March on Washington 60th Anniversary Foreshadows Challenges for America’s Race Relations

March on Washington 60th Anniversary Foreshadows Challenges for America’s Race Relations

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech is the most powerful and enduring words of the man who touched the conscience of the nation and the world. (Photo courtesy of the Drum Major Foundation) By Danny R. Johnson – Political News Editor WASHINGTON, DC–More than 60 years after its delivery, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s…

Man in custody for stabbing wife during argument at their home

Man in custody for stabbing wife during argument at their home

By Gina Yarbrough Encinitas, CA–An elderly man is in custody on charges of stabbing his wife during an argument Thursday night at their home in Encinitas, authorities said.  The domestic incident occurred just after 7 p.m. in the 1000 block of C Street in Encinitas. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a neighbor’s  9-1-1 call about a…

Smugglers fire at Border Patrol agent disrupting smuggling attempt

Smugglers fire at Border Patrol agent disrupting smuggling attempt

By SDCN Editor Otay, Mesa, CA–U.S. Border Patrol agents were shot at while attempting to apprehend a group of suspected migrants illegally entering the United States. In another incident, armed suspects were spotted operating in the border area. On Aug. 18, a Border Patrol agent encountered a group of suspected migrants in the Otay Mountain…

Passenger electrocuted after vehicle crashes into electrical box

Passenger electrocuted after vehicle crashes into electrical box

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…

Marine pilot who died in F/A-18D Hornet crash identified

Marine pilot who died in F/A-18D Hornet crash identified

By Gina Yarbrough Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA–A U.S. Marine pilot who died Thursday night in an F/A-18D Hornet crash during a training flight in the vicinity of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has been identified as Maj. Andrew Mettler. Mettler was assigned to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 224. The squadron was…

CA man pleads guilty to COVID-19 fraud scheme

CA man pleads guilty to COVID-19 fraud scheme

By SDCN Editor A California man pleaded guilty Friday to fraudulently obtaining $345,108 in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans from a financial institution and the Small Business Administration (SBA). According to court documents, Artur Chanchikyan, 55, of Los Angeles, was the owner of Gentle Touch Home Health Care Incorporated, a home health agency that was located…

Man arrested on suspicion of possessing illicit images, videos of children

Man arrested on suspicion of possessing illicit images, videos of children

By Gina Yarbrough Escondido, CA–An investigation led by an out-of-state cyber vigilante group resulted in the arrest of an Escondido man on charges of possession of illicit images and videos of children, Escondido Police Department said. On May 24, the Escondido Police Department received a phone call from the vigilante group who reported they had…