By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to ban all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE), an extremely toxic chemical known to cause serious health risks including cancer, neurotoxicity, and reproductive toxicity. TCE is used in cleaning and furniture care products, degreasers, brake cleaners, and tire repair sealants, and a variety of…
By Gina Yarbrough Los Angeles, CA–The 66th annual Grammy Awards nominations will be announced Friday morning in Los Angeles. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. will be joined by Grammy winners Arooj Aftab, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Jimmy Jam, Jon Bon Jovi, Samara Joy, Muni Long, Cheryl Pawelski, Kim Petras, Judith Sherman, St. Vincent, Jeff…
Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the holidays with “Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” and “Grinchmas,” starting on November 24 and running daily through January 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Photo: Universal Studios Hollywood By SDCN Editor Universal City, CA–Universal Studios Hollywood festive holidays celebration returns to the theme park with eagerly awaited seasonal favorites,…
Top left, Angela Bassett and Mel Brooks. Bottom left, Carol Littleton and Michelle Satter. Photo: Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to actress Angela Bassett and actor and filmmaker Mel Brooks at the Academy’s 14th Governors Awards…
File photo of the deer mouse. By SDCN San Diego, CA–Three deer mice collected in the East County on November 1 have tested positive for hantavirus, county officials said. The rodents were collected near Mount Laguna during a routine monitoring by county health. This is the 13th routine detection of hantavirus in the region this…
Babadook By SDCN Editor Encinitas, CA–Babadook is Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s pet of the week. He’s a 7-month-old, 7-pound, male, domestic shorthair cat with a black and white coat. Babadook was found as a stray kitten. He transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society from Riverside County through Friends of County Animal Shelters. He gets along…
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A residential structure fire injured one person and displaced 13 others in Vista on Saturday, fire officials said. Oceanside and Vista Fire Departments responded to a call of a structure fire just after 12 p.m. in the 2900 block of Thunder Drive. The fire, which initially started on the exterior of…
The Sheriff’s Department collected 105 firearms at a gun safety event held in Encinitas on Saturday. Photo provided by Sheriff’s Department. By Gina Yarbrough Encinitas, CA–The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement agencies collected 105 unwanted firearms off the street at a gun safety event in Encinitas on Saturday. The firearms were…
By SDCN Editor Murrieta, CA–A Temecula man will spend 15 years to life in prison for the fentanyl-related homicide of a 26-year-old woman three years ago. The case was prosecuted by Deputy DA Jerry Pfohl of the District Attorney’s Homicide Division and was the first of 25 active fentanyl-related homicide cases in Riverside County to…
A structure fire originated in the kitchen of a unit at the Island Club Apartments Friday in Oceanside. Photo: Oceanside Fire Department By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–A structure fire at an apartment complex displaced one person and two dogs Friday in Oceanside, fire officials said. Oceanside Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a second-story apartment…