Sheriff’s deputies display illegal fireworks, narcotics, a firearm, ammunition, and cash found in a suspect’s home in Vista. Photo: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–A man was arrested on multiple charges connected to an illegal fireworks investigation in Vista, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday. Deputies served a search…
By SDCN Editor Two brothers were sentenced to federal prison in connection with manufacturing and distributing firearms intended for ISIS, federal authorities said Wednesday. Moyad Dannon, 25, of Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced to 200 months, equivalent to 16 years and eight months, in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the city of San Diego with $2.25 million as part of the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All Program. Created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program is…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The DIRECTV Holiday Bowl will present the 28th annual Port of San Diego Game Day 5K on December 27, along downtown San Diego’s bayfront. The 5K race begins at 9:45 a.m. in front of the Wyndham Hotel on Harbor Drive. Runners, families, and spectators can watch the remainder of the…
Sheriff’s deputies collected unwanted weapons through a gun safety event last Sunday in Vista. Photo provided by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By SDCN Editor Vista, CA–The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department teamed up with its law enforcement partners to help get unwanted weapons off the streets through a gun safety event last weekend…
By Gina Yarbrough Santee, CA–The Santee Sheriff’s Station on Friday will conduct a DUI checkpoint from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location in Santee, authorities said. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of the checkpoints is to promote public safety by…
Wheelhouse Credit Union partnered with Knox Middle School for its annual turkey drive to feed local families in the community. Photo provided by Wheelhouse Credit Union By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–For the seventh year, Wheelhouse Credit Union has partnered with Knox Middle School to support local families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday. Wheelhouse…
The San Diego Zoo celebrates the holidays with the return of Jungle Bells. Photo provided by the San Diego Zoo By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Familiar holiday traditions take on a wild twist at the San Diego Zoo with the return of Jungle Bells. The zoo will be aglow with holiday cheer and decorations, festive…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Padres have acquired right-handed pitchers Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez, and Drew Thorpe and catcher Kyle Higashioka from the New York Yankees for outfielders Juan Soto and Trent Grisham, President of Baseball Operations General Manager A.J. Preller said. King, 28, posted a 4-8 record with six saves and a 2.75 ERA (32 ER, 104.2 IP) in 49 games for…
By Newswise La Jolla, CA–In August, researchers detected a new SARS-CoV-2 “variant of concern” in patients in Israel and Denmark. Since then, this variant, dubbed BA.2.86 or “Pirola,” has made its way around the globe. The Pirola variant has raised alarms because it is highly mutated. Pirola is as mutated as the Omicron variant was,…