By Gina Yarbrough El Cajon, CA–The El Cajon Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint in East County this weekend, authorities said. The checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests in the city, El Cajon police said in a news release. Officers will operate the checkpoint on May 26…
By SDCN Editor The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and their partner organizations are observing Hepatitis Awareness Month to raise awareness about viral hepatitis and to promote strategies for prevention, testing, and care, the health organization said. To improve timely diagnosis and care and reduce health disparities, CDC recently released updated, universal hepatitis…
By SDCN Editor The founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were sentenced Thursday for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in…
San Diego Central Library. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–San Diego police arrested Thursday a suspect in connection with two shootings, one fatal at the Central Library in downtown San Diego. The suspect, 21-year-old Kenneth Cheney, was taken into custody at 2:45 p.m., Cheney was located in the area…
By Gina Yarbrough Lemon Grove, CA–A female pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday at an intersection in Lemon Grove, authorities said. Deputies responded to a report of a traffic collision, just after 12:30 a.m., at the intersection of Broadway and Harris Street. Deputies found a 40-year-old woman who had been struck by a…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–In two separate incidents, gunfire was reported by San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents patrolling the immediate international border with Mexico. The most recent incident occurred just yards north of the border on Monday at 9:05 p.m., about one-half mile east of the San Ysidro port of entry. As agents…
Transdev workers represented by Teamsters Local 683 who provide transportation services for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System hold a strike in the South Bay. Photo provided by Teamsters Local 683 By SDCN Editor Chula Vista, CA–Transdev workers represented by Teamsters Local 683 who provide transportation services for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)…
County Administration Center in San Diego. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By County News Center San Diego, CA–San Diego County victims of wage theft can turn to a County Workplace Justice Fund for help while trying to regain their lost wages, the County of San Diego said. The Board of Supervisors approved the introduction…
Pieces of damaged outside mirrors were found by San Diego Police. Photo provided by San Diego Police Department By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego police arrested a 23-year-old man on Tuesday suspected of multiple acts of vandalism across several communities. The suspect, identified as Gianluca Abitianeves, was reportedly caught in the act of prying…
By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–In its continued effort to combat the opioid epidemic and all substance use disorders, California has awarded $23.3 million in grants for a new program designed to support students who want to become substance use disorder (SUD) counselors with paid on-the-job training. The SUD Earn and Learn program provides students with…