CA Governor Gavin Newsom. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of resources and urban search and rescue personnel to assist in the coordination and support of emergency operations in the most impacted areas of Hawaii due to deadly wildfires. In close coordination with the Federal…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The County of San Diego Child Support Services will be giving away backpacks filled with school supplies to local families who attend the county’s Super Saturday community event. Every August, Child Support Services celebrates Child Support Awareness Month by helping families in the community and easing part of the back-to-school…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The Coast Guard responded to a signal fire made by three men at the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area approximately one and a half miles north of the San Diego border, Wednesday. A Coast Guard Air Station MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew contacted Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center…
U.S. Navy Sailor Jinchao Wei By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A United States Navy sailor was arrested earlier this month on espionage charges as he arrived for work at Naval Base San Diego, the homeport of the Pacific Fleet. Wei appeared in federal court pursuant to a federal grand jury indictment charging him with conspiracy…
Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reading Camera. Photo: Flock Safety By SDCN Editor El Cajon, CA–El Cajon police say a Flock Safety Alert was instrumental in nabbing an auto theft suspect and fugitive Wednesday afternoon in the city. Officers received the alert at about 12:08 p.m. for a vehicle that was reported stolen in San…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is seeking three public members and potential alternates to serve on the agency’s Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding oversight of the SANDAG Independent Performance Auditor, SANDAG’s annual audit plan and annual financial statement…
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–Firefighters contained a one-acre brush fire Sunday night near a homeless encampment in the Loma Alta Creek in Oceanside, fire officials said. Oceanside Fire Department crews responded to the blaze in the creek area west of Oceanside Boulevard and Wooster Drive. According to fire investigators, the blaze was started by an…
U.S. Navy Sailor Jinchao Wei By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A United States Navy sailor was arrested earlier this month on espionage charges as he arrived for work at Naval Base San Diego, the homeport of the Pacific Fleet. Wei appeared in federal court pursuant to a federal grand jury indictment charging him with conspiracy…
Albert and his handler SAR K-9 Unit Leader Pam Medhurst. Photo: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A bloodhound has joined the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Search and Rescue (SAR) unit. Albert joined the Sheriff’s Department in January of 2022 as a 13-week-old puppy. After more than a year of…
Matthew O. Tucker. Photo provided by North County Transit District By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–North County Transit District Executive Director Matthew O. Tucker announced his retirement Monday after guiding the agency for nearly 15 years. Tucker’s retirement is effective September 1. He ends his career with more than 30 years of serving public transit agencies…