It’ll only be preseason, but Los Angeles’ two NFL teams will go head-to-head in a nationally televised game on Aug. 26. The NFL released its preseason schedule Monday, with the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers scheduled to meet in week three at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Chargers will open the preseason — […]
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Does Your Congressman Represent Your Views on Climate Change?
By Sarah Mosko Within moments of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the White House web page on climate change was purged, and on March 28 Trump ordered the dismantling of Obama’s Clean Power Plan which was designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Many members of Congress are still openly climate change skeptics or deniers. […]
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Teen Thought Drowned Off Mission Beach was Syrian Refugee
A 17-year-old boy who is thought to have drowned in the waters off Mission Beach had just settled in the San Diego area this year after he and his family fled war-torn Syria, The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting. The teen, identified by the Union-Tribune as Mohammed al-Mustafa, went missing in the waves around 6 […]
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Motorcyclist Killed in Encinitas Hit-and-Run Identified
Authorities Tuesday released the name of a 24-year-old motorcyclist killed in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 5 in Encinitas. Christopher Isaacs of San Diego was riding south when a silver car struck his motorcycle near Santa Fe Drive about 5 p.m. Friday, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office. The impact caused Isaacs to tumble […]
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Upcoming Golf Tournament Remembers 2-Year-Old Cancer Fighter
An Alpine family is keeping their daughter’s memory alive after losing her to cancer. Luke and Bree Rowand will host the fourth annual Prayers for Kylie Golf Tournament next Friday, a benefit that honors their daughter, Kylie, who died in 2015 from neuroblastoma. Bree, who founded the Kylie Rowand Foundation, said Kylie was diagnosed with […]
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Motorist Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter, DUI in Little Italy
A motorist who was allegedly speeding and under the influence of alcohol when he struck a transient on a street near Little Italy pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI and hit-and-run causing death. David Dominguez, 21, was ordered held on $1 million bail. Deputy District Attorney Laura Evans […]
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San Diego County’s Animal Services Receives $101K Donation
The county of San Diego’s Department of Animal Services Tuesday announced a gift of more than $101,000 in stock from an anonymous donor. The donation, which was formally accepted by the Board of Supervisors at Tuesday’s meeting, will support the department’s Spirit Fund, which pays for advanced veterinary care for sick and injured animals. The […]
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Sydnee’s Pet Grooming to Host Fundraiser for Labs & More
Solana Beach business Sydnee’s Pet Grooming will host a fundraiser Thursday for Labradors, Retrievers & More. The benefit, which will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., brings several north coastal businesses together to celebrate pets. Guests will enjoy happy hour at Bottlecraft Solana Beach, shop spring retail from Muttropolis and get spring/Easter fur-style […]
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Alzheimer’s Patient Doug Nicholson, 75, Goes Missing from Vista Home
Authorities asked the public Tuesday to keep an eye out for a missing Alzheimer’s patient from Vista. Doug Nicholson, 75, disappeared from his home on Devon Place sometime after 9 p.m. Monday, leaving behind his medications, according to sheriff’s officials. Help @SDSOVista find missing person at risk. 75-year-old Doug Nicholson has Alzheimer’s and may be […]
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Dropout and Grad Rates Stable Among San Diego County Students
The dropout and graduation rates among San Diego County students in the high school class of 2015-16 remained stable, compared to last year, according to figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Education. The dropout rate for San Diego County students who started high school in 2012-13 was 8 percent, down from 8.3 percent […]
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Suspect on ‘Mini Crime Spree’ in Core-Columbia with Meat Cleaver Arrested
A transient was behind bars Tuesday on suspicion of threatening workers with a meat cleaver while trying to rob three Core-Columbia businesses in quick succession. Richard Raymond Rivas, 53, allegedly carried out the non-injury spate of would-be heists in the 500 block of C Street over a several-minute period beginning about 4 p.m. Monday, according […]
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Life Sentence for ‘Gentle Giant’ Who Killed Off-Duty Bus Driver Near Taco Shop in 2007
A man who gunned down an off-duty bus driver after an argument at an El Cajon Boulevard taco shop 10 years ago was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years to life in state prison. Santiago Covarrubias, 42, was convicted of first-degree murder in the March 20, 2007, death of 38-year-old Damon Green, who had two young […]
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Trump’s Border Wall Prototypes to Be Built in Otay Mesa
Then-candidate Donald Trump greets supporters at the San Diego Convention Center. Among his campaign promises was the building of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. File photo by Chris Stone Prototypes of President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexico border will be built in Otay Mesa, according to a San Diego Union-Tribune report. Twenty […]
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SDSU Athletic Director Steve Fisher to Announce Retirement
Steve Fisher, who is credited with breathing life into the San Diego State University men’s basketball program and making the team a conference and national power, is expected to announce his retirement Tuesday. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Monday that Fisher has decided to step aside after 18 years with the university. SDSU officials did […]