By Gina Yarbrough Escondido, CA–Escondido police cited 21 unlicensed motorists, and four others with suspended licenses during a driving under the influence checkpoint Friday night in the city. The DUI checkpoint was conducted at West Valley Parkway and Avenida del Diablo. One motorist was arrested on an outstanding DUI warrant. The checkpoint was conducted between…
By SDCN Editor The Justice Department Thursday announced charges against a Russian national for his involvement in deploying numerous LockBit ransomware, and other cyberattacks against victim computer systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, of Chechen Republic, will make his initial appearance later today. “This LockBit-related arrest, the second…
By SDCN Editor An Illinois woman pleaded guilty Friday for her role in a conspiracy to murder her mother while they vacationed in Bali, Indonesia, in August 2014. According to court documents, Heather Mack, 27, originally from Chicago, and her boyfriend, Tommy Schaefer, conspired to kill Mack’s mother while Mack and her mother vacationed in…
By SDCN Editor NASA and Boeing announced on Monday its aircraft produced through the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has been designated by the U.S. Air Force as the X-66A. The new X-plane seeks to inform a potential new generation of more sustainable single-aisle aircraft – the workhorse of passenger airlines around the world. Working…
World Design Organization (WDO)® announced that the cities of San Diego (USA) and Tijuana (Mexico) have been jointly named World Design Capital® (WDC) 2024 as a result of their commitment to human-centered design and legacy of cross-border collaboration to transform the region’s natural and built environments. By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego City…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–San Diego police are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot a man in the upper leg while he was washing his hands in a restaurant bathroom Saturday, authorities said. The incident occurred at Faridas Somali Cuisine located at 1754 Euclid Avenue in the Southeast area of San Diego. The…
By Gina Yarbrough Santee, CA–The Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fight that broke out at a community event Thursday in Santee. The incident occurred just after 7:30 p.m. at the Town Center Community Park in the 500 block of Park Center Drive. The City of Santee hosted a concert in the park for the community…
By SDCN Editor Julian, CA–The Sheriff’s Department is searching for a 27-year-old missing hiker last seen swimming at Three Sisters Falls on Friday in Julian. Two people were swimming at the middle level of the falls when one man went underwater and did not resurface, according to authorities. Deputies along with Cal Fire San Diego,…
County of San Diego was awarded nearly $17 million in state funds to help the homelessness along the San Diego riverbed into permanent housing and services. Photo: County of San Diego By County News Center San Diego, CA–A County-led partnership has been awarded nearly $17 million in state funds to help people experiencing homelessness along…
Carlsbad and Oceanside firefighters contain a structure fire that damaged a home Saturday in Carlsbad. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough Carlsbad, CA–A structure fire Friday severely damaged a home and displaced a family of four and a dog in downtown Carlsbad, authorities said. Carlsbad and Oceanside Fire Department fire crews responded…