Image by Andreas Wohlfahrt from Pixabay By Newswise Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and the fifth most common worldwide. It only takes one blistering sunburn during childhood or adolescence to nearly double a person’s chance of developing melanoma later in life, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association. Since babies are much…
By SDCN Editor Otay Mesa, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry apprehended a man with an outstanding warrant for homicide. On June 18, Francisco Trejo Ramirez, a 51-year-old U.S. citizen, applied for entry through the Otay Mesa port of entry primary vehicle lanes as the driver of the…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The DEA Narcotics Task Force and the San Diego Police Department seized 38 pounds of methamphetamine and 41,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills off the streets, and two men were taken into custody. In April of this year, investigators developed information about the transportation of dangerous drugs to the San Diego area….
By Newswise People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who eat more foods high in certain omega-3 fatty acids like flaxseed oil, walnuts, canola oil, and pumpkin seeds may have a slower physical decline from the disease and may have a slightly extended survival. The study, which looked at the survival of people with ALS over…
By Gina Yarbrough Boulevard, CA–A woman was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of shooting her daughter following an argument at their residence in Boulevard, the Sheriff’s Department said. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Rural Command responded to a call just before 10 a.m. about a 22-year-old woman who had arrived at a fire station located in…
The Oceanside Inn and Suite in Oceanside. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A two-alarm structure fire that broke out early Tuesday morning damaged a motel complex in the north county, fire officials said. The Oceanside and Carlsbad Fire Department fire crews were dispatched to the fire at Oceanside Inn and…
A strip mall is closed off following a vehicle pursuit that ended with an officer-involved shooting between the suspect, Oceanside police, and Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies early Friday morning in Oceanside. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–A man suspected of killing a woman in her home Thursday night died in…
Mission Bay RV Resort unveils 147 new campsites. Image courtesy of Terra Vista Management By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Mission Bay RV Resort kicks off the summer season with the opening of 147 new campsites to the public on July 1. Once the site of 169 dilapidated and abandoned mobile homes, the long-anticipated project makes…
The ancient mosaic depicts the Roman demigod Hercules which is believed to be 2,000 years old. Photo: US Dept. of Justice By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a California man Wednesday for illegally importing from Syria an ancient mosaic depicting the Roman demigod Hercules that is believed to be…
By SDCN Editor San Diego CA–A vegetation fire that broke out on Tuesday in the Barona area has been contained by fire crews, authorities said. The blaze, dubbed the Wildcat Fire, burned near the Giant Paintball Park near the Barona Oaks MX Motocross Facility on Barona Road and Wildcat Canyon Road, according to CalFire. Fire…