An unseasonable autumn hot spell that has kept the San Diego area sweltering since last week delivered more toasty temperatures Monday on the cusp of a predicted slow cooling trend. The summery conditions generated more heat milestones across the county. Tallying record high minimum temperatures for the date were Campo (58 degrees), El Cajon (70), Escondido […]
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MiraCosta College Presents Thelonious Monk Jazz Retrospective
MiraCosta College will present two performances next week of the music of Thelonious Monk combined with discussion of the jazz great’s life and work. Monk, who died in 1982, is one of the greatest composers and most eclectic figures in jazz history. The bebop innovator wrote such classics as “Round Midnight,” “Blue Monk,” and “Straight, […]
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Bank Robbery Suspect Surrenders to Oceanside SWAT Team
Updated at 7:25 p.m. Oct. 12, 2015 A man who allegedly made a botched attempt to rob a North County bank Monday refused to surrender when officers arrived, holing up inside with several employees for nearly two hours before exiting with his hands up and being arrested. Cole Hoffman, 30, allegedly handed a demand note to […]
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Cal State San Marcos Ranked 13th Best College Value
Cal State San Marcos was ranked 13th out of nearly 1,200 colleges and universities in employment outcomes relative to the total cost of a higher education. The nonprofit Educate to Career compiled the rankings based on such criteria as the percentage of graduates employed in occupations that match their field of study, the average salary earned by […]
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How Millennials Are Shaping The 2016 Presidential Race
By Tyler Hustwick Recently, plenty has been said about Millennials, those born between 1981 and 1997. Employers want to know how to manage us, brands want to know how to sell to us and now, politicians and presidential hopefuls want to know how to connect with us. But why are we so damn important? Generation […]
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Bank Robbers, Tailed by Witness, Arrested Shortly After Heist
Two men who allegedly robbed an Oceanside bank Monday were arrested a short time later in neighboring Carlsbad, thanks to a good Samaritan who tailed the pair as they drove away from the crime scene. One of the suspects handed a demand note to a teller at the Chase bank in the 1700 block of Oceanside […]
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Escaped Convict Captured at Oregon Homeless Shelter
A maximum-security prison inmate who escaped in the Midwest last month while in transit to a San Diego-area state prison was captured Monday in the Pacific Northwest, authorities reported. Agents with the U.S. Marshals Service and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation tracked down Joshua Drinnon, 36, at a homeless shelter in Ashland, Ore., and took […]
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Police Seeking Car, Driver in El Cerrito Fatal Hit-and-Run
Authorities asked the public Monday for help in identifying a motorist involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed a teenage skateboarder on an El Cerrito-area street last week. The 15-year-old boy was lying on the roadway in the 3600 block of 54th Street for unknown reasons when a northbound van struck him shortly before 8:30 p.m. […]
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USO San Diego Hires Retired Navy Captain as New CEO
USO San Diego on Monday named a retired Navy captain and charity executive to become its new CEO. Arne John Nelson has led Catholic Charities of Dallas and Catholic Charities of Central Florida over the past 10 years. He’ll be tasked with increasing attendance in under-used programs and creating stability for military members and their […]
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Qualcomm Sells Off ‘Vuforia’ Software to Developer
Qualcomm has agreed to sell its vision-based augmented reality software platform, Vuforia, the San Diego-based mobile device technology company announced Monday. The sale to software developer PTC is expected to close by the end of the year, and includes Vuforia’s developer ecosystem, according to Qualcomm. The deal is worth about $65 million, according to Dow Jones […]
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1 Dead, 1 Hurt after Gunman Fires at Car in National City
National City police are seeking a gunman who killed an 18-year-old driver and wounded his 17-year-old passenger on Sunday, then sped away in an accomplice’s sedan. The suspects’ silver, gray or dark-colored Nissan Altima was seen following the victims’ vehicle as its driver — identified by police as Juan Carlos Munoz of San Diego — pulled […]
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Chargers to Wear Pink Against Steelers for Breast Cancer Awareness
The San Diego Chargers will don pink equipment, use game balls with pink ribbon decals and pink kicking tees during Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Qualcomm Stadium in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m., which coincides with Monday’s peak afternoon commute, so fans are advised to allow extra […]
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Obama Returning to Washington After San Diego Rest
President Barack Obama is scheduled to leave San Diego Monday afternoon following a short rest at the end of a West Coast swing. The president flew into Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Saturday night after traveling to Roseburg, OR, the site of last week’s shooting at Umpqua Community College in which nine people were killed and […]
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MarketInk: San Diego’s Advertising Industry Has $71 Billion Impact
By Rick Griffin The advertising industry in San Diego County accounts for $71.5 billion in annual economic impact, or about 16.9 percent of total economic output in the region, according to a just-released study commissioned by the American Advertising Federation, a national advertising trade organization. Federation membership consists of more than 200 local advertising clubs, including […]