By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A search is underway for three American sailors last heard from on April 4 near Mazatlán, Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Mexican Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in the search efforts off the coast of Mexico. The sailors, William Gross, Frank O’Brien, and Kerry O’Brien were…
By Gina Yarbrough Fallbrook, CA–A woman was arrested on suspicion of a gift card scam, and identity and mail theft following a traffic stop on April 8 in Fallbrook, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. A Sheriff’s deputy pulled her car over for having an expired registration around 4 a.m. near the intersection of…
With the backdrop of the downtown San Diego site for the proposed Seaport San Diego project, students from Pacific Beach Middle School gather plankton samples for analysis. Photo: Seaport Climate Science Program By SDCN Editor National City, CA–A new science program created by educators and businesses will allow San Diego students an opportunity to explore…
Photo credit: San Diego Humane Society By Sarah Scorgie, Director of Communications, San Diego Humane Society When they show up for work each day, San Diego Humane Society’s Humane Officers have to be prepared for anything. In the field seven days a week, these officers have the power of police to enforce animal-related laws. They…
Top left: Aerial drone view of the deep snow that blanketed the meadow near Phillip Stations in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Top right: The “slippery when wet” sign along Hwy 50 in El Dorado County was nearly blocked by the recent snowfall. Photo from California State Parks. By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–With this season’s California…
By Gina Yarbrough Carlsbad, CA–A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Coaster train Tuesday evening on the tracks south of Tamarack Avenue in Carlsbad, authorities said The Sheriff’s Department Transit Enforcement Unit was dispatched at around 7:24 p.m. to investigate a collision involving a train and a pedestrian. When deputies arrived at the scene, the…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Retro TV, the original classic television diginet, has added San Diego to its footprint. Viewers in the market can now find Retro TV on KSDY-TV channel 50.3. The station, owned and operated by International Communications Network, Inc. (KSDY 50), brings over 2 million households to Retro TV’s reach. The long-running…
Rancho Bernardo, CA. Photo: City of San Diego By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation, an affiliate of the San Diego Foundation, announced the availability of grant funding through the Community Enhancement program to enhance the quality of life for those who live, work, and play in Rancho Bernardo. For the 2023 to…
By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that shattered a gas station glass door early Sunday morning in Vista, authorities said. The incident occurred just after 1 a.m. near the intersection of Olive Avenue and North Melrose Drive. Multiple gunshots were fired and a vehicle was heard speeding away, Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant…
By SDCN Editor Bonita, CA–The Sheriff’s Department is investigating the shooting death of a man early Sunday morning in the South Bay, authorities said. The incident occurred at around 5:30 a.m. in the 2900 block of Equitation Lane in the unincorporated area of Bonita. The male victim was transported to the hospital where he succumbed…