It’s a timeless tradition playing out in any community with a small lake or pond. Parents bring their children and bags of old crusty bread to feed the ducks along the shoreline.But, this long-standing tradition can’t end soon enough according to a small group of activists in Scripps Ranch who…
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A San Diego man was convicted Thursday of raping and killing a co-worker in a jealous rage then stuffing her body in a suitcase found outside of his downtown apartment.Shauna Haynes, 21, was found dead on April 6, 2016, inside a suitcase left near trash bins outside The Chadwick, an…
A new food-lovers paradise coming to the heart of Little Italy has announced its full lineup of locally-driven restaurants that will be featured when the concept opens this summer. The Little Italy Food Hall (LIFH) is described as a social dining space set to open next to the 11,000-square-foot Piazza della Famiglia on…
A Connecticut school superintendent, principal and assistant principal were arrested on charges of failing to tell authorities about an alleged student “fight club,” according to state police.Montville Superintendent Brian Levesque, 45, of Brooklyn, Principal Jeffrey Theodoss, 64, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and 59-year-old assistant principal Tatiana Patten, of Niantic, are all…
President Donald Trump thanked San Diego County Thursday for a decision made to join a Department of Justice lawsuit against the state of California’s immigration policies. “Thank you San Diego County for defending the rule of law and supporting our lawsuit against California’s illegal and unconstitutional ‘Sanctuary’ policies,” the president tweeted. …
Volunteers are a significant part of care teams in local health organizations, working alongside doctors, nurses, community health workers, neighborhood navigators, community paramedics, and pharmacists to address the community’s medical and social needs. Each year, the Grossmont Healthcare District recognizes volunteer “Healthcare Heroes” who improve health and quality of life…
Christine Todd Whitman was at the first Earth Day 48 years ago, long before she became governor of New Jersy and head of the Environmental Protection Agency.Her generation was inspired by “Silent Spring,” a book about the dangers of the pesticide DDT, she said. Soon after that day in 1970,…
It sure looks like Arctic Monkeys are enjoying “A Certain Romance” with America’s Finest City: The band has just announced two back-to-back shows at the Observatory North Park on May 2-3, and tickets go on sale Friday, April 20!The celebrated UK rock band are back in the tour swing of…
The West Covina Police Department Wednesday responded to a video spread through social media of an officer’s attempts to take a cellphone from a woman who insisted on recording him while in a vehicle that was stopped for having no license plates.The encounter occurred about 10 a.m. on April 12…
An E. coli outbreak that health investigators believe is linked to chopped romaine lettuce has expanded, with 53 cases now reported in 16 states, and nearly three dozen hospitalized, at least five of whom suffered kidney failure. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added 18 more cases to the…
The county is asking residents to help prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports. Source: NBC San Diego
The New York Yankees are going to bat for a 10-year-old girl who shared a heartbreaking story on social media about years of bullying she’s endured at her Pennsylvania school.[[480218123, C]] McKayla Maroney Says Nassar Abused Her ‘Hundreds’ of Times The New York Post reports 10-year-old Cassidy Slater posted a…
Qualcomm Inc. has started to cut jobs at its San Diego facility, the San Diego Business Journal reported Wednesday.The move is part of the company’s promise to investors to cut costs by $1 billion. The Shoppes at Carlsbad Get 6 New Tenants A complete number of layoffs hasn’t yet been…
A tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in Fallbrook is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it. Source: NBC San Diego
The official announcement nearly six decades in the making is expected Thursday morning as Miguel Diaz-Canel will be named the next president of Cuba — the first person not named Castro to hold that title since 1959.Diaz-Canel is the country’s first vice president and a long-time protégé of Raul Castro,…
Luis Perdomo returned to the mound Wednesday after serving his five-game suspension from last week’s brawl with the Colorado Rockies.But his return was anything but triumphant. UN Team Fired on at Site of Alleged Gas Attack in Syria Perdomo allowed nine runs (seven earned) in just three innings of work…
The American Lung Association gives San Diego a failing grade for air quality.Using data from the state Air Resources Board, the Lung Association ranks San Diego County sixth in the nation for the worst ozone (smog) pollution.Eight of the country’s 10 most-polluted cities are in California. Los Angeles-Long Beach (including…
We have lost a great educator and a great man in our community Family and colleagues of a Grossmont College professor killed in a bicycle accident Tuesday are remembering him for the way he thrived in the classroom and on the open road.Police say , 58, was riding his mountain…
A pursuit suspect was forcibly taken out of her car by police after she came to a stop on the side of a street in Valencia Park and refused commands to exit her vehicle.News Chopper 7 was following the slow-speed pursuit and hovered above the scene where the driver stopped…
Philadelphia police are investigating the “suspicious” death of the father of former Trump administration national security adviser H.R. McMaster.Herbert McMaster died Friday at the Cathedral Village home on the 600 block of Cathedral Road in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. He was 84. Southwest Plane Debris Recovered After Deadly Incident…