Nordstrom Rack to open new store in Oceanside

Nordstrom Rack to open new store in Oceanside

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-foot and will be located in Pacific Coast Plaza, a popular shopping center…

Suspect wanted in connection with deadly assault at local restaurant

Suspect wanted in connection with deadly assault at local restaurant

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…

Traumatic brain injury survivor brings healing to others with therapeutic art

Traumatic brain injury survivor brings healing to others with therapeutic art

Kathleen Newhouse, president and founder, Just A Breath Away Foundation. Photo credit: Just A Breath Away Foundation By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Just A Breath Away Foundation, a Fallbrook-based nonprofit organization,  announced a fundraising campaign to benefit Sharp HealthCare Foundation’s Arts for Healing program, which brings arts-based experiences free of charge to Sharp Metropolitan Medical…

CA awards nearly $17 million for Youth Substance Use Prevention

CA awards nearly $17 million for Youth Substance Use Prevention

By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–California Tuesday awarded nearly $17 million to 44 community-based and tribal organizations to develop and increase substance use disorder prevention services through civic engagement and culturally competent programs.  The awards are part of Elevate Youth California, a statewide Department of Health Care Services program addressing substance use disorder. The investments will…

Four leaders of Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy of U.S. Capitol Breach

Four leaders of Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy of U.S. Capitol Breach

By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–A jury in the District of Columbia Thursday returned guilty verdicts on multiple felonies against five members of the Proud Boys, finding four of the defendants guilty of seditious conspiracy for their actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to the evidence at…

Woman arrested after mailing drug-laced letters to county jail

Woman arrested after mailing drug-laced letters to county jail

By SDCN Editor East County, CA–An East County woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of mailing drug-laced letters to a county jail, authorities said. According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, on four separate occasions between December 2022 and April 2023, deputies assigned to the Sheriff’s Mail Processing Center intercepted letters intended for an…

FEAM Aero launches new line station at San Diego Airport

FEAM Aero launches new line station at San Diego Airport

FEAM Aero has launched a new line station at San Diego International Airport. Photo provided by FEAM Aero By SDCN Editor FEAM Aero, the largest leading provider of aircraft line maintenance services in the United States, has added another line station to its portfolio. he newest location at San Diego International Airport increases the company’s…

Father Joe’s Villages launches new online thrift store

Father Joe’s Villages launches new online thrift store

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Father Joe’s Villages launched a new online thrift store on April 24 to fund programs to help homeless individuals and families, the nonprofit organization said. Father Joe’s Villages, a homeless service provider in San Diego, is expanding its retail operations from brick-and-mortar stores. The store will sell gently used clothing,…

San Diego outlines next steps for development of cultural plan

San Diego outlines next steps for development of cultural plan

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The City of San Diego is creating its first-ever comprehensive cultural plan to guide investments in arts and culture in neighborhoods across the city. This week, staff published a framework that will help facilitate the development of the cultural plan, Creative City, which will advance arts and culture in every…