CA state parks to receive $24.8 million for outdoor recreation

CA state parks to receive $24.8 million for outdoor recreation

Bayview Park in San Francisco. Photo: San Francisco Recreation and Parks By SDCN Editor Sacrament, CA–California State Parks will receive $24.8 million for state-established outdoor recreation priority projects from the Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Land and Water Conservation Fund, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said. “California State Parks is thrilled to be receiving a…

Sheriff’s Department investigating a suspicious motel fire

Sheriff’s Department investigating a suspicious motel fire

By Gina Yarbrough Lemon Grove, CA–The Sheriff’s Department is investigating a suspicious structure fire that damaged a motel room on Friday in East County. The fire was reported just after 12 p.m. in the 8000 block of Broadway in Lemon Grove.  Deputies on patrol noticed smoke coming from a nearby motel. When they arrived at…

Electrical fire causes power outages at multiple stores at shopping center

Electrical fire causes power outages at multiple stores at shopping center

Oceanside and Carlsbad Fire Department crews respond to an electrical fire at Tillys that caused power outages at multiple stores at El Camino North Shopping Center in Oceanside. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–An electrical fire at a retail store Wednesday afternoon caused multiple stores at an Oceanside shopping center…

Gov. Newsom to secure textbooks for students in Temecula

Gov. Newsom to secure textbooks for students in Temecula

By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Following the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s failure to adopt an updated social studies curriculum, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is entering into a contract to secure textbooks to ensure students in the district begin the school year with access to up-to-date books and materials that comply with state law. …

Inmate in Sheriff’s custody died of fentanyl, Medical Examiner says

Inmate in Sheriff’s custody died of fentanyl, Medical Examiner says

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The County Medical Examiner’s Office completed an autopsy of an inmate in Sheriff’s Department custody who died at a local hospital last February in San Diego.  The cause of death of 33-year-old Ryan Thuresson was combined fentanyl and flouorofentanyl toxicity. The manner of death was natural, the San Diego County…

Oceanside Police to hold DUI checkpoint next month

Oceanside Police to hold DUI checkpoint next month

By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–The Oceanside Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint on August 11 from 7 p.m. to midnight at an undisclosed location within Oceanside city limits. The checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of a DUI checkpoint is to promote public safety by taking suspected…

San Diego Airport Arts program unveils temporary exhibition

San Diego Airport Arts program unveils temporary exhibition

San Diego International Airport’s Arts program will run until the end of 2023. Photo provided by San Diego International Airport By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego International Airport’s Arts Program has completed the installation of its latest temporary exhibition A Necessary Departure, located throughout Terminal 2 pre-and-post security. A Necessary Departure is a collection of works from 17…

Coast Guard offloads around $158 million worth of narcotics

Coast Guard offloads around $158 million worth of narcotics

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast crew offload illegal narcotics worth. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) Monday offloaded more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine and 5,500 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $158 million in San Diego. The interdictions were conducted during counter-narcotics…

Kidnapped child missing for 2 years located in Mexico

Kidnapped child missing for 2 years located in Mexico

By SDCN Editor Atlanta, GA–The U.S. Marshals Service and the Georgia police, with the assistance of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, have rescued an international missing child and facilitated the arrest of her kidnappers, federal authorities said.  The child has been returned to the U.S. and reunited with her custodial parent. The…