way to end the 'shell...
Crime and Public Safety | 6 arrested in heists netting 300+ firearms from gun stores, including Poway and Oceanside By Nathaniel Percy July 17, 2024 at 9:07 a.m. During the nine-month spree, thieves plowed stolen cars into a gun shops across Southern California
After scrapping tiny homes for the homeless in Spring Valley, county leaders turn toward Lemon Grove. By Noah Lyons July 16, 2024 at 5:42 p.m. Records show California officials cancelled an agreement to give $10 million to San Diego County
Politics | Should San Diego County sue social media companies? Supervisors are split, for now By Jerry Wu July 16, 2024 at 5:37 p.m. The board rejected Tuesday a proposal to explore suing social media companies over their platforms’...
Business | Plans for a new Little Italy hotel and wellness center overcome objections from San Diego airport By Lori Weisberg July 16, 2024 at 5:37 p.m. San Diego elected leaders clear the way for a 60-room boutique hotel and offices in...
Crime and Public Safety | San Diego inmate suspected in fatal stabbing in Sacramento prison By Caleb Lunetta July 16, 2024 at 4:23 p.m. Randy Schlaepfer was stabbed multiple times on Sunday during a fatal attack at California State...
San Diego’s immigrant communities featured in new photo exhibit By Linda Mcintosh July 16, 2024 at 4:33 p.m. New Colossus, a series of photo exhibits, focuses on local immigrants
Crime and Public Safety | Intruder kills woman during robbery at Talmadge apartment By Teri Figueroa July 16, 2024 at 4:11 p.m. A stranger walked in, showed a gun and stole the resident's wallet late Monday night....
Crime and Public Safety | Optometrist charged in child sex solicitation case after online citizen sting By City News Service July 16, 2024 at 6:20 p.m. Brandon Zoeckler, 42, a Temecula optometrist, has been charged with attempting to meet up with...
Science | Margaret Leinen, who guided Scripps Oceanography to new heights, will retire By Gary Robbins July 16, 2024 at 3:06 p.m. The 77-year-old scientist will step down from her post as director of the UC San...
News | Warship that bears San Diego’s name will leave the city for new home in Japan By Gary Robbins July 16, 2024 at 2:51 p.m. The USS San Diego is an amphibious transport dock ship that can carry up to...
Crime and Public Safety | Alleged gunman fatally shot by Chula Vista police ID’d as San Diego man By City News Service July 16, 2024 at 11:32 a.m. Moises Colunga Jr., 50, opened fire on officers following a standoff Wednesday, prompting a sergeant...
Health | UCSD hospitals make U.S. News honor roll for second straight year By Paul Sisson July 16, 2024 at 8:52 a.m. UC San Diego again makes the honor roll in U.S. News Best Hospitals report.
Local News | Scene: Jewish Family Service Heart and Soul Gala By San Diego Union-Tribune July 15, 2024 at 8:07 p.m. Jewish Family Service of San Diego held its annual Heart and Soul Gala recently at...
News | Migrant crossings at U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego dip with Biden order By Alexandra Mendoza July 17, 2024 at 10:02 a.m. Still, with more than 25,000 encounters last month, the San Diego sector was again the...
Crime and Public Safety | Driver flees police, flips car on I-8 near Hotel Circle By Teri Figueroa July 15, 2024 at 8:22 p.m. Chase started just after 5 p.m. near SeaWorld Drive when officers tried to stop car...
Crime and Public Safety | Police identify Mira Mesa stabbing victim and his alleged killer By City News Service July 15, 2024 at 6:38 p.m. San Diego detectives suspect that Reginald Hancock Jr., 40, was stabbed by a woman he...
Fair board opposes train tunnel beneath Del Mar Fairgrounds By Phil Diehl July 15, 2024 at 6:21 p.m. Directors say proposal will end discussions of affordable housing on fairgrounds property
Crime and Public Safety | Unanimous City Council confirms next San Diego fire chief. ‘Now let’s get to work.’ By Teri Figueroa July 15, 2024 at 10:56 p.m. Robert Logan, 51, is a native San Diegan who worked his way up the ranks...
