CBP officers seized $2 million of cocaine at port of entry San Diego, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry discovered over $2 million worth of cocaine hidden in a traveler’s…
Man found dead on Vista road is identified Vista, CA–A man found dead on a road early Thursday morning in Vista has been identified, authorities said.
EPA proposes to strengthen air quality standards The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday announced a proposal to strengthen a key national ambient air quality standard for fine particle pollution, also known as PM2.5, to better protect…
USD students present a proposal for the City of San Diego’s push to prevent ocean pollution. Image via screengrab (City of San Diego) By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–To bolster public understanding of the importance of stormwater services to San Diego’s quality of life, the City of San Diego’s Stormwater Department partnered with the University…
Laboratory owners, executives charged in health care scheme A superseding indictment was unsealed Friday charging two Texas men and a Louisiana man for conspiracy to defraud the United States, and to pay and receive health care kickbacks,…
Credit: Getty Images By Newswise African Americans and Hispanics face a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease than whites in the United States, but the reason may not be solely race or ethnicity, new research shows. Instead, those minority groups are more vulnerable because of lifelong inequities in socioeconomic factors such as income, health insurance, and…
By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–A man with trauma to his upper torso was found dead on a road early Thursday morning in Vista, authorities said. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call around 12 a.m. of a person down on the road in the 1900 block of West Vista Way. When deputies arrived on the scene,…
By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–A 49-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after pointing a replica firearm at another person in Vista, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. The incident occurred at an apartment complex in the 800 block of Soft Wind Road, authorities said. When deputies arrived at the complex, they located the suspect, later identified…
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance wins the Animation Award at the Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA. Photo: San Diego Zoo Safari Park By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s float took home the Animation Award for the most outstanding use of animation at the 134th Rose Parade presented by Honda, with…
Sheriff Kelly Martinez begins her term to lead the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Photo: San Diego Sheriff’s Office By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Kelly Martinez is officially the new sheriff of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. On Monday at noon, Martinez began her term as sheriff after she took the formal oath on…