Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry’s cargo facility seized nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills. Photo provided by Customs and Border Protection By SDCN Editor Otay Mesa, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry’s cargo facility Monday intercepted a narcotics smuggling attempt of nearly…
The Ocean Beach Pier. Photo: City of San Diego By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The City of San Diego will reopen the Ocean Beach Pier on Saturday following a six-month closure to allow time for repairs to damage caused by powerful winter storms. The reopening comes ahead of the 57th anniversary of the pier’s grand…
By Universal Pictures By SDCN Editor Can you survive five nights at Freddy’s? The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse— the producer of “M3GAN,” “The Black Phone,” and “The Invisible Man”— brings “Five Nights at Freddy’s” to the big screen. The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Foundation announced that it will host its first Fundraising Conference to support professional development for community-based nonprofit organizations. The conference’s theme is “Raising the Tide,” and it is designed to be an accessible opportunity for local fundraising professionals to learn from national philanthropy experts, San Diego Foundation…
Photo by Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Carlsbad, CA–The Carlsbad Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint on Friday from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. the next morning at Carlsbad Boulevard and Beech Avenue in Carlsbad. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI collisions and arrests. The primary purpose…
By Gina Yarbrough San Marcos, CA–The Sheriff’s Department and San Diego County Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s assistance in finding the driver of a pickup truck suspected in a hit-and-run collision with a motorcycle on June 15 in San Marcos, authorities said. Deputies responded to a call of a hit-and-run collision involving a…
A sketch of one of two suspects, and their getaway car. Photo: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Imperial Beach, CA–The Imperial Beach Sheriff’s Department and San Diego County Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the suspects involved in an assault and robbery on May 11 in…
Boxing gloves. Image by Aberro Creative from Pixabay By Newswise Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head impacts that athletes get from contact sports. However, the definitive diagnosis of the disease can be made only after death through an autopsy. New research criteria for identifying who may be more…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The American Lung Association has launched a comprehensive effort to assist San Diegans through the process of determining their risk for lung cancer, how to access potentially life-saving screenings, and quitting tobacco use if applicable. California ranks 50th in the nation for high-risk individuals getting early-detection screenings, which increases the…
Photo by Gina Yarbrough By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom Monday issued a statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced its allocation of funding to deploy high-speed Internet access to everyone in America. California will receive $1.86 billion in funding from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program as part of President Biden’s 2021…