Courts | San Diego judge dismisses gun case against rapper Boosie Badazz on constitutional grounds By Alex Riggins July 15, 2024 at 6:22 p.m. A precedent-setting ruling in May by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals led a...
Crime and Public Safety | 2 men rescued from sinking boat they just bought in San Diego By Karen Kucher July 15, 2024 at 4:21 p.m. The two Mexican nationals had purchased the 25-foot vessel in North County and were driving...
Courts | Driver sentenced in DUI crash that killed two teens in Escondido By City News Service July 15, 2024 at 6:52 p.m. Francisco Andres Alvarez pleaded guilty to charges in the March 25, 2018, crash that killed...
Crime and Public Safety | License plate reader helps identify suspect in armed robbery spree By City News Service July 15, 2024 at 3:29 p.m. The roughly hourlong spree of predawn armed robberies took place last week in Pacific Beach,...
109 year old Vista woman dies, kept singing and dancing even in hospice By Linda Mcintosh July 15, 2024 at 5:22 p.m. When Ann Evans was 100, she walked onto the baseball field and threw the first...
Things to do | Comic-Con 2024: Here’s your Sunday schedule By Phillip Molnar July 15, 2024 at 10:13 a.m. The final day of Comic-Con features events for kids and the voice cast of "X-Men...
Things to do | Comic-Con 2024: Here’s your Sunday schedule By Phillip Molnar July 17, 2024 at 10:01 a.m. The final day of Comic-Con features events for kids and the voice cast of "X-Men...
Health | Why did it take eight years for the state to fine a San Diego-area hospital for causing baby’s death? By Paul Sisson July 15, 2024 at 7:07 a.m. California Department of Public Health said delay was caused by unspecified 'operational challenges'
Crime and Public Safety | Man dies while swimming near Coronado By Phil Diehl July 14, 2024 at 7:11 p.m. Friends went swimming off a boat anchored in San Diego Bay near Centennial Park, a...
Crime and Public Safety | Hit-and-run crash leaves bicyclist gravely injured in Rancho Peñasquitos By Alex Riggins July 14, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. The mountain biker, a 60-year-old woman, suffered a 'significant brain bleed' and broken neck when...
Crime and Public Safety | San Diego police investigating fatal stabbing in Mira Mesa By Lyndsay Winkley July 14, 2024 at 1:48 p.m. Police said the man suffered stab wounds during an argument with a woman he was...
On its 50th anniversary, San Diego Pride is looking back and ahead By Pam Kragen July 16, 2024 at 10:19 a.m. Since this city's first gay pride march in 1974, San Diego's celebration of LGBTQ+ life...
Things to do | San Diego Pride history: Highlights from the last 50 years By Pam Kragen July 16, 2024 at 7:44 a.m. A look at highlights from the last 50 years of the Pride movement in San...
Crime and Public Safety | Two new bomb-sniffing dogs to join the Sheriff’s Department By Noah Lyons July 14, 2024 at 5:34 a.m. The latest recruits, yellow Labradors Nalla and Dexter, still have training and a battery of...
Education | UC San Diego poised to super-size dorms to ease chronic housing shortage By Gary Robbins July 15, 2024 at 9:19 a.m. Chancellor Pradeep Khosla will ask UC Regents this week to let him spend $2 billion...
News | New affordable housing project to open in Carlsbad By Phil Diehl July 15, 2024 at 7:57 a.m. The 93-unit Pacific Wind Apartments affordable housing project will celebrate its grand opening next week
Education | East County school district scrubbed mention of LGBTQ people from its sex-ed curriculum, violating the law, state says By Kristen Taketa July 14, 2024 at 12:34 p.m. One trustee pushed for the change 'in order to make it more palatable and proper...
News | Probation officers faulted for beating disabled boy in juvenile hall By Jeff McDonald July 14, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Three officers used excessive force against the boy, the San Diego County Citizens’ Law Enforcement...
