Burt Bacharach, the debonair pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer, and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that decade’s mood of romantic optimism died on February 8 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.
Four people charged with plot to assassinate Haitian president U.S. federal law enforcement Tuesday transferred into U.S. custody four men detained in Haiti to face criminal charges in the Southern District of Florida related to their alleged…
NCTD awards negotiating agreements for Carlsbad transit projects Carlsbad, CA–The North County Transit District (NCTD) Board of Directors voted January 19 in favor of entering into Exclusive Negotiation Agreements with West Village Partners, a partnership between Sea…
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, the San Diego Padres, and the National School District donated 1,000 free turkeys to give to families living in National City. Photo provided by Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation By SDCN Editor National City, CA–Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation in partnership with the San Diego Padres and…
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…
Bell Middle School students participate in the Taste of San Diego Unified culinary event. Photo: San Diego Unified School District By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Bell Middle School ‘student food critics’ tasted and rated everything from plant-based nachos and roasted corn dip to chow mein with Kyoto-style veggies and strawberry smoothies made with a bike-powered blender…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A female inmate in custody at Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility died early Monday morning in her cell, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Sheriff’s homicide investigators were notified of the death of 32-year-old Roselee Bartolacci around 12:30 a.m. at the women’s facility in Santee. Bartolacci was arrested…