Nearly 300 weapons collected at Vista gun safety event

Nearly 300 weapons collected at Vista gun safety event

Sheriff’s deputies collected unwanted weapons through a gun safety event last Sunday in Vista. Photo provided by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By SDCN Editor  Vista, CA–The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department teamed up with its law enforcement partners to help get unwanted weapons off the streets through a gun safety event last weekend…

Santee Sheriff’s deputies to conduct DUI checkpoint this Friday

Santee Sheriff’s deputies to conduct DUI checkpoint this Friday

By Gina Yarbrough Santee, CA–The Santee Sheriff’s Station on Friday will conduct a DUI checkpoint from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location in Santee, authorities said. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of the checkpoints is to promote public safety by…

Wheelhouse Credit Union partners with Knox Middle School for annual turkey drive

Wheelhouse Credit Union partners with Knox Middle School for annual turkey drive

Wheelhouse Credit Union partnered with Knox Middle School for its annual turkey drive to feed local families in the community. Photo provided by Wheelhouse Credit Union By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–For the seventh year, Wheelhouse Credit Union has partnered with Knox Middle School to support local families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday. Wheelhouse…

Padres acquire five players in trade with New York Yankees

Padres acquire five players in trade with New York Yankees

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Padres have acquired right-handed pitchers Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez, and Drew Thorpe and catcher Kyle Higashioka from the New York Yankees for outfielders Juan Soto and Trent Grisham, President of Baseball Operations General Manager A.J. Preller said. King, 28, posted a 4-8 record with six saves and a 2.75 ERA (32 ER, 104.2 IP) in 49 games for…

T cells tackle new ‘Pirola’ SARS-CoV-2 variant

T cells tackle new ‘Pirola’ SARS-CoV-2 variant

By Newswise La Jolla, CA–In August, researchers detected a new SARS-CoV-2 “variant of concern” in patients in Israel and Denmark.  Since then, this variant, dubbed BA.2.86 or “Pirola,” has made its way around the globe. The Pirola variant has raised alarms because it is highly mutated. Pirola is as mutated as the Omicron variant was,…

Coast Guard crew offloads more than $239 million worth of cocaine in San Diego

Coast Guard crew offloads more than $239 million worth of cocaine in San Diego

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751) law enforcement boarding team inspect a self-propelled semi-submersible in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Nov. 20. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel (U.S. Coast Guard) By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloaded approximately…

RCHS Pet of the week: Tux

RCHS Pet of the week: Tux

By SDCN Editor Encinitas, CA–Tux is the pet of the week at Rancho Coastal Humane Society. He’s a 1-1/2-year-old, 18-pound, male poodle mix. Tux was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society from another shelter through Friends of County Animal Shelters. He has lots of energy and a charming personality. The $145 adoption fee for Tux…

What’s behind low back pain?

What’s behind low back pain?

Cedars-Sinai investigators have taken promising steps toward understanding the root causes of disk-associated low-back pain. Photo by Getty By Newswise A new Cedars-Sinai study might have cracked the mystery surrounding the cause of a specific type of back pain. Almost 40% of the adult population experiences low back pain due to degenerating disks in the…