Crime and Public Safety | San Diego man describes being 10 yards from Trump when shots rang out By Erika Ritchie July 13, 2024 at 10:08 p.m. Blake Marnell, a Republican National Commitee delegate, witnessed the former president dive to the ground...
Crime and Public Safety | Motorist dies when car leaves highway and hits building in Oceanside By City News Service July 13, 2024 at 7:19 p.m. Authorities said one person was found dead in the vehicle, and another person was transported...
‘It gets a bad rap:’ East Village block party aims to change the narrative By Phillip Molnar July 14, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. The East Village Block Party, in its 12th year, included food, music and Padres fans
Crime and Public Safety | La Mesa police investigating the shooting death of man found on High Street By Gary Robbins July 14, 2024 at 12:35 p.m. The victim was seen staggering across the street, then falling down in the driveway of...
Comic-Con 2024: Here’s your Saturday schedule By Phillip Molnar July 14, 2024 at 3:55 p.m. Marvel Studios returns to San Diego Comic-Con, along with The Penguin, Star Trek
News | Developer proposes 200 apartments in southeast Oceanside By Phil Diehl July 15, 2024 at 7:04 a.m. A developer has proposed building 200 apartments, with 25 reserved for low-income residents, on southeast...
News | Man died in San Diego jail after deputies wrongly placed him in cell with violent offender, outside review finds By Jeff McDonald July 14, 2024 at 4:50 a.m. The first-degree murder case against the killer is scheduled for a hearing this week, with...
News | Transparency or retaliation? State insurance chief accused of targeting critic By Jeff McDonald July 14, 2024 at 5:55 p.m. The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has yet to receive what has historically been a routine...
Economy | Strike during Comic-Con averted as union reaches ‘unprecedented’ deal for convention workers By Lori Weisberg July 17, 2024 at 9:59 a.m. Just two days after convention center food and beverage workers authorized a strike, their union...
News | New lawsuit over Lakeside housing development once again pits Sierra Club against county By Emily Alvarenga July 12, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. The lawsuit filed last week alleges the Greenhills Ranch project would threaten residents and wildlife
Politics | San Diego voters are split on tax measures, more worried about housing costs, poll finds By David Garrick July 14, 2024 at 12:04 p.m. Mayor Todd Gloria holds a double-digit lead over challenger Larry Turner, but more than one-third of...
Health | San Diego using opioid settlement money to help break cycle of overdose By Teri Figueroa July 12, 2024 at 6:11 p.m. San Diego putting $350,000 from opioid settlement funds toward creating teams to work with overdose...
Crime and Public Safety | Proposed Poway placement for sexually violent predator quickly rescinded By Lyndsay Winkley July 12, 2024 at 5:07 p.m. At a Friday morning court hearing, state officials requested to rescind the placement of Merle...
Courts | Driver pleads guilty to hit-and-run in Oceanside cyclist’s death By Caleb Lunetta July 12, 2024 at 4:35 p.m. Christian Joshua Howard, 26, admitted to of fatally striking Tracey Gross earlier this year on...
Education | New elementary school opening in growing east Chula Vista By Noah Lyons July 12, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. Sonia Sotomayor Elementary is the first addition to the district in two years
Crime and Public Safety | Chula Vista man who disappeared during mountain hike found dead By City News Service July 12, 2024 at 1:56 p.m. The body of Hantae Kim, 61, was discovered near dry wash at the bottom of...
Entertainment | Comic-Con 2024: Here’s your Friday schedule By Phillip Molnar July 17, 2024 at 11:01 a.m. San Diego Comic-Con on Friday will feature 'The Boys,' the newest 'Alien' movie and The...
Community events in San Diego County: From Dog Days of Summer festival to Summer block party By Linda Mcintosh July 12, 2024 at 8:08 p.m. A sneak peek at upcoming community concerts, street fairs, festivals, performances, art shows, blood drives,...
Courts | Navy investigator pleads guilty to excessive force, concealing prior police record By Caleb Lunetta July 12, 2024 at 11:31 a.m. Jonathan Christopher Laroche was accused of putting a detained man in a stranglehold and hitting...
