Man sentenced to 130 years-to-life for kidnapping, raping teen girl

Man sentenced to 130 years-to-life for kidnapping, raping teen girl

By SDCN Editor  San Diego, CA–A man was sentenced to 130 years-to-life in state prison for kidnapping and raping a teenage girl multiple times on February 17, 1999 in Escondido.  Judge Robert Kearney handed down the lengthy sentence after 66-year-old Mark Thompson Hunter was convicted by a jury in October of last year of seven…

Justice Dept. files lawsuit against Texas to challenge immigration law

Justice Dept. files lawsuit against Texas to challenge immigration law

By SDCN Editor The Justice Department Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Texas to challenge the state’s Senate Bill 4, an immigration law that allows police officers to arrest migrants who enter the United States illegally.  According to the Justice Department, the U.S. The Constitution assigns the federal government the authority to regulate immigration and manage…

New CA laws include reproductive freedom, homelessness, trafficking of minors

New CA laws include reproductive freedom, homelessness, trafficking of minors

CA Governor Gavin Newsom signed several new laws that take effect on January 1, 2024. By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–In partnership with the Legislature, Governor Gavin Newsom last year signed landmark legislation to support the reproductive rights of Californians, increase affordable housing, hold Big Oil accountable, and protect the safety, health, and well-being of all…

New research identifies several warning signs that could predict intimate partner violence

New research identifies several warning signs that could predict intimate partner violence

By Newswise Intimate partner violence is widespread and can have severe physical and psychological health repercussions, but there is a shortage of research on reliable predictors of abuse before it occurs. New research, published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, identifies several warning signs that preceded and predicted intimate partner violence. “Although future research is required…

Pregnant woman injured after large rock hits vehicle from I-5 overpass

Pregnant woman injured after large rock hits vehicle from I-5 overpass

By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A pregnant woman was injured in a vehicle from a large rock that was thrown from the Interstate 5 overpass in Oceanside Sunday morning, authorities said. Oceanside police officers responded to reports just before 9 a.m. of an individual who threw a large rock off the bridge at Bush Street striking…

Suspect arrested in San Marcos stabbing death of woman

Suspect arrested in San Marcos stabbing death of woman

By SDCN Editor San Marcos, CA–Sheriff’s homicide detectives announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing of a woman in San Marcos.  The suspect, 29-year-old Ziyah Jay Patterson was charged with the murder of 42-year-old Angela Marie Lanway. He was  Pattersonbooked into the Vista Detention Facility as the investigation into the…