Crime and Public Safety | Bicyclist killed in Carmel Mountain Ranch crash By City News Service July 17, 2024 at 2:34 p.m. The deadly collision took place at the intersection of Interstate 15 and state Route 56...
Courts | Former Navy sailor sentenced to max time for wrong-way fatal DUI crash in Point Loma By City News Service July 17, 2024 at 2:35 p.m. Eric Ramos Cortez, 27, was convicted in San Diego Superior Court of gross vehicular manslaughter...
Crime and Public Safety | Girl rescued from sand hole at Mission Beach By Caleb Lunetta July 17, 2024 at 2:08 p.m. A 16-year-old girl was buried neck-deep in sand after a hole she was digging at...
Star Trek actors George Takei and John Cho to discuss science of storytelling at UCSD By Gary Robbins July 17, 2024 at 2:05 p.m. The event is tied to this year's Comic-Con convention, which begins next week in downtown...
Celebrating Pride this weekend in San Diego? Make sure to bring water By Gary Robbins July 17, 2024 at 1:19 p.m. Temperatures could reach the mid-70s by the time the parade begins and jump to 80...
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...
La Jolla Light | New La Jolla Town Council president looks for ways to promote community By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 17, 2024 at 10:54 a.m. Mary Soriano says 'I want the public to know we’re listening.'
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...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla News Nuggets: Cityhood signatures, streetscape donors, Woman’s Club, SummerFest lecturer, more By La Jolla Light July 17, 2024 at 8:01 a.m. News and events in brief
Politics | Michael Smolens: Levin-Gunderson race jolted by Trump, Biden developments By Michael Smolens July 17, 2024 at 6:18 a.m. There's nearly four months to Election Day on Nov. 5, and a lot of dust...
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 1:43 p.m. The 53-year-old man died a month after he had been arrested in Oceanside and booked...
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
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....
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Things to do | Our best Comic-Con tips for transportation, parking, food and more By Carlos Rico July 17, 2024 at 10:05 a.m. Hacks on public transit, food and drink specials, parking, restrooms and more for Comic-Con International...
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...
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...
La Jolla Light | Vi at La Jolla Village senior community launching a gym for the brain By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 16, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. The Brain Vitality Studio combines physical and mental tasks simultaneously.
Theater review: Onstage shocks with toxic workplace drama ‘Gloria’ By Pam Kragen July 16, 2024 at 7:43 a.m. This has been a good summer for playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, whose stunning racism-themed drama “Appropriate”...
La Jolla Playhouse-born Idina Menzel musical ‘Redwood’ announces Broadway dates By Pam Kragen July 16, 2024 at 7:42 a.m. “Redwood,” the Idina Menzel-led musical that made its world premiere earlier this year at La...
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.
Theater | Director of North Coast Rep farce ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ is back for seconds By David L. Coddon July 17, 2024 at 9:13 a.m. Sixteen years ago, Christopher Williams acted in the same play at the Solana Beach theater....
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...
Intuit lays off 215 San Diego employees as it pivots to AI investments By Natallie Rocha July 15, 2024 at 4:21 p.m. Intuit is leaning into artificial intelligence resulting in 1,800 North America layoffs.
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...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla crime and public safety news: Police blotter By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 15, 2024 at 4:01 p.m. Compiled from police and other local reports
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...
La Jolla Light | Foxhill estate in La Jolla listed for short-term rentals By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 15, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. The mansion that recently was part of La Jolla’s most expensive property sale is available...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla merchants group gives its support to Art & Wine Festival By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 15, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Also, LJVMA's executive director urges people to report sidewalk vendors in The Village.
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...
La Jolla Light | Two years later, La Jolla parking board still waiting for more leeway on funding use By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. The board, currently dormant, wants a requirement removed that devotes much of the money in...
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'
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Things to do | Hike of the week: Find quick nature access in Clairemont at Marian Bear Memorial Park By Maura Fox July 15, 2024 at 7:48 p.m. The 1.6-mile out-and-back hike travels along a stream with shady, magical sections
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 | 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...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla native releases ‘symphonina’ album to bring classical music to younger generations By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 14, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. David Fogel produces short symphonies with help from aspiring composers and young musicians.
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...
Theater | Diversionary Theatre takes transformative step with new artistic director By David L. Coddon July 14, 2024 at 6:03 a.m. Newly appointed Sherri Eden Barber is the 38-year-old LGBTQ theater company's first woman artistic leader
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...
‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘Summer Winds’ kick off City Ballet season By Marcia Luttrell July 14, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Company's 'Love and Obsession' season will take place at UCSD's new amphitheater, the Balboa Theatre...
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...
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
‘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
San Diego County coastal waters turn unusually cool due to upwelling By Gary Robbins July 14, 2024 at 5:31 a.m. The wind-driven chill, which is known as upwelling, is most common in the spring. But...
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...
Transportation | Delays continue to plague completion of Otay Mesa East border crossing By Alexandra Mendoza July 17, 2024 at 10:08 a.m. San Diego County officials now predict the Otay II crossing won't be open to traffic...
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
La Jolla Light | La Jolla scientists find support for hypothesis on ocean upwelling By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 14, 2024 at 10:47 a.m. Scripps Oceanography study measures climate-influencing circulation of cold water from the deep to the surface...
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...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla Shores board grapples with proposed 300-person sandcastle event By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 12, 2024 at 7:33 p.m. A company is planning a February team-building event on the beach, but some trustees have...
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...
Theater review: ‘Duel Reality’ athleticism dazzles at the Globe, but story is muddled By Pam Kragen July 16, 2024 at 7:46 a.m. The new theater piece by Montreal's the 7 Fingers mixes Shakespeare with acrobatics
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...
Here’s who’s playing at Southern California casinos this summer By Pam Kragen July 16, 2024 at 7:47 a.m. SoCal casinos will host concerts this summer by Keith Urban, Jason Mraz, Lea Salonga, Dogstar,...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Restaurants, Food and Drink | 21 unique San Diego coffee experiences By Pam Kragen July 12, 2024 at 7:01 a.m. Looking for something special with your cup of joe? These shops and restaurants deliver difference...
Restaurants, Food and Drink | The Dish: 27 local restaurants win Wine Spectator awards, plus six new restaurant openings By Pam Kragen July 16, 2024 at 7:47 a.m. Also this week, new restaurant and bar openings in North Park, Pacific Beach, the Gaslamp...
Real Estate | Is 600 B St. the first of many downtown office buildings to default? By Phillip Molnar July 12, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. The owner of the 24-story office tower at 600 B Street is on the brink...
Environment | DNA tests confirm shark that bit Del Mar swimmer was juvenile white shark By Karen Kucher July 12, 2024 at 12:41 p.m. Researchers conducted a bite analysis and tests of DNA left on a wetsuit worn by...
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,...
‘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...
Courts | Feds in San Diego unseal long-hidden immigration fraud case against Saudi who helped 9/11 hijackers By Alex Riggins July 11, 2024 at 6:48 p.m. The unsealing of Omar al-Bayoumi's case appears connected to a civil lawsuit seeking to link...
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...
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...
Theater | Theater review: Young talent lights up the stage in Moonlight’s ‘School of Rock’ By Pam Kragen July 11, 2024 at 4:02 p.m. The musical at Vista's Moonlight Amphitheatre is based on the 2003 Jack Black movie of...
La Jolla Light | ‘A singular focus on dignity’: La Jolla Country Day School’s Gary Krahn retires after nine years as leader By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 11, 2024 at 1:51 p.m. Krahn says he's proud of the campus culture he helped establish, along with new programs...
Theater | Theater review: Cygnet’s ‘tick, tick’ digs deep into emotional territory By Pam Kragen July 11, 2024 at 8:29 p.m. The three-character musical was inspired by writer-composer Jonathan Larson's desperate desire to find artistic success...
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'...
La Jolla Light | Video released of police shooting in Bird Rock of man whose family says had a history of mental issues By Ashley Mackin Solomon July 11, 2024 at 11:52 p.m. The officer involved in the shooting of Dejon Heard, 25, is identified. Heard was living...
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,...
S.D. Arts and Culture Newsletter: Oceanside singer Lea Love joins Holo Holo fest By David L. Coddon July 11, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Also this week: The Beat Farmers tribute, T. Jefferson Parker's new book, violinist Geneva Lewis,...
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...
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.'
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...
Pharmaceutical giant Novartis shutting down a San Diego site By Natallie Rocha July 11, 2024 at 10:08 a.m. Novartis is closing a San Diego site. The layoffs will be complete by mid-2025.
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...
La Jolla’s Ambrogio by Acquerello restaurant joins Michelin Guide By Pam Kragen July 10, 2024 at 5:05 p.m. La Jolla's Ambrogio by Acquerello restaurant is the first local restaurant to join Michelin guide...