By SDCN Editor Escondido, CA–Three people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol during a DUI checkpoint conducted by the Escondido Police Department Friday evening in Escondido, authorities said. The checkpoint was held at Centre City Pkwy and Decatur Way from 5:45 p.m. to 11:50 p.m., the Escondido Police Department said in a…
By SDCN Editor Two former leaders of the Proud Boys organization were sentenced Thursday for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes necessary…
By SDCN Editor Vista, CA–A woman is in custody on suspicion of being behind a murder-for-hire plot to have her husband killed, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. On July 2 around 7:30 p.m., deputies from the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station received a radio call about a house fire in the 4600 block of…
By SDCN Editors Electric power lines. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom and the legislature reached an agreement on the governor’s package to build more clean energy, make the grid more reliable, and help achieve our 100% clean electricity goal. Thursday marks a critical step in California’s work to combat the…
Crystal Cove State Park. Photo: Dan Stiel By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–California State Parks will celebrate Biodiversity Day in September at more than 40 parks statewide, officials said. The state parks will be hosting more than 60 special events and engaging activities from September 2 to 10. The public is invited to a friendly bioblitz…
By SDCN Editor A dual Russian-German citizen who has resided in Russia and Cyprus was charged by criminal complaint, unsealed Thursday, with export control violations, smuggling, wire fraud, and money laundering offenses based on his alleged participation in an ongoing scheme to procure U.S.-sourced microelectronics subject to U.S. export controls on behalf of a Russia-based…
By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Internal Revenue Service reminded consumers considering an automobile purchase to be sure to understand several recent changes to the new Clean Vehicle Credit for qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles, including qualified manufacturers and tax rules. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) made several changes to the new Clean Vehicle…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A doctor practicing in Imperial Valley pleaded guilty on August 25 for using foreign unapproved, and misbranded cosmetic drugs for years, authorities said. Tien Tan Vo pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of receipt of misbranded drugs in interstate commerce and being an accessory after the fact to an accomplice, who…
Image: Shutterstock/ Rawpixel.com By SDCN Editor The Justice Department Tuesday announced a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Romania, and Latvia to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Qakbot and take down its infrastructure. The Qakbot malicious code is being deleted from victim computers, preventing…
Methamphetamine seized by Border Patrol agents. Photo: U.S. Border Patrol By SDCN Editor Indio, CA–El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Mexican citizen attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics through an immigration checkpoint on August 25. The driver of a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe approached the primary inspection area of the Highway 86 checkpoint. Agents…