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...
California News | Ex-Trump adviser Navarro released from prison, headed to RNC By Apress July 17, 2024 at 12:10 p.m. He served four months for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan....
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...
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new AP-NORC poll finds By Darlene Superville July 17, 2024 at 10:42 a.m. Younger Democrats are especially likely to want to see him bow out — and to...
Politics | Prominent Democrat Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw: Democrats aim to nominate before convention By Associated Press July 17, 2024 at 1:35 p.m. Democrats will look to hold a virtual vote to make President Joe Biden their party’s...
Politics | House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt By Associated Press July 17, 2024 at 1:17 p.m. The shooting has raised questions about how the gunman was able to climb onto a...
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...
Politics | 2024 Election Latest: US Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw from election By Associated Press July 17, 2024 at 12:54 p.m. Vance will also introduce himself to a national audience Wednesday evening when he delivers his...
Politics | A progressive star known for guaranteed income program as young mayor runs for California office By Associated Press July 17, 2024 at 10:53 a.m. Michael Tubbs is running for lieutenant governor of California, returning to politics four years after...
Politics | Biden aims to cut through voter disenchantment as he courts Latino voters at Las Vegas conference By Associated Press July 17, 2024 at 6:28 a.m. Biden is set to deliver an address to the UnidosUS annual conference in Las Vegas
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...
Politics | Biden considers pushing for major changes to the Supreme Court By The New York Times News Service Syndicate July 16, 2024 at 9:31 p.m. Biden’s proposals to overhaul the court would need congressional approval.
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...
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...
2024 Election Latest: With Trump as its official presidential nominee, RNC enters second day By Associated Press July 16, 2024 at 8:23 a.m. The Republican National Convention heads into its second day — now with Donald Trump officially...
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.
Health | How (and why) to test your sense of smell By The New York Times News Service Syndicate July 16, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. Having problems detecting and identifying scents may be an early symptom of depression, dementia and...
Health | All the News That's Fit: Heat and the heart, DIY surgery and early ultrasounds By Scott Lafee July 16, 2024 at 5:31 a.m. Columnist Scott LaFee covers the educational and quirky health news of the week.
Health | What your heart rate can tell you about your fitness By The New York Times News Service Syndicate July 16, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. Most fitness trackers offer a wealth of heart-rate data. Here’s how to make sense of...
Health | Preeclampsia in pregnancy can be fatal; new blood tests aim to show who's at risk By The Associated Press July 16, 2024 at 5:05 a.m. Experts hope earlier detection would limit the need to deliver baby early
Health | Pets can suffer from car sickness. Here’s how to help your dog or cat. By Washington Post July 16, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Talk to your vet about medications, and keep your car cool.
Health | Avocado hand: How to avoid an injury so common that surgeons have a name for it By Washington Post July 16, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Between 1998 and 2017, more than 50,000 people in the United States went to emergency...
Health | A new option to treat sleep apnea: weight-loss drugs By The New York Times News Service Syndicate July 16, 2024 at 4:45 a.m. New research showed that tirzepatide, the compound in Zepbound, improved symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea
Politics | Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors By Associated Press July 16, 2024 at 8:25 a.m. With early voting for the November presidential election set to begin in late September in...
Politics | Biden says cooling political rhetoric doesn’t mean he’ll ‘stop telling the truth’ about Trump By Associated Press July 16, 2024 at 5:02 p.m. President Joe Biden returns to the campaign trail Tuesday
Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent By Larry Neumeister July 16, 2024 at 4:44 p.m. It prompted a chorus of Democrats to call on him to resign, including Senate Majority...
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...
Politics | Newsom signs law requiring stronger sexual harassment policies at California State University By Tribune News Service July 15, 2024 at 10:39 p.m. The CSU system will be required to establish clear policies and guidelines for how sexual...
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...
Politics | Biden says ‘bull’s-eye’ remark was mistake, but that Trump is guilty of worse rhetoric By Tribune News Service July 15, 2024 at 10:37 p.m. Biden said he only meant that the nation’s focus should be on Trump and the...
