County supervisors vote unanimously to address illicit fentanyl

County supervisors vote unanimously to address illicit fentanyl

Parts of the plan include expanding education, outreach and distribution of naloxone, an overdose medication. Photo: County of San Diego By County News Center San Diego, CA–San Diego County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to fight the illicit fentanyl crisis by increasing education, outreach, and early intervention, working to detect “outbreaks” or clusters of overdoses, and…

Man dies from shooting in flood control channel

Man dies from shooting in flood control channel

By Gina Yarbrough Escondido, CA–A man was fatally shot Sunday following a physical altercation with other people in a flood control channel in Escondido, police said. Escondido Police Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls around 5:45 p.m. of gunshots heard in the area of the channel at Hickory Street.   Officers arrived minutes later and found…

Golden Globes Awards return with nominations, diverse ceremony

Golden Globes Awards return with nominations, diverse ceremony

Selenis Leyva and Mayan Lopez at the 80th Golden Globe Awards nomination announcement. Photo: Harmony Gerber/HFPA By Gina Yarbrough Los Angeles, CA–The 80th annual Golden Globes Awards will return to the air in January after a year-long absence due to controversial issues over the lack of diversity among its members in the Hollywood Foreign Press…

People over 72 should withdraw from retirement plans, IRS says –

People over 72 should withdraw from retirement plans, IRS says –

The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C. By SDCN Staff Washington, D.C.–The Internal Revenue Service is reminding those who were born in 1950 or earlier that funds in their retirement plans and individual retirement arrangements face important upcoming deadlines for required minimum distributions to avoid penalties. Required minimum distributions, or RMDs, are minimum amounts…

Sheriff’s deputies arrest man in connection with arson at treatment center

Sheriff’s deputies arrest man in connection with arson at treatment center

Suspected arsonist. Photo: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Lemon Grove, CA–The Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with an arson at a long-term residential treatment facility on November 19 in Lemon Grove. On December 11, a detective with the Sheriff’s Bomb and Arson Unit arrested 37-year-old Darrell Allen…