Local News | From the Archives: Big name comedy in Chula Vista By San Diego Union-Tribune July 12, 2024 at 6:53 a.m. From the Archives visits the South Bay today for this hilarious photo of Bob Hope...
Politics | San Diego police, sheriff should jointly crack down on illegal cannabis market, grand jury says By David Garrick July 13, 2024 at 5:43 a.m. Its new report also recommends the city and county evaluate legalization's impact on their finances...
Crime and Public Safety | San Diego police release video of fatal Bird Rock shooting by officer By Teri Figueroa July 11, 2024 at 8:07 p.m. Dejon Heard, 25, was fatally shot just after 7 a.m. Saturday by Officer Tarik Andrew,...
News | Sheriff boosts jail safety protocols but stops short of body scans for all By Jeff McDonald July 11, 2024 at 7:13 p.m. Her announcement comes after calls for routine drug screening from the county's civilian oversight board...
‘I never thought I would see this day’: World Beat Cultural Center nears its first long-term lease in Balboa Park By Maura Fox July 11, 2024 at 6:54 p.m. A City Council panel approved a 25-year lease for the nonprofit that operates the multicultural...
Health | County increases testing, UCSD Health workers return to masking as COVID surges By Paul Sisson July 13, 2024 at 9:41 p.m. Continued increase in activity from two new variants spurs response in San Diego
Courts | Life without parole for convicted shooter in 2000 triple slaying By City News Service July 11, 2024 at 5:11 p.m. A sleeping toddler was among the victims when a shooter opened fire at a Normal...
Pet of the week: Shy kitty who was stray looking for home By Linda Mcintosh July 11, 2024 at 4:29 p.m. 2-year-old cat awaits adoption at Rancho Coastal Humane Society.
Local News | La Mesa voters will decide in November whether to extend city’s sales tax By Blake Nelson July 12, 2024 at 5:41 a.m. Many municipal budgets are tight, but voters have been hesitant to give more amid high...
Health | Union at Rady Children’s Hospital sets two-day walkout for July 22 By Paul Sisson July 12, 2024 at 5:39 a.m. Nurses voted to reject latest offer for three-year contract
Crime and Public Safety | Man shot in the leg in Escondido, suspect remains at-large By Caleb Lunetta July 11, 2024 at 4:20 p.m. The man was shot in the leg around 2:50 a.m. on Valley Parkway near Citrus...
Local News | Someone San Diego Should Know: Judge David Gill By Jan Goldsmith July 11, 2024 at 8:37 p.m. In his 50th year as San Diego judge, David Gill will be retiring this year. Appointed...
News | Search under way for new San Diego Ethics Commission chief By Jeff McDonald July 12, 2024 at 12:26 p.m. Sharon Spivak is leaving after 19 years of city service
Local News | Junior firefighters By San Diego Union-Tribune July 11, 2024 at 4:11 p.m. Burn survivors ages 8 to 17 learned about firefighting and gained support from one another...
Entertainment | Comic-Con 2024: Here’s your Thursday schedule By Phillip Molnar July 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. It's Comic-Con's first official day with Chris Hemsworth (Transformers), 'What We do in the Shadows'...
Things to do | Comic-Con 2024: Here’s your Wednesday schedule By Phillip Molnar July 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. San Diego Comic-Con’s preview night gives attendees a chance to pick up badges and look...
Courts | Contractor who stole computers from San Diego Navy ships sentenced By City News Service July 11, 2024 at 2:48 p.m. Ernesto Saldivar pleaded guilty to a theft of government property count for taking hard drives,...
Crime and Public Safety | 75 years ago, a San Diego sheriff’s deputy died in a crash. He’s finally getting recognition. By Teri Figueroa July 11, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Herbert Sibert spent hours investigating an armed robbery and crashed his car in Torrey Pines...
Politics | A security guard shortage is creating ‘a dangerous situation’ for San Diego libraries and parks. A fix could be months away. By David Garrick July 11, 2024 at 3:14 p.m. Council members rejected Mayor Todd Gloria's proposed new contractor Wednesday, and criticized his staff for...
