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,…
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751) law enforcement boarding team inspect a self-propelled semi-submersible in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Nov. 20. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel (U.S. Coast Guard) By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) offloaded approximately…
By SDCN Editor Encinitas, CA–Tux is the pet of the week at Rancho Coastal Humane Society. He’s a 1-1/2-year-old, 18-pound, male poodle mix. Tux was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society from another shelter through Friends of County Animal Shelters. He has lots of energy and a charming personality. The $145 adoption fee for Tux…
Cedars-Sinai investigators have taken promising steps toward understanding the root causes of disk-associated low-back pain. Photo by Getty By Newswise A new Cedars-Sinai study might have cracked the mystery surrounding the cause of a specific type of back pain. Almost 40% of the adult population experiences low back pain due to degenerating disks in the…
By Newswise Columbus, OH–ChatGPT may do an impressive job at correctly answering complex questions, but a new study suggests it may be absurdly easy to convince the AI chatbot that it’s in the wrong. A team at Ohio State University challenged large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to a variety of debate-like conversations in which…
SANDAG appoints Coleen Clementson as interim chief executive officer to begin in January 2024. Photo provided by SANDAG By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors unanimously approved the appointment of SANDAG’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Coleen Clementson, to lead the regional agency as the interim CEO on…