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Ex-La Mesa math teacher sentenced for sex crime involving underage student

by City News Service March 6, 2026, 8:41 a.m.March 6, 2026, 8:41 a.m.

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Activist avoids prison sentence after confrontation with federal agent

by Staff and Wire Reports March 5, 2026, 8:06 p.m.March 5, 2026, 8:06 p.m.

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Police identify Colina Del Sol woman, 35, killed in alleged domestic assault

by City News Service March 4, 2026, 9:30 p.m.March 4, 2026, 9:30 p.m.

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Homicide detectives investigate death of man found in truck

by City News Service March 4, 2026, 2:22 p.m.March 4, 2026, 2:22 p.m.

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Jury convicts ex-deputy who shot fleeing, unarmed man on downtown street

by Staff and Wire Reports March 3, 2026, 4:54 p.m.March 3, 2026, 4:54 p.m.

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Tractor-trailer bursts into flames on 805, leaving one dead

by Staff and Wire Reports March 3, 2026, 9:28 a.m.March 3, 2026, 7:17 p.m.

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Criminal proceedings halted for alleged Midway District killer

by Neal Putnam • Special for Times of San Diego March 2, 2026, 3:54 p.m.March 2, 2026, 3:54 p.m.

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Long trial delay set in fatal March 2025 Hotel Circle shooting

by Neal Putnam • Special for Times of San Diego March 2, 2026, 12:06 p.m.March 2, 2026, 12:06 p.m.

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Boyfriend suspected in death of woman found in Colina del Sol apartment

by Staff and Wire Reports Feb. 28, 2026, 6:08 p.m.Feb. 28, 2026, 6:08 p.m.

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San Diego Central Jail inmate’s death ruled accidental OD

by City News Service Feb. 28, 2026, 11:44 a.m.Feb. 28, 2026, 3:04 p.m.

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Man extradited from Texas to face murder charge in Pacific Beach shooting

by Staff and Wire Reports Feb. 27, 2026, 5:44 p.m.Feb. 27, 2026, 5:44 p.m.

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US offers $10 million for capture of brothers said to lead Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana

by Associated Press Feb. 27, 2026, 11:14 a.m.Feb. 27, 2026, 11:15 a.m.

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Man gets 26 years to life for stepfather’s Rancho Bernardo stabbing death

by City News Service Feb. 27, 2026, 9:11 a.m.Feb. 27, 2026, 9:13 a.m.

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Man pleads guilty to Escondido DUI crash that killed 13-year-old boy

by City News Service Feb. 27, 2026, 9:07 a.m.Feb. 27, 2026, 9:07 a.m.