Candlelight vigil and memorial service set for fallen La Mesa police officer
A candlelight vigil and a memorial service to honor the life and service of fallen La Mesa police Officer Lauren Craven, who was struck and killed this week by a suspected DUI driver, have been set for...
View ArticleCommunity mourns Hennessy and Norquist, its ‘East County queens’
Two women who had never met shared one legacy – transforming East County with their generosity and paving the way for women in business. Sharilyn “Shari” Newquist, co-owner of Yogurt Mill in El Cajon,...
View ArticleCase dropped against former San Diegan charged with threatening campus where...
Prosecutors in Utah have dropped a criminal case against a college student who grew up in San Diego after he was charged last month with making a terror threat in connection with a video he made...
View ArticleAverage price for a new car surpasses $50,000 for first time
If you’ve dropped by a car lot lately and received a severe dose of sticker shock, you’re not just imagining things. The average transaction price for a new vehicle in the U.S. surpassed $50,000 for...
View ArticleVideo shows officers fatally shoot man allegedly armed with replica gun in...
Body-worn camera footage released Thursday shows two San Diego police officers fatally shoot a man allegedly armed with a replica handgun near an elementary school in City Heights last month. Huy Ly,...
View ArticleInterim CEO given permanent role at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Seven months after the departure of its CEO, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has elevated its interim leader to take on the role permanently. Shawn Dixon was appointed this week as president and CEO of...
View ArticleJudge finalizes ruling in favor of La Jolla cityhood advocates, rejects San...
A San Diego judge ruled Oct. 24 that the process for La Jolla’s potential cityhood can move forward, rejecting a lawsuit by the city of San Diego that sought to halt it. Superior Court Judge Judy Bae...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of hit and run in crash that injured boy in El Cajon
A Lakeside man was arrested on suspicion of fleeing after the SUV he was allegedly driving struck a 12-year-old pedestrian in El Cajon, leaving the youth severely injured. The 35-year-old man was...
View ArticleMan serving life sentence in El Cajon slaying accused in prison killing
A man serving a life sentence for an El Cajon murder is accused along with two other prison inmates of killing a fellow inmate this week. The alleged attack at Salinas Valley State Prison happened just...
View ArticleA Jackson Drive resident sought stop signs and crosswalks to no avail. Then a...
For more than a year, Shannon Smith asked the city of San Diego to improve safety along a stretch of Jackson Drive where pedestrians frequently cross. Smith, who walked his dog across the busy...
View ArticleWhen nearby transit is years off, how much housing should San Diego allow?...
A judge is halting construction of an eight-story apartment tower in Golden Hill after a group of residents sued, contending the project wouldn’t be so tall if it weren’t relying on what they call a...
View ArticleCommunity events in San Diego County: From Rolling Pumpkins Festival to Boo Bash
CARLSBAD Día de los Muertos at historic hacienda The Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Ranch Park holds a free open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 1-2 at the historic home and gardens of Hollywood legend...
View ArticleSan Diego County water costs could more than double over a decade, officials...
San Diego County Water Authority officials expect wholesale water rates to soar by as much as 150% over the next decade, driven in part by the agency’s struggles to sell some of its supply — struggles...
View ArticleFormer Grossmont high school superintendent dies after cancer battle
The former leader of Grossmont Union High School District, longtime district educator Mike Fowler, has died after a battle with brain cancer. “Superintendent Fowler’s leadership made a profound and...
View ArticleChula Vista just got a giant new social services hub
All Kathryn Lembo had wanted to do was renovate an existing office building. Lembo ran that idea by board members overseeing the organization she leads, the Chula Vista-based nonprofit SBCS. “They...
View ArticleEncinitas to pursue designs for three roadway safety projects
Pedestrian and cyclist safety projects planned for three major city roadways can move into the design phase with some slight tweaking, the Encinitas City Council unanimously decided Wednesday. But a...
View ArticleUnited plans to bring daily flights to Carlsbad airport
United Airlines has announced it plans to return to Carlsbad’s McClellan-Palomar airport beginning in March with daily flights to Denver and San Francisco. United would be the second major airline...
View ArticleFire at Marriott hotel in Mission Valley causes estimated $1 million in damage
A three-alarm fire that started late Wednesday on the ballroom rooftop of a Mission Valley hotel caused about $1 million in damage, primarily to the outside of the building, a San Diego fire...
View ArticleNorthbound I-5 along Mission Bay will be closed all weekend
A chunk of Interstate 5 near Mission Bay will be closed all weekend as part part of an ongoing multimillion-dollar facelift of the freeway. Drivers won’t be able to access the northbound lanes of I-5...
View ArticleLemon Grove leaders move forward with process for filling vacancy
Lemon Grove is one step closer to having a full City Council after leaders on Tuesday advanced a new plan to fill a vacant seat. The council has struggled to reach a consensus on who should fill the...
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