By SDCN Editor A narcotrafficker pleaded guilty today to international cocaine trafficking conspiracy, federal authorities said According to court documents, beginning in the 1980s through 2017, Raul Flores-Hernandez, aka El Tio, 70, led a drug-trafficking organization based in Mexico’s Jalisco State that trafficked cocaine from South America to Mexico for subsequent importation into the United…
By SDCN Editor The Justice Department, together with Attorneys General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New York, and the District of Columbia, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Tuesday to block JetBlue Airways Corporation’s proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of its largest and fastest-growing ultra-low-cost rival, Spirit Airlines, Incorporated. JetBlue and Spirit compete fiercely…
By Gina Yarbrough San Marcos, CA–A 32-year-old woman was arrested last month in connection with a phone bomb threat last month at San Marcos Elementary School, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Marie Kim on suspicion of making the threat when they responded to an argument on February 23 in…
Chikaya Sato (left) and Johannes Seeman of San Diego State University hold their trophy after winning the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship at La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. Photo provided by La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club By SDCN Editor La Jolla, CA–Hometown tennis fans had plenty to cheer about at the La Jolla…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Cygnet Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of “Noël Coward’s classic comedy, Present Laughter.” The play is directed by Rosina Reynolds and runs from March 29 to April 29 at Cygnet Theatre in Old Town. “Present Laughter” is a lighthearted farce that celebrates playwright Noël Coward’s legendary wit…
Lenny Kravitz. Photo credit Mark Seliger By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–Grammy-winning musician Lenny Kravitz will deliver the “In Memoriam” performance at the 95th Oscars, executive producers, and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced on Monday. A writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Kravitz has transcended genre throughout a three-decade-plus musical…
Governor Gavin Newsom receives state winter storm updates from emergency response officials at the State Operations Center. Photo provided by Office of Governor By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom met with emergency response officials Sunday at the State Operations Center and received an update on winter storms and the state’s work to support disaster…
From left, Ashley Graham (photo credit Ben Ritter), Vanessa Hudgens (photo credit ©A.M.P.A.S.®), and Lilly Singh (photo credit: Shayan Asgharnia) By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–Model Ashley Graham, actor Vanessa Hudgens, and multi-hyphenate Lilly Singh will host “Countdown to the Oscars,” the official lead-in to the 95th Oscars on March 12 in Los Angeles. This…
Basketball hoop in basketball court. Photo credit: Markus Spiske (Pexels) By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Rady’s Children’s Hospital and Sports San Diego, the producers of the Holiday Bowl, have teamed up to launch a new invitational, annual college basketball tournament that will take place during the Thanksgiving holiday. The Rady Children’s Invitational will feature four…
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello. Photo credit: UMe By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA– ”The Songs of Bacharach & Costello,” personally compiled by Elvis Costello, brings together all of the published songs that Costello wrote with Burt Bacharach, one of the great composers of popular music in the 20th and 21st centuries. Available through UMe,…