Crystal Cove State Park. Photo: Dan Stiel By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–California State Parks will celebrate Biodiversity Day in September at more than 40 parks statewide, officials said. The state parks will be hosting more than 60 special events and engaging activities from September 2 to 10. The public is invited to a friendly bioblitz…
By SDCN Editor A dual Russian-German citizen who has resided in Russia and Cyprus was charged by criminal complaint, unsealed Thursday, with export control violations, smuggling, wire fraud, and money laundering offenses based on his alleged participation in an ongoing scheme to procure U.S.-sourced microelectronics subject to U.S. export controls on behalf of a Russia-based…
By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Internal Revenue Service reminded consumers considering an automobile purchase to be sure to understand several recent changes to the new Clean Vehicle Credit for qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles, including qualified manufacturers and tax rules. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) made several changes to the new Clean Vehicle…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A doctor practicing in Imperial Valley pleaded guilty on August 25 for using foreign unapproved, and misbranded cosmetic drugs for years, authorities said. Tien Tan Vo pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of receipt of misbranded drugs in interstate commerce and being an accessory after the fact to an accomplice, who…
Image: Shutterstock/ Rawpixel.com By SDCN Editor The Justice Department Tuesday announced a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Romania, and Latvia to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Qakbot and take down its infrastructure. The Qakbot malicious code is being deleted from victim computers, preventing…
Methamphetamine seized by Border Patrol agents. Photo: U.S. Border Patrol By SDCN Editor Indio, CA–El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Mexican citizen attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics through an immigration checkpoint on August 25. The driver of a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe approached the primary inspection area of the Highway 86 checkpoint. Agents…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA– A female passenger was fatally electrocuted, and the driver injured following a vehicle collision into an electrical box early Saturday morning in Southeast San Diego, authorities said. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Euclid Avenue around 2:30 a.m. in the Ridgeview and Webster neighborhood, the San Diego…
By SDCN Editor/County News Center San Diego, CA–The California American Water Company lifted a boil water advisory for affected areas in the South Bay on Saturday. The advisory was put into effect on August 24 due to E. coli contamination in the drinking water. After extensive water testing, Cal-Am and the State Water Resources Control…
The Department of Justice in Washington, DC. By SDCN Editor The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The Sports San Diego announced the tipoff times and first-day matchups for the inaugural Rady Children’s Invitational Basketball Tournament this fall. The early season Thanksgiving holiday tournament will take place November 23 and 24 at LionTree Arena on the campus of UC San Diego in La Jolla. Each of the…