California’s new governor has proposed millions of dollars for a so-called immigration rapid response program. On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom will be in San Diego to meet with elected officials and humanitarian aid leaders to discuss the plan. Newsom’s proposed budget includes $25 million that would help organizations offering services…
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San Diego County will be met with days of rain and the possibility of snow as storm after storm moves into the region starting Thursday. The first of three storm systems will move south into San Diego County Thursday afternoon, wetting grounds for the evening commute and dumping up to…
San Diegans may be giving flu season the cold shoulder as county health officials said the number of reported cases continues to drop, signaling flu season may have already peaked. For the first time in over a month, no flu-related deaths were reported in San Diego last week, the County…
A teacher at Orange Glen High School was arrested in the North County on suspicion of sex crimes against minors, the Escondido Union High School District (EUHSD) confirmed. Travis Putnam was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with four felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a victim 14 or…
No appointment? no problem! First-time passport applicants will be able to get a passport without an appointment during two passport fairs at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Carmel Mountain location. Grab an Umbrella: Days of Rain Approach San Diego Applicants will have the option of applying for the passport…
Valhalla High School senior Zoe Johnson established a new record for career girls water polo goalkeeper saves when she made 12 stops in an 8-7 triple overtime Grossmost Hills League victory at West Hills High School on Jan. 9. Johnson entered the game needing four saves to surpass the prior…
This year’s high school state wrestling championship tournament is scheduled over three days from Feb. 21-23. It should be a spotlight event. The idea for expanding the event from two days to three days is to accommodate both the boys and girls championship tournaments under one roof at Rabobank Arena…
EL CAJON, Calif. — An Oregon man arrested in connection with the 2006 machete stabbing death of a La Mesa resident in the victim’s apartment pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge. Zachary Bunney, 39, was ordered held on $3.1 million bail in connection with the murder of 47-year-old…
One man died and another man was trapped for hours after a plane crashed Tuesday on a hillside in Oceanside, officials told NBC 7. The single-engine airplane crashed into the side of a hill on Canyon Drive near State Route 76, approximately 10 to 20 feet from the top of…
An actor from the hit television show “Empire” was beaten overnight in what police are investigating as a “possible racially-charged assault and battery” in Chicago, authorities said. The 36-year-old man was walking in the 300 block of North Lower Water Street when police say two people approached him and began…
A U.S. Navy petty officer accused of reckless driving and driving under the influence, testified Tuesday that he was fully capable of driving before his pickup launched from the Coronado Bridge into a park full of people in October 2016. Richard Sepolio, 27, faces multiple felony charges of gross vehicular…
A local group that advocates for the historical preservation of San Diego landmarks wants to maintain the stadium in Mission Valley currently known as SDCCU Stadium. The Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) wants the city to preserve what was first known as San Diego Stadium in any deal that the city negotiates…
A verdict was reached Monday for the San Diego woman who smoked marijuana and crashed into an oncoming car in Scripps Ranch nearly three years ago. The woman’s defense attorney argued his client had unknowingly smoked a very potent strain of marijuana and suffered an unusual reaction. Hyun Jeong Choi…
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will vote on a proposal to utilize a vacant building in the Bankers Hill area of San Diego as a temporary shelter for asylum seekers. The proposal asks the board to lease the facility on Sixth Avenue to San Diego Rapid…
The San Diego City Council is set to vote Tuesday on whether to join a California lawsuit against the International Boundary Water Commission (IBWC) over sewage flow from Tijuana, Mexico into the United States. Ahead of the council vote in closed session, Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Councilmember Vivian Moreno spoke…
Hundreds of San Diego schools kicked off a special week-long challenge Monday in hopes of teaching students that kindness matters. The “Great Kindness Challenge” started eight years ago in San Diego when only three schools in Carlsbad participated. Now, the challenge is happening in more than 500 schools across the…
The ticket kiosks and parking barriers at La Jolla’s Westfield UTC will finally be put to use. A “secured parking plan” will go into effect this week, which will come with a parking charge for some. Starting Jan. 30, Westfield UTC will start charging customers to use their parking lots…
Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday were searching for a missing hiker in El Cajon Mountain in Lakeside. Thomas Marc Castiglia, 50, met with a hiking group Saturday morning to hike to Lunch Rock, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. 12 Immigrant Workers at Trump Golf Course Fired, Lawyer Says…
USD had a very bad first half against San Francisco. USD had a tremendous second half against USF. So good, in fact, it was enough to overcome a 14-point deficit and pull away for a 67-63 win on Saturday night at Jenny Craig Pavilion. 12 Immigrant Workers at Trump Golf…
San Diego State men’s basketball team beat UNLV 94-77 at Viejas Arena on Saturday night and they did it in a way that is quite uncommon in the modern era of NCAA hoops. They only took 11 shots from 3-point land. The Aztecs made six of them. 12 Immigrant Workers…