The San Diego Union-Tribune

Investigators say man used Grindr to rob, sexually assault victims in Escondido

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:37:20 +0200

Police allege he set up a fake dating profile online to lure men to his apartment

First sign of West Nile virus in mosquitoes found in Los Peñasquitos Lagoon

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 03:35:07 +0200

No locally contracted human West Nile virus cases have been reported

Man accused of posing as plastic surgeon at Del Mar clinic sentenced to probation

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:23:29 +0200

Dario Moscoso was charged with consulting female patients at Del Mar Cosmetic Contouring Surgery Center regarding procedures such as "Brazilian butt lifts" and breast augmentations

Victim killed in park-and-ride lot crash was from National City

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:10:44 +0200

Gregorio Arreaga, 49, was standing in the bed of a parked pickup truck that was struck by another vehicle Sunday

South Carolina motorcyclist killed in weekend East County crash

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:02:40 +0200

Mitchell Van Linge of Simpsonville, S.C., lost control of the Ducati two-wheeler he was riding on Sunrise Highway in Pine Valley Sunday and was killed

2 killed in crash with suspected DUI driver in Pala

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:22:16 +0200

The crash occurred about midnight on state Route 76 near Pala Mission Road near the Pala Casino Spa and Resort

San Diego community colleges' budget tops $1 billion for the first time — but puts some key spending on hold

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:00:43 +0200

The budget allows the district to end a years-long hiring freeze but is limited by increasing health and benefit costs

Little blue penguins lead UC San Diego's Birch Aquarium to record attendance

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:00:02 +0200

The birth of dozens of seadragons also helped the center attract more than 500,000 annual visitors for the first time

An Oregon city wants the U.S. Supreme Court to approve its camping ban. San Diego's on board.

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:43:46 +0200

Grants Pass has been blocked from ticketing homeless people. A new ruling could change how encampments are treated in multiple states.

Motorcycle rider dies after crashing on highway near Pine Valley

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:04:27 +0200

According to the CHP, the crash occurred about 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Sunrise Highway near Old Highway 80

North County teacher's aide sentenced in scheme to solicit sexually explicit material from youth

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:02:53 +0200

Daniel Dasko got nearly 16 years in prison for his role in a 'catfishing' scheme with two others to solicit images from children online

British Airways adds another nonstop flight between San Diego International Airport and London

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:47:00 +0200

British Airways is adding a second daily nonstop flight between London Heathrow Airport and San Diego this April

San Diego's NASSCO will build huge Navy ship to be named in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:50:23 +0200

The 742-foot ship will become the latest of nine John Lewis-class fleet oilers to be named for civil rights leaders

All The News That's Fit: Saliva cycles, carbon monoxide and aging senses

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:30:22 +0200

This week in health news, from Scott LaFee of the Sanford Burnham Prebys research institute

City College enters negotiation with developer for its first affordable student housing project

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:00:26 +0200

The college district chose real estate development firm The Michaels Organization, which manages the Pacific Beacon at Naval Base San Diego, to build and manage the project

Lithium battery fire prompts evacuations, road closures in Valley Center

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:41:46 +0200

The lithium-battery fire broke out just after 5 p.m. Monday, but firefighters said the blaze had been contained to a shipping container as of 7 p.m.

Man struck, killed while walking on freeway near downtown San Diego

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 02:29:54 +0200

The fatal crash occurred around 8:40 p.m. Sunday night and the driver stayed at the scene to speak with investigators, California Highway Patrol officials said

El Cajon police looking for shooter who wounded 16-year-old boy in Parkway Plaza parking lot

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:45:22 +0200

The teen was shot once in the torso in the Saturday afternoon attack, police said; few details about the incident have been released

Woman sentenced to 18 years to life for fatally shooting woman in Bonita

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:23:47 +0200

A patrol deputy came across Kimberley Gutierrez's body at the end of a cul-de-sac in October 2021 after she had been bound and fatally shot four times, investigators said

Man, 44, sentenced to life without parole in deadly mid-day shooting

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 23:24:27 +0200

SUV driver pulled up alongside the car driven by Arthur Williams, 51, and opened fire; the shooting was near a Mount Hope park during lunch hour