County of San Diego’s Public Health Services’ Getting to Zero free app provides HIV resource information. Image provided by County of San Diego By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The County of San Diego’s Public Health Services, in collaboration with 2-1-1 San Diego, has launched a new free app to help San Diego residents find HIV…
By Gina Yarbrough El Cajon, CA–A female pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Monday at an intersection in El Cajon, authorities said. El Cajon police and paramedics responded to calls of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle around 6:21 a.m. at an intersection of East Main Street and Roanoke Road. An…
Two endangered Sumatran tigers emerged from their den at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Photo credit: San Diego Zoo Safari Park By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Two critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs emerged from their den at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The cubs, born July 12, stepped out to explore their outdoor habitat,…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Padres and SEIU United Services Workers West have agreed to a new four-year contract that was ratified by union membership earlier this month, Padres officials said. The contract will allow the two organizations to continue providing first-class year-round service to patrons of Petco Park in downtown San…
Rescue boat. Photo: Gina Yarbrough By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–Four people were rescued from the ocean Sunday morning after their vessel capsized after taking in water, the Oceanside Fire Department said. Oceanside fire and lifeguard crews responded to a reported sinking vessel around 11 a.m. approximately 1.5 miles outside of the Oceanside Harbor. The people…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The American Lung Association Research Institute was awarded $13.6 million in research grants to fund 129 innovative projects to advance today’s science to end lung disease tomorrow, including two projects in Southern California. Dr. Mona Alotaibi of the University of California – San Diego was awarded the COVID-19 Respiratory Virus…
JFS Healthy at Home By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diegans can now order a week’s worth of healthy meals with a side of enriching conversation, both crucial for San Diego’s rapidly growing older adult population. Healthy at Home, a new local meal delivery service powered by the Jewish Family Service of San Diego, offers…
Approximately 30 buckets totaling more than 900 pounds of liquid methamphetamine were discovered and extracted by Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility. Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection By SDCN Editor Otay Mesa, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the San Diego Field Office intercepted a major smuggling attempt…
By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Department of Defense announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs to counter Russia’s ongoing war of aggression in its country. The announcement is the Biden Administration’s 48th tranche of equipment to be provided from Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. The security…
The Sheriff’s Department released a photo of the ghost gun seized from a man outside the Mesa Reentry Facility and George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa. Photo provided by San Diego Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Otay Mesa, CA–A man was arrested Monday after being found with a ghost gun outside of a county…