Update 2 p.m. April 25, 2014: Caltrans reported via Twitter at 1:55 p.m. that “NB I-5 to NB SR-163 connector and on ramp from Park Boulevard to NB SR-163 has reopened to traffic.” Earlier, the northbound lanes of State Route 163 were closed in Balboa Park because a suicidal person was threatening to jump off […]
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Pentagon Cost of Hunt for Flight 370 Is $11.4M; S.D. Cargo Ship Aids Mission
A San Diego-built cargo ship continues to support the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the Pentagon said Thursday, noting the U.S. cost of the mission has topped $11 million. The Military Sealift Command dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez joined the task force April 10 to provide logistical support. The Chavez — built […]
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Survey Asks: What Shops Should Del Mar Highlands Town Center Add?
Carmel Valley shoppers are being asked what stores they’d like in the expansion of Del Mar Highlands Town Center at the corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real. Donahue Schriber, the development firm, has launched this online survey. The feedback will be used to help determine what services, amenities and retailers the community would like to see added to the 20-year-old shopping center, said a spokeswoman. “The survey will […]
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Pentagon Reports 474 Military Suicides in 2013 — 18% Drop from 2012 Toll
The suicide rate for active-duty military fell 18 percent in 2013, but the toll is still daunting — 474 troops killed themselves, according to a Pentagon report released Friday. The preliminary 2013 total deaths by suicide were 261 among active duty service members and 213 deaths in the reserve component, compared with a total 522 […]
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$1,000 Reward Offered for Arrest in ‘Beer Belly’ Sex Assault in Fallbrook
Authorities are seeking the public’s help to identify and find an a heavy-set man with a “beer belly” wanted for a sexual assault about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Fallbrook. Sheriff’s detectives say a woman with her 2‐year‐old child in a stroller was jogging along a path in the vicinity of Lake Shore Park. An unidentified […]
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Sailors, Landing Craft Return to Waiting Families at Camp Pendleton
The sailors and landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 returned to Camp Pendleton Thursday after an eight-month deployment with the Boxer ready group. Family members and friends eagerly waited to catch a glimpse of their sailors coming home on the incoming Landing Craft Air Cushion, or LCACs, assigned to ACU 5 during a homecoming […]
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2 Held, 1 Escapes after Sexual Assault of SDSU Student
Two men were detained and a third man got away early Friday following a short pursuit in Kearny Mesa stemming from the apparent drugging and sexual assault of a female San Diego State student. The woman told officers she awoke at the Residence Inn on Kearny Mesa Road to find a strange man standing over […]
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Challengers Attack Incumbent DA Dumanis over Political Ambitions
The two challengers of incumbent Bonnie Dumanis for San Diego County District Attorney accused her of using the office to support her political ambitions during a one-hour debate Thursday night in Del Cerro. Terri Wyatt, who described herself as a “career prosecutor, not a politician,” said the working environment in the district attorney’s office had become […]
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10 More in County Get Whooping Cough; Infants Most Vulnerable as Count Rises
Ten people who were up to date on their vaccinations came down with pertussis recently and health officials said Thursday that San Diego County was on pace to having its worst year for “whooping cough” cases since 2010. The recent outbreaks pushed this year’s tally to 266, compared with just 51 cases reported by this […]
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Cate Picks Up Endorsements from City, County Officials
San Diego City Council candidate Chris Cate announced Thursday endorsements from former city council member Tony Young and Supervisor Ron Roberts. “Chris is a smart, dedicated individual who will bring a great understanding of the city’s finances to the council,” said Young, who most recently served as co-chair of Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s transition team. Roberts said […]
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Hiker Dies on Pacific Crest Trail Despite Father’s Call for Rescue
A 19-year-old man trying to hike a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexico border to Idyllwild died Thursday after his father alerted rescuers that he was struggling near Lake Morena. The victim’s father made an emergency call shortly before 1:30 p.m. after speaking to his son by phone and learning that he […]
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Squeeee!! The San Diego Zoo’s Lion Cubs Play and Pounce
Two 5-month-old African lion cubs at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park got a snoot full of new scents Thursday, along with some toys to inspire them to pounce. Ken and Dixie frollicked around their habitat this morning, playing with gourds and clawing paper bags filled with wood shavings. Zoo staffers also sprayed unusual scents […]
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Update: Authorities Aim ‘Wrecking Ball’ at West Coast Crips Gang, Arrest 45
Update 5:40 p.m. April 24, 2014, with details on the crimes allegedly committed, court appearances and what was confiscated in the raids. A drug investigation that started in El Cajon a year ago before evolving into a case involving multiple homicides and racketeering, has led to a major roundup of alleged gang members and associates […]
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Repeat DUI Offender Pleads Guilty in 2012 Death of Brother-in-Law
A repeat drunken driver who fled a California Highway Patrol officer while racing, before eventually crashing in Oceanside and killing his brother-in-law, pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter. Jorge Luis Lopez, 23, also admitted to charges of drunken driving with injury, reckless evasion causing injury, participating in a speed contest causing death, assault with a […]