State agency OKs homeless parking lot by the San Diego airport By Blake Nelson July 11, 2024 at 11:09 a.m. The decision largely clears the way for the H Barracks lot to open early next...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla leaders want action to deter or remove sea lions at The Cove By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 11, 2024 at 10:45 a.m. Some seek to ensure public access amid 'concern that closures will spread.'
News | City attorney employee says she was sexually harassed, assaulted at work By Jeff McDonald July 10, 2024 at 5:52 p.m. Her lawsuit accuses the city of hiring a former San Diego police sergeant despite a...
Health | Nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital authorize strike By Paul Sisson July 10, 2024 at 5:57 p.m. Staff rejected proposed contract that administration said would have raised salaries 22 percent over three...
Crime and Public Safety | Man arrested after College Area woman wakes up to prowler in her bedroom By Karen Kucher July 10, 2024 at 3:27 p.m. The incident happened about 4:40 a.m. on Mary Lane Drive off Campanile Drive, San Diego...
Crime and Public Safety | Man fatally shot by Chula Vista police sergeant after allegedly firing gun at officers By Karen Kucher July 10, 2024 at 3:11 p.m. The shooting was reported around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, about a half hour after police were...
Courts | Former El Cajon driving instructor pleads guilty to sex crimes involving teen students By City News Service July 10, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. Richard Joseph Banks, 51, was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing female students and using...
Science | Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon, will speak in San Diego this month By Gary Robbins July 9, 2024 at 6:39 p.m. The San Diego Air and Space Museum is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the moon...
Transportation | A favorite San Diego shortcut won’t reopen for at least a year. When it does, it will look very different. By David Garrick July 10, 2024 at 6:18 a.m. The closure of two-lane Bachman Place between Mission Valley and Hillcrest since spring 2022 has...
Crime and Public Safety | State officials try for a third time to place sexually violent predator, this time in Poway By Lyndsay Winkley July 9, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Authorities have attempted to place Merle Wakefield at county homes twice before, once in Mount...
Environment | Chula Vista is updating its climate goals. Here’s how to give your input By Tammy Murga July 9, 2024 at 5:21 p.m. Chula Vista is seeking public input as it updates its 2017 climate action plan. Three...
Courts | San Diego middle-school student sues district and classmates over bathroom beating By Alex Riggins July 9, 2024 at 5:35 p.m. A Mexican migrant alleges school officials ignored that classmates bullied her because of her national...
Crime and Public Safety | Alleged cartel associates sentenced to life in prison for El Cajon kidnapping By Caleb Lunetta July 9, 2024 at 5:34 p.m. Victor Medrano, 44, and Eliceo Flores, 36, were sentenced Tuesday in connection with a May...
Environment | Panda pair ‘acclimating’ to new home at San Diego Zoo By Karen Kucher July 12, 2024 at 6:10 a.m. Yun Chuan and Xin Bao remain off exhibit after taking a flight to San Diego...
Obituaries | Philanthropist Dea Hurston, who opened doors to the arts for many San Diegans, dies at 73 By Pam Kragen July 17, 2024 at 11:37 a.m. Dea Hurston, longtime San Diego arts philanthropist, playwright and volunteer, passed away Sunday
Crime and Public Safety | No victims found after possible car-to-car shooting in National City By Karen Kucher July 9, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. National City police are investigating the shooting, which was reported shortly after 10:40 a.m. on...
A safe parking lot for homeless people by the airport? Coastal Commission staffers are OK with that. By Blake Nelson July 12, 2024 at 3:21 p.m. A hearing this week will help decide the fate of one of San Diego's key...
Courts | Former North County substitute teacher, coach pleads guilty to sex crimes By City News Service July 9, 2024 at 1:51 p.m. Conner Chanove, 28, was arrested last year on suspicion of molesting a 13-year-old girl at...
Cities hire outside legal help for response to proposed Del Mar train tunnel By Phil Diehl July 9, 2024 at 5:35 p.m. Del Mar and Solana Beach prepare comments on SANDAG's three suggested routes