By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Following the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s failure to adopt an updated social studies curriculum, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is entering into a contract to secure textbooks to ensure students in the district begin the school year with access to up-to-date books and materials that comply with state law. …
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The County Medical Examiner’s Office completed an autopsy of an inmate in Sheriff’s Department custody who died at a local hospital last February in San Diego. The cause of death of 33-year-old Ryan Thuresson was combined fentanyl and flouorofentanyl toxicity. The manner of death was natural, the San Diego County…
By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–The Oceanside Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint on August 11 from 7 p.m. to midnight at an undisclosed location within Oceanside city limits. The checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of a DUI checkpoint is to promote public safety by taking suspected…
San Diego International Airport’s Arts program will run until the end of 2023. Photo provided by San Diego International Airport By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego International Airport’s Arts Program has completed the installation of its latest temporary exhibition A Necessary Departure, located throughout Terminal 2 pre-and-post security. A Necessary Departure is a collection of works from 17…
By SDCN Editor Jacumba Mountains, CA–A group of hikers and mountain bikers had fallen ill, and one died due to the extreme heat near Goat Canyon Trestle in a remote area of the Jacumba Mountains on Sunday, authorities said. Sheriff’s Rural Command responded to two separate calls just before 2:30 p.m., of groups of people…
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast crew offload illegal narcotics worth. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) Monday offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $158 million in San Diego. The interdictions were conducted during counter-narcotics…
By SDCN Editor Atlanta, GA–The U.S. Marshals Service and the Georgia police, with the assistance of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, have rescued an international missing child and facilitated the arrest of her kidnappers, federal authorities said. The child has been returned to the U.S. and reunited with her custodial parent. The…
By SDCN Editor Fallbrook, CA–A one-year girl was accidentally shot by her 3-year-old sibling Monday morning at their home in Fallbrook, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Sheriff’s Department dispatch received a call around 7:30 a.m. about a shooting at a residence in the 1100 block of South Stagecoach Lane in Fallbrook. When deputies…
By SDCN Editor Atlanta, GA–The U.S. Marshals Service and the Georgia police, with the assistance of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, have rescued an international missing child and facilitated the arrest of her kidnappers, federal authorities said. The child has been returned to the U.S. and reunited with her custodial parent. The…
SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission, and Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday a crackdown on telemarketing operations responsible for billions of illegal calls to U.S. consumers. The announcement caps approximately a year of enforcement actions taken by federal and state agencies to combat the scourge of illegal telemarketing, including robocalls and scam…