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Man dies from shooting in flood control channel
By Gina Yarbrough Escondido, CA–A man was fatally shot Sunday following a physical altercation with other people in a flood control channel in Escondido, police said. Escondido Police Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls around 5:45 p.m. of gunshots heard in the area of the channel at Hickory Street. Officers arrived minutes later and found…
Golden Globes Awards return with nominations, diverse ceremony
Selenis Leyva and Mayan Lopez at the 80th Golden Globe Awards nomination announcement. Photo: Harmony Gerber/HFPA By Gina Yarbrough Los Angeles, CA–The 80th annual Golden Globes Awards will return to the air in January after a year-long absence due to controversial issues over the lack of diversity among its members in the Hollywood Foreign Press…
People over 72 should withdraw from retirement plans, IRS says –
The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C. By SDCN Staff Washington, D.C.–The Internal Revenue Service is reminding those who were born in 1950 or earlier that funds in their retirement plans and individual retirement arrangements face important upcoming deadlines for required minimum distributions to avoid penalties. Required minimum distributions, or RMDs, are minimum amounts…
CBP seizes over $3 million worth of meth hidden in carrots
By San Diego County News San Diego, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility in San Diego on December 8 found over $3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of carrots. According to CBP, a 43-year-old truck driver applied for entry into the United States from Mexico….
Sheriff’s deputies arrest man in connection with arson at treatment center
Suspected arsonist. Photo: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Lemon Grove, CA–The Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with an arson at a long-term residential treatment facility on November 19 in Lemon Grove. On December 11, a detective with the Sheriff’s Bomb and Arson Unit arrested 37-year-old Darrell Allen…
Sycuan presents $187,000 to local charities at Holiday Gift Giving Ceremony
Representatives of 28 local charities pose for photos at Sycuan Casino Resort’s 16th annual Holiday Gift Giving ceremony. Photo courtesy of Sycuan Casino Resort By SDCN Staff San Diego, CA–Sycuan Casino Resort presented a total of $187,000 to 28 different local charities at its 16th annual Holiday Gift Giving ceremony. Members of the Sycuan Tribal…
NASA’s Orion returns to Earth after historic moon mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is shown splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, Sunday morning. Photo credit: NASA SDCN Editor NASA’s Orion spacecraft had splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, Sunday morning after a record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and…
14-year-old girl reported missing from home
Kathryn Wallake By San Diego County News San Diego, CA–Authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old girl considered at-risk who was last seen Friday at her home in Clairemont Mesa. Kathryn Wallake was last seen near 4900 Mt. Almagosa Drive around 5 p.m., according to the San Diego Police Department. …
Oceanside police seek information on shooting death at resource center
Oceanside police are seeking additional witnesses to Friday’s shooting death of a man involved in a graffiti incident at Chavez Resource Center in Oceanside. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Staff Oceanside, CA–The Oceanside Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance with information connected to Friday’s shooting death of a man at…