Still image from the film, “Time for Change: The Kathy Bruyere Story.” Photo: GI Film Festival San Diego By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The GI Film Festival San Diego kicks off May 15 at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park with two documentaries of two local female veterans. The event begins with the…
Bicycle lane. Photo by Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–May is National Bicycle Safety Month, and Oceanside police are encouraging people to take bike rides actively and safely. To help keep people biking or walking safe, the Oceanside Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation throughout the month focused on…
Ketamine is a human and veterinary anesthetic that is abused as a party drug, sometimes with very serious health consequences. Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection By SDCN Editor Sterling, VA–It might have been a micro stereo, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers clearly didn’t like the loud sound they heard emanating from it…
By SDCN Editor The NFL announced its 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule for 2023, which kicks off on September 7, in Kansas City and concludes with 16 division games in Week 18 – two on Saturday, January 6, and 14 on Sunday, January 7. The 2023 NFL schedule, powered by AWS, will feature each team playing…
The counterfeit designer purses were seized at the Lewiston, N.Y. border crossing. Photo: Customs and Border Protection By SDCN Editor Buffalo, N.Y.–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Lewiston Bridge Port of Entry seized several designer purses for bearing counterfeit trademarks. According to Customs and Border Protection, they have the authority to detain, seize,…
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–Oceanside police arrested a suspect Wednesday morning on suspicion of shooting a woman in the foot and stealing her e-bike, authorities said. Officers responded to a call of a shooting near the 3500 block of College Boulevard on Tuesday at 10:06 p.m. in Oceanside. A 31-year-old woman was found suffering from…
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is used to search for a plane with three passengers that crashed near San Clemente Island. Photo: United States Coast Guard By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–The U.S. Coast Guard, and other rescue crews are searching for three people after receiving a report Wednesday morning of a downed…
By SDCN Editor Chula Vista, CA–Chula Vista police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly assault of a San Diego man on April 15 while on the crowded dance floor at Papagayos Grill and Cantina in Chula Vista, authorities said. Detectives identified the suspect as 38-year-old Bernabe Bahena Rivera. They said…
Nordstrom Rack in San Marcos, CA. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Seattle, WA–Seattle-based fashion retailer Nordstrom, Incorporated, announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack store in Oceanside in the spring of 2024. The new Oceanside store is 31,000 square feet and will be located in Pacific Coast Plaza, a popular shopping…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The violent crime rate has increased in the San Diego region according to a new SANDAG report by the Criminal Justice Research Division, 43 Years of Crime in the San Diego Region: 1980 Through 2022. In addition, SANDAG also released a summary of annual crime statistics by jurisdiction. As part…