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County Animal Shelter under construction in Santee
The newest San Diego County Animal Shelter is under construction in Santee and is expected to offer a better experience for animals and people when it opens around the summer of 2026. “It’ll be a quite...
View Article17 migrants, 1 American rescued from disabled vessel off San Diego coast
The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy rescued 17 migrants and one American from a disabled vessel drifting about 50 miles off the coast of San Diego Sunday. The vessel was taking on water and requested...
View ArticleUC workers set for one-day strike Tuesday
Citing what they say are unfair labor practices, union workers plan to stage a one-day strike Tuesday at University of California medical and academic campuses statewide, including UC San Diego. UC San...
View Article9-year-old San Diego girl dies hours after dental surgery
San Diego police are investigating after a 9-year-old girl died hours after she had undergone dental surgery, officials said. Silvanna Moreno was found unresponsive in her bed hours after being placed...
View ArticleSan Diego, other cities to pay $11.4M for 2023 sewage spill along San Diego Bay
San Diego and several other local cities must pay an $11.4 million fine for a sewage spill in January 2023 that released 9.9 million gallons of wastewater at 30 locations between Point Loma and San...
View Article$44M to fight San Diego homelessness in limbo as Trump targets undocumented...
Tens of millions of dollars that local service organizations are counting on to fight homelessness remain frozen as the federal government changes the rules governing that money to restrict support for...
View ArticleJury awards $10M to former officer who accused National City police of...
A San Diego County jury has awarded a former National City police officer $10 million in damages after she said the department sexually harassed, discriminated against and retaliated against her and...
View ArticleIn Bonita, everyone loves the Glarfs. Now they’re back after a rehab
When 15-year old Jerry Gauss made two playful dinosaur sculptures as a gift for his parents in 1959, he probably never imagined how popular they would become. He called them “Glarfs,” which meant...
View ArticleDriver arrested in Escondido after police chase from San Bernardino
A man was arrested in Escondido following an hours-long police chase that began in San Bernardino Monday. Police initially believed he was a kidnapping suspect, but after interviewing a female...
View Article1 dead, another injured after fall from border wall
One person died and another was injured Monday night after falling from a border barrier in San Diego, Border Patrol officials said. Border Patrol agents found two people “who appeared to have fallen...
View ArticleHousing stability plan pushed for Oceanside renters
Two Oceanside councilmembers said Monday they will push for what they called “urgency ordinances” to provide more housing stability for renters. Councilmembers Eric Joyce and Jimmy Figueroa said at a...
View ArticleGuilty plea in fraud scheme targeting senior citizens
A man who took part in a scam that duped multiple senior citizens into withdrawing and handing over large amounts of cash pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire...
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Reward offered for tips in slaying of man in Lemon Grove homeless encampment
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying and tracking down the person or people who fatally stabbed a homeless man two summers ago in a makeshift encampment alongside state Route 94....
View ArticleTwo migrants, one pregnant, rescued by Border Patrol in Otay Mountain wilderness
Two female migrants, one of whom was pregnant, were rescued last week by Border Patrol agents and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office after they became stranded in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area...
View ArticleMan who fired shots on Cowles Mountain was being chased by rock-wielding...
About a dozen other hikers were nearby Sunday morning when a young man running down the popular Cowles Mountain trail in San Carlos stopped and fired a gun at a group of young men holding rocks who...
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Scientist renowned for study of adolescent brains named president of J. Craig...
Anders Dale, a neuroscientist widely known for his insights about the brains of children and adolescents, has been appointed president of the J. Craig Venter Institute, the elite biomedical research...
View ArticleFormer chief operating officer sues San Diego for breach of contract,...
Before moving halfway across the country to take over as chief operating officer for the city of San Diego, Eric Dargan signed a contract promising him three months’ notice if Mayor Todd Gloria planned...
View ArticleBody with gunshot wound found near Waterfront Park
A body was found with an apparent gunshot wound near Waterfront Park in downtown San Diego Wednesday, and police suspect the wound was self-inflicted, authorities said. Officers responded around 1:30...
View ArticleLemon Grove again considers new park restroom
Four years after receiving a state grant to replace aging public restrooms in city parks, the Lemon Grove City Council is getting closer to a decision on how to spend the money. The city received a...
View ArticleMore work planned for San Clemente’s railroad link with San Diego
Transit officials said this week they plan to add more sand and rock along the beach at San Clemente, where landslides have suspended passenger train service to San Diego for months at a time in recent...
View ArticleMedical examiner identifies six victims killed in recent crashes
Authorities have publicly identified six people who were killed over the past week in San Diego County traffic crashes. The most recent of the roadway fatalities took place about 7:45 a.m. Monday, when...
View ArticleSpring Valley plumber ordered to pay $1 million for workers’ comp fraud
A Spring Valley-based plumbing contractor was ordered Wednesday to pay $1 million in restitution after she pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, prosecutors said. Daniela Birdwell, the owner...
View Article$1,000 reward offered for tips leading to arrest in fatal Clairemont hit and run
Investigators are offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 36-year-old man riding an e-bike in Clairemont on Saturday. The crash was reported...
View ArticleFalls from border wall drop sharply with change in military presence
The number of people seriously hurt falling off the U.S.-Mexico border wall in San Diego County has dropped sharply since the Trump administration intensified security measures, according to the two...
View ArticleUCSD braces for possible $500M in annual cuts, shelves some building plans
UC San Diego is in far deeper financial trouble than it had previously disclosed and could face half a billion dollars in annual budget cuts, it says in a new forecast. Chancellor Pradeep Khosla...
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‘A gut punch’: Trump order threatens funding for San Diego museums, libraries...
