Santa Ana winds, low humidity and above-average temperatures are expected to raise the risk of wildfires in parts of San Diego County this weekend. A National Weather Service fire weather watch for the mountains warning of 25 to 30 mile per hour winds with gusts of 50 to 60 mph and humidity of just 5 […]
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North Park Among 10 Hottest U.S. Real Estate Markets in 2016
Millennials have turned San Diego ZIP code 92104 — the North Park neighborhood — into one of the 10 hottest real estate markets in the United states. The National Association of Realtors‘ website Realtor.com said homes in the trendy intown neighborhood are selling in just 22 days, compared to 78 days for the average home nationally. […]
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SWAT Standoff Suspect Prompts Evacuations in Pacific Beach
A domestic violence suspect was taken into custody Thursday night after he escaped a police perimeter around a Pacific Beach home during a standoff that prompted evacuations near Kate Sessions Park. San Diego Police began looking for 52-year-old Michael Davee about 1:45 p.m., after a former girlfriend reported that he had climbed up onto a balcony at […]
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70 Louisiana-Flood Dogs Looking for Homes in San Diego, Arriving Friday
As many as 70 dogs stranded by recent flooding in Louisiana are scheduled to be flown Friday to San Diego County, where they will be picked up and cared for by animal welfare groups. Prolonged rainfall last month dropped up to 20 inches of precipitation in some parishes, resulting in more than a dozen deaths […]
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Mayor Joins Likely New Council Member to Promote Women Entrepreneurs
Mayor Kevin Faulconer joined likely new City Councilwoman Barbara Bry at Qualcomm’s headquarters Thursday to promote efforts by woman entrepreneurs in the San Diego innovation economy. It was the first time that Faulconer, a Republican, has appeared at a official event with Bry, a Democrat, since her Republican opponent dropped out of the race to represent […]
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Man Tries to Rob Hillcrest Bank But is Rejected by Teller
A would-be robber fled empty-handed from a Hillcrest bank Thursday after a teller rebuffed his demand for cash. The man, who appeared to be in his 20s or early 30s, carried out the failed holdup attempt at the Chase bank office in the 3800 block of Fifth Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m., according to San […]
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Jets Will Thunder Over San Diego in Annual Miramar Air Show
The three-day Miramar Air Show will get underway Friday morning at the sprawling Marine base in northeastern San Diego. The theme for this year’s show is “Celebrating 100 Years of the Marine Corps Reserve.” “The Reserves are comprised of more than 109,000 men and women who play a vital role in maintaining the Corps’ combat readiness and […]
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SDSU Study: Carcinogens Linger in Homes 6 Months After Smoking Ends
Even when you quit smoking, residue from cigarette smoke containing dangerous carcinogens can linger for as long as six months, according to a new study from San Diego State University. Researchers have known for some time that “third-hand smoke,” as this leftover residue is known, sticks around in the environment long after the smoke has […]
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UCSD Professor Gürol Süel Receives $1.5M Grant to Study Bacterial Cells
A UC San Diego professor will receive a total of $1.5 million over five years in support of his studies on how bacterial cells communicate with each other via electrical signals, similar to the way neurons transmit messages in the brain, it was announced Thursday. Molecular biology professor Gürol Süel is one of 84 scholars […]
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Tijuana Man Accused of Smuggling 6,000 Pills of Fentanyl into U.S.
A Tijuana man was arraigned in federal court Thursday on charges he smuggled into the United States nearly 6,000 pills containing the “ultra-deadly” drug fentanyl. Jose Arturo Acevedo, 35, was indicted Wednesday on multiple counts related to the smuggling of 5,857 pills containing fentanyl, 55 pounds of methamphetamine, 24 pounds of cocaine and 12 pounds […]
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Encinitas Councilman to Lead San Diego County Water Authority Board
San Dieguito Water District representative Mark Muir was Thursday elected chairman of the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors. Muir, an Encinitas councilman, succeeds Mark Weston, who chaired the 36-seat SDCWA board for two years during the height of the drought. “While supply conditions have improved this year, our region still faces many […]
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Ex-Border Patrol Agent Guilty in Child-Porn Shoot, Assault on Drugged Girl
A former Border Patrol agent was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a Mission Bay hotel room and taking photos of her in lingerie. Daniel Alfredo Spear, 46, faces more than four years in state prison when he is sentenced Nov. 18 for the crimes, which occurred when he was off duty. […]
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He Denies Strangling Sex Partner, Stuffing Body in Suitcase, Then Trash
A man accused of strangling a female acquaintance after watching her have sex with two other people, then stuffing her body into a suitcase and putting it out with the trash, pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges that could lead to the death penalty if he’s convicted. Joshua Matthew Palmer, 32, is charged with […]
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Marijuana at Root of Fatal Crash? DUI Trial Set for Woman
A Feb. 17 trial date was set Thursday for a woman who allegedly drove under the influence of marijuana and caused a head-on collision near Scripps Ranch that killed a passenger in an oncoming car. Hyun Jeong Choi, 34, is charged with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI with drugs in the March 27 […]