A welding accident sparked a small fire Friday in a high-rise building under construction five blocks east of Horton Plaza. The non-injury blaze at Broadway and Ninth Avenue erupted about 9:15 a.m., when embers fell from a 12-floor work area and ignited waterproofing material on the fifth floor, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. […]
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Condor Cam Shows Care of Newly Hatched Chick at S.D. Zoo Safari Park
A “Condor Cam” is showing the care and growth of a California condor egg hatched this week at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Conservancy’s online camera shows adult condors Towich and Sulu raising the chick as their own atsandiegozooglobal.org/video/condor_cam. “The condor program is very complex, and the Condor Cam […]
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Slam Dunk as a Hall of Champs Star of the Month: Marathon Meb Keflezighi
San Diego High graduate Meb Keflezighi topped the list of 16 Stars of the Month for April as selected by the San Diego Hall of Champions. Keflezighi won the emotional Boston Marathon, crossing the finish line after 26.2 miles in 2-hours, 9-minutes, 13 seconds. Coached by Breitbard Hall of Famer Bob Larsen, Meb broke […]
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‘Frictionless Border’ Would Add Billions to Local Economy
The San Diego region would reap billions of dollars from a “frictionless border” that encouraged economic development rather than focusing on security, according to a study released Thursday. “Place, not statehood, is the central axis of our time and of our global economy,” said Richard Florida of the Creative Class Group, which led the study. “In this […]
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Research Ship Named for Scripps Scientist to be Commissioned
A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration survey vessel named after a prominent La Jolla oceanographer is scheduled to be commissioned Friday. The NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker, based in San Diego, will collect data on fish and marine mammals in the eastern Pacific. NOAA said the 208-foot, $75 million Lasker is equipped with the latest technology […]
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Woman Dies Crossing Busy Street with Grandson
An 83-year-old woman who was struck by a car in Chollas Creek as her 8-year-old grandson looked on died Friday as a result of the injuries she suffered in the accident. The woman was struck around 8 p.m. Thursday when she stepped in front of a moving vehicle alongside one that had stopped for her […]
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San Diego Court to Host Forum on Placement of Child Molester in Borrego Springs
Hundreds have protested the recommended placement of a felon, labeled a sexually violent predator, in Borrego Springs. Authorities will host a meeting Friday in downtown San Diego to hear from the public on the case. The California Department of State Hospitals has recommended that Terry Stone, convicted of molesting children between the ages of 6 and […]
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Alleged DUI Driver, Part of Fiery Escondido Wreck, Pleads Not Guilty
A Los Angeles-area man accused of causing a two-car crash in Escondido that led to him being pulled from his burning car by a police officer, pleaded not guilty Thursday to DUI charges. Uriel Basurto Sierra, 21, was ordered held on $100,000 bail in connection with the 1:30 a.m. Sunday crash at Broadway and West […]
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Boomers, Millennials Agree: San Diego is The Place to Be
One thing that older Baby Boomers and young Millennials can agree on is that San Diego is the kind of walkable, transit-friendly place where they want to live. A survey commissioned by the American Planning Association polled 1,040 Americans to understand the community preferences of Baby Boomers aged 50-65 and Millennials aged 21-34. They wanted […]
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San Diego Weekend: What’s Happening May 2-4
First Friday Films presents Death Metal Angola at 7 p.m. Friday at the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park. Jeremy Xido’s documentary is a raucous, righteous look at the war-ravaged orphans of Huambo, Angola, who find healing strength in death metal music and work to mount the country’s first rock concert. General admission […]
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Go to a Play or Concert? You Helped Pump $187 M Into Local Economy
Arts and culture injected $186.8 million into San Diego’s economy during the past fiscal year, according to a report Thursday by the city’s Commission on Arts and Culture. The report said arts organizations earned $97 million in sales, collected $90 million in donations and also received government funding, significant successes though much of the recent […]
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Archie Karas, Gambler Who Once Blew $40M, Faces Trial on Charges He Cheated for $8,000
A world-famous gambler and poker player accused of marking cards at a Barona Casino must stand trial on charges of burglary, winning by fraudulent means and cheating, a judge ruled Thursday. Anargyros Karabourniotis, also known as Archie Karas, faces three years in prison if convicted on charges he cheated at a Barona blackjack table . He […]
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Update: City Hall Veteran to Take on Key Role on Faulconer’s Executive Team
Update 12:55 p.m. May 2, 2014, with corrected name. Mayor Kevin Faulconer has shuffled his executives, prompted by the upcoming departure of the city’s deputy chief operating officer for internal operations. Jeff Sturak is leaving May 30 to pursue other opportunities, according to the mayor’s office. He previously worked for the city’s independent budget analyst […]
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Padres: One of New Dad Gyorko’s Twin Baby Boys Remains Hospitalized
One of the premature twin boys born to Padres second baseman Jedd Gyorko and wife Karley was being watched closely in the neonatal intensive care unit at Sharp Healthcare, but his prospects are good, officials said. According to Sharp, the twins, Kadin and Brody, the couple’s first children, were born early, and doctors wanted to […]