For nearly three decades, a little-known federal agency has provided tens of millions of dollars in funding and support to museums and libraries throughout San Diego. The San Diego Zoological Society,...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Shopping day
From the Archives heads down to South County today for this photo from 1958 of the South Bay Plaza in National City and its well-dressed customers. The San Diego Union-Tribune historical photos are...
View ArticleExtension granted to El Cajon restaurant, banquet hall threatened with permit...
After receiving complaints about continued city code violations at The Palms Restaurant and Banquet Hall, the El Cajon Planning Commission was set to discuss revoking the business’ conditional use...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in vehicle collision in Carlsbad
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Carlsbad, authorities said Thursday. The crash occurred around 5 a.m. Wednesday in the 6600 block of Carlsbad Boulevard, according to Carlsbad police...
View ArticleAuthorities release name of man shot, killed by San Diego police
Authorities on Thursday released the name of a man they said was brandishing a gun when San Diego police shot and killed him late last month. He was identified as Eric Kulakow, 59, of San Diego,...
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Port opens park on the Chula Vista bayfront, its largest yet
The Port of San Diego just opened its largest park, a vital part of the emerging Chula Vista waterfront. Port Commissioners and city officials unveiled Wednesday the 39-acre Sweetwater Park, located...
View ArticleMan sentenced to more than 13 years for backcountry arsons
An arsonist was sentenced this week to more than 13 years in prison for setting two brush fires in East County last fall, the District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Allen Ira Dinoyo, 48, was...
View ArticleMixed-use Carlsbad project gets thumbs up despite parking concerns
Carlsbad’s Planning Commission recommended approval Wednesday for a 23-apartment, four-story, mixed-use project in the downtown Village neighborhood, despite concerns that no parking is provided for...
View ArticleChula Vista man pleads guilty in Otay Mesa crash that killed two migrants
A Chula Vista man who was transporting two undocumented migrants in a car he crashed while fleeing from Border Patrol officers, causing both passengers’ deaths, pleaded guilty to federal charges in San...
View ArticleEscondido festival to celebrate art, cultural of indigenous people
Thousands of people are expected to attend what’s billed as the county’s first large festival celebrating the art and cultural of local indigenous people on April 19 at Grape Day Park in Escondido. The...
View ArticleSan Diego Natural History Museum gets $10M from Irwin Jacobs for research,...
Amid potential cuts to federal museum funding, the San Diego Natural History Museum has received a $10 million gift from Qualcomm founder and philanthropist Irwin Jacobs to create the Joan and Irwin...
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San Diego Police honor 2 officers killed in line of duty in the early 1900s
In the summer of 1915, San Diego police Sgt. Oliver Hopkins, one day removed from his promotion, was killed in the line of duty while attempting to pull over a delivery truck on his motorcycle. Twelve...
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San Diego Humane Society rescues injured emu found in Vista neighborhood
San Diego Humane Society officials are searching for the owner of an emu after the flightless bird was found wandering in a Vista neighborhood Wednesday night. A resident called Humane Society officers...
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2 San Diego CBP officers allegedly took bribes to let undocumented migrants...
Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in San Diego are facing federal charges for allegedly accepting tens of thousands of dollars in cash bribes to allow vehicles carrying undocumented...
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Months into his Assembly term, DeMaio is still raking in cash. So where is it...
Requiring voter ID. Cutting healthcare for immigrants. Ending early-release for prisoners with good behavior and setting up a DOGE-like entity to drive waste, fraud and abuse out of California...
View ArticleMission Bay leaders pump the brakes on city effort to develop long-toxic...
Plans to put new beaches, boat ramps and other recreational amenities on an empty stretch of Mission Bay shoreline got taken off the fast track this week by a group of community leaders. The Mission...
View Article‘We watched her suffer and begged for answers, but none came’: San Diego...
By the time a doctor pulled a blue half-inch plastic medicine cap from her right lung, Pamela Gray, 76, had struggled to breathe for a month, insisting to family members and medical providers that...
View ArticlePet of the week: ‘Friendly, waggy’ Terrier mix, who was stray, is looking for...
Animal: Cookie Butter, a 2-1/2-year-old, 34-pound, female, Terrier mix. Where: Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza St., Encinitas. Open for adoptions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through...
View ArticleRestaurant industry steps up for pastry chef Gianna Buzzetta, who died in...
When Oceanside native Gianna Buzzetta landed the prestigious job of pastry chef at Michelin-starred Jeune et Jolie restaurant in Carlsbad in the summer of 2022, she was just 23 years old. But anyone...
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San Diego police shoot, kill armed man in Stockton neighborhood standoff
San Diego police officers shot and killed a man after he allegedly pointed a revolver at them while sitting in a car during a roughly 40-minute standoff in the Stockton neighborhood late Friday...
View ArticleS.D. County issues warning on locally harvested shellfish
San Diego County health officials on Friday advised residents to avoid locally harvested shellfish — such as mussels, clams, scallops or oysters — not purchased from a state-certified commercial...
View ArticleSan Diego County trades early April showers for a warmer, sunnier weekend
Early April showers are giving way to a warm, sunny weekend, and what looks set to become a warmer, drier rest of the month, forecasters say. Weak Santa Ana winds will set in Saturday, bringing...
View ArticleFamily of woman found dead inside van at San Diego tow yard sues city, police
The family of a woman found dead inside her vehicle, which was towed to a San Diego impound lot after she was injured in a crash, filed a lawsuit this week against the city of San Diego and its Police...
View ArticleSan Diego to take a $40 million hit in federal funding for public health
An anticipated $40 million cut in federal public-health funding has county officials scrambling to preserve programs that cover everything from wastewater testing to infectious disease investigations...
View ArticleCalifornia sues to block Trump effort to shutter federal agencies, including...
California and 21 other states filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a recent Trump administration order to shut down several federal agencies, including one whose funding has been crucial for San Diego...
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