By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday afternoon by a Coaster train at a transit station in Old Town, authorities said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Transit Enforcement Unit responded to a report around 2:48 p.m. of a pedestrian who was struck by a southbound Coaster train at the…
By SDCN Editor El Cajon, CA–A man was shot in the leg Monday morning at an apartment complex in El Cajon, authorities said. El Cajon Police Department received a call around 11:05 a.m. of multiple gunshots heard at the complex in the 200 Block of Van Houten. When officers arrived on the scene, they located…
Chang Sheng By SDCN Editor San Jose, CA–eigoMANGA a media company for publishing digital comics, animation, and games will showcase its productions at San Diego Comic-Con International next week. Comic-Con is the nation’s largest comic book, science fiction, and pop culture event, and will take place on July 20 to 23 at the San Diego…
By SDCN Editor The Conrad Prebys Foundation announced its first set of grants to 18 clinics across the region, totaling $8.1 million as part of the Strengthening Health Access, Resources, and Excellence (SHARE) Initiative. In April, the Foundation launched the SHARE Initiative, which will provide two-year, unrestricted grants of up to $250,000 per year to health clinics that effectively…
Carlos Guzmán By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Loyal SC has signed Carlos Guzmán to its 2023 USL Championship roster, pending league and federation approval. Guzmán joins SD Loyal as the club heads into the second half of the 2023 USL Championship season. The 29-year-old comes from Club Queretaro of LIGA MX, Mexico’s top-flight…
By Newswise Sleep is one of the pillars of health, including mental health. Approximately 30% to 40% of adults will experience insomnia at some point this year, and about 8.4% of adults take sleep medications most nights. Helping patients get a better night’s sleep is something Jesse Koskey, a psychiatrist in the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, thinks…
Tri-City Medical Center in Vista. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Vista, CA–A man in Sheriff’s Department custody died at a local hospital Saturday in North County, On Saturday, Sheriff’s Homicide investigators were notified that 43-year-old Zeke Davis, an individual in Sheriff’s custody, passed away around 3:30 p.m. at Tri-City Hospital in…
By County of San Diego San Diego, CA–Voter information pamphlets were sent to nearly 400,000 registered voters in the Fourth Supervisorial District for the Aug. 15 special primary election. If voters’ registration is up to date, the Registrar of Voters office says voters should receive the pamphlet by July 17. The pamphlet contains important election…
By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted 3,251 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first half of 2023, which ended June 30. The total represents an average of 18 firearms per day at TSA checkpoints of which more than 92% were loaded. This is an increase from the first half of…
By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–California is offering $150 million to help the state’s public school districts, and charter schools put more electric and zero-emission school buses on the roads. A collaboration between the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC), the state is accepting applications through Sept. 29, and award recipients…