CA man sentenced for role in $105M Veterans Affairs fraud scheme

By Gina Yarbrough Santee, CA–A man armed with dumbbells, knives, and a hatchet, and threatened to hurt people at a retail store, sparked a seven-hour standoff with Sheriff’s deputies in East County, authorities said. The incident was reported just after 12 p.m. at the Walmart in the 100 block of Town Center Parkway in Santee….

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Father Joe’s Villages launched a new online thrift store on April 24 to fund programs to help homeless individuals and families, the nonprofit organization said. Father Joe’s Villages, a homeless service provider in San Diego, is expanding its retail operations from brick-and-mortar stores. The store will sell gently used clothing,…

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Wednesday celebrated the completion of the steel structure of the first phase of the New Terminal 1.  To mark this milestone, officials signed a steel beam that will be among the final beams installed in the first phase. “This ‘Topping Out’ celebration symbolizes…

By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A 16-month-old boy was struck and killed in a vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in Oceanside, authorities said. Oceanside police officers responded to calls of a white Ford F-150 truck that struck a child at around 3:39 p.m. in the 3200 block of San Tomas Drive.  The truck, driven by a 62-year-old…

The Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew G. Bisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By SDCN Editor Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, en route to Ontario, California experienced a pressurization issue after a mid-cabin door plug blew out. The incident prompted the plane’s return to Portland, Oregon shortly after takeoff on Friday, the…

Pregnant woman. Photo credit: Digital Marketing Agency By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The NPRM was posted by the Federal Register for public inspection and will be published for public comment in the Federal…