By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom will receive federal assistance following the White House’s approval of the Presidential Emergency Declaration authorizing it to support response to continuous storms impacting much of California. The Presidential Emergency Declaration enables impacted counties to immediately access Direct Federal Assistance to help protect public safety and property, including generators,…
Electric power lines. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA– San Diego Gas & Electric is providing $16 million in shareholder funding to help customers with bill assistance and bolster community resources for residents who may be struggling financially. As part of their commitment, SDG&E will fund a new $10…
By Gina Yarbrough San Marcos, CA– A trash recycling truck struck and killed a pedestrian Friday in San Marcos, authorities said. Deputies were dispatched to a reported collision around 11:58 a.m. at the EDCO Recycling Buyback Center facility at 244 South Las Posas Road. When deputies and San Marcos Fire Department personnel arrived at the…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–San Diego police arrested a man Wednesday in connection with an early morning deadly stabbing at a gas station in San Ysidro, authorities said. Detectives were notified by officials from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection that the suspect, 32-year-old Hector Alcantara, of San Diego, had been detained at the…
Railroad tracks in North County. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–The North County Transit District will have two rail closures scheduled on the weekends for construction work. The first coastal rail line closure is this weekend, March 11 and 12 and the second one is March 25 to 26. During…
By SDCN Editor A California man was sentenced Wednesday to 65 months in prison for his role in conspiring with Peruvian-based call centers that defrauded Spanish-speaking United States residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, deportation, and other legal consequences. Luis Rendon, 60, of Harbor City, California is the eleventh defendant to be sentenced to…
San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents seized nearly 126 pounds of narcotics with a value of approximately $483,000. Photo: U S. Border Patrol By SDCN Editor Murrieta, CA–San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents seized nearly 126 pounds of narcotics with a value of approximately $483,000 from a single vehicle stop last week. On Friday at…
By SDCN Editor San Clemente, CA–Border Patrol agents assigned to the San Clemente Border Patrol Station Checkpoint prevented a suspected incident of child trafficking on March 3. The incident occurred around 1:40 a.m. when agents referred a vehicle containing a man and an infant to the secondary inspection area. Agents conducted an immigration inspection and…
By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–California is pulling back its renewal of a multi-million dollar contract with Walgreens, following the company’s decision not to dispense the abortion medication Mifepristone in 21 states, including states where abortion remains legal. On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom called for the review of all contracts between the State and Walgreens and…
By SDCN Editor A narcotrafficker pleaded guilty today to international cocaine trafficking conspiracy, federal authorities said According to court documents, beginning in the 1980s through 2017, Raul Flores-Hernandez, aka El Tio, 70, led a drug-trafficking organization based in Mexico’s Jalisco State that trafficked cocaine from South America to Mexico for subsequent importation into the United…