By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA– A female passenger was fatally electrocuted, and the driver injured following a vehicle collision into an electrical box early Saturday morning in Southeast San Diego, authorities said. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Euclid Avenue around 2:30 a.m. in the Ridgeview and Webster neighborhood, the San Diego…
By SDCN Editor/County News Center San Diego, CA–The California American Water Company lifted a boil water advisory for affected areas in the South Bay on Saturday. The advisory was put into effect on August 24 due to E. coli contamination in the drinking water. After extensive water testing, Cal-Am and the State Water Resources Control…
The Department of Justice in Washington, DC. By SDCN Editor The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The Sports San Diego announced the tipoff times and first-day matchups for the inaugural Rady Children’s Invitational Basketball Tournament this fall. The early season Thanksgiving holiday tournament will take place November 23 and 24 at LionTree Arena on the campus of UC San Diego in La Jolla. Each of the…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech is the most powerful and enduring words of the man who touched the conscience of the nation and the world. (Photo courtesy of the Drum Major Foundation) By Danny R. Johnson – Political News Editor WASHINGTON, DC–More than 60 years after its delivery, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s…
By SDCN Editor El Cajon, CA–A suspect was arrested in connection with multiple armed robbery series in San Diego County, authorities said. On Friday, the El Cajon Police Department received a call from an alarm company just after 9 p.m. that an armed robbery had just occurred at the Speedway Gas, located at 700 Avocado…
(File photo) Families participate in the annual Clairemont Family Day in San Diego. Photo provided by the City of San Diego By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Each fall, thousands of people are expected to show up at the 34th annual Clairemont Family Day, a free event to celebrate families and the local community. The event…
Oceanside Public Library. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–Do you have gently used purses and backpacks in your closet? The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library is accepting donations of those items to sell at their October 21 fundraiser, Purses for a Purpose, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at…
By Gina Yarbrough Encinitas, CA–An elderly man is in custody on charges of stabbing his wife during an argument Thursday night at their home in Encinitas, authorities said. The domestic incident occurred just after 7 p.m. in the 1000 block of C Street in Encinitas. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a neighbor’s 9-1-1 call about a…
By SDCN Editor Otay, Mesa, CA–U.S. Border Patrol agents were shot at while attempting to apprehend a group of suspected migrants illegally entering the United States. In another incident, armed suspects were spotted operating in the border area. On Aug. 18, a Border Patrol agent encountered a group of suspected migrants in the Otay Mountain…