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...
Education | Schools can’t be forced to tell parents when students are transgender, new law says By Kristen Taketa July 15, 2024 at 6:09 p.m. The law from Assemblymember Chris Ward, a Democrat representing San Diego, aims to prevent the...
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,...
Biden to call for 5% cap on annual rent increases, as he tries to show plans to tame inflation By Associated Press July 15, 2024 at 4:24 p.m. The plan would require solid Democratic control of Congress to become law.
Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate By Associated Press July 15, 2024 at 2:33 p.m. Vance swept to national prominence with his bestselling memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy.'
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'
Politics | Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment By Eric Tucker July 15, 2024 at 2:52 p.m. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon brings a stunning and abrupt conclusion to...
Anger and anxiety loom over the Republican convention after the assassination attempt against Trump By Steve Peoples July 15, 2024 at 9:05 a.m. Suddenly, the Democrats’ turmoil, the GOP’s potential governing agenda and even Trump’s convictions are secondary...
Donald Trump enters Republican convention hall with a bandaged ear and gets a hero’s welcome By Associated Press July 15, 2024 at 8:20 p.m. The vote makes it official that Trump, who has long been the presumptive nominee, will...
Politics | President Biden urges Americans to ‘lower the political temperature,’ keep disagreements peaceful By Tribune News Service July 14, 2024 at 8:25 p.m. Addressing the nation from the Oval Office, the President urged Americans to step up and...
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...
Trump heads to convention as authorities investigate motive, security in assassination attempt By Associated Press July 15, 2024 at 6:52 a.m. The gunman's motive is still a mystery; investigators said they believe he acted alone.
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
Politics | Michael Smolens: ‘Managed retreat’ from fire zones debated By Michael Smolens July 14, 2024 at 5:02 a.m. Experts caution that attempting to move homes, facilities may not be the best option in...
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...
Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania By Associated Press July 14, 2024 at 4:12 a.m. The FBI said the investigation remains active and ongoing.
The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close By Associated Press July 14, 2024 at 4:35 a.m. By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman...
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...
Business | Winston, a beloved ailing gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, dies at 52 By Gary Robbins July 15, 2024 at 7:13 a.m. Winston, a beloved lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park who had been...
Photos: The scene at rally shooting that left Trump injured, gunman and at least one attendee dead By Bay Area News Group July 13, 2024 at 5:15 p.m. Photos show the scene at former President Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania where he was...
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...
Politics | Donald Trump safe after attempt on his life at Pennsylvania rally; suspected gunman dead By Jessica Schladebeck July 14, 2024 at 10:26 a.m. An attempt on former President Donald Trump's life left one person and a suspected gunman...
Politics | Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt By Jill Colvin July 14, 2024 at 4:43 a.m. Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent...
Trump is injured but ‘fine’ after apparent assassination attempt leaves rally-goer and gunman dead By Associated Press July 14, 2024 at 6:35 a.m. It's the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan...
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...
Lock in 5% CDs before the Fed starts cutting rates By Jon Lansner July 13, 2024 at 7:24 a.m. Last year's 5% 1-year Treasury rates were the highest since 2000.
With words, deeds and arms deals, allies make the case for NATO in terms that would appeal to Trump By Ellen Knickmeyer July 13, 2024 at 8:04 a.m. European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending. They’re pointing to common interests,...
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...
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 | Tijuana now has the San Diego border region’s only nonstop flight to this major Asian capital By Alexandra Mendoza July 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Hainan Airlines on Friday resumed its Beijing-Tijuana-Mexico City route after a four-year hiatus due to...
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
Case Against Alec Baldwin Is Dismissed Over Withheld Evidence By The New York Times News Service Syndicate July 12, 2024 at 4:29 p.m. Case Against Alec Baldwin Is Dismissed Over Withheld Evidence
Alec Baldwin’s criminal case has been dismissed in New Mexico in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer By Associated Press July 12, 2024 at 3:26 p.m. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s criminal case has been dismissed in New Mexico...
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...