COVID-19 cases are slightly rising in San Diego County, prompting County health officials to continue calls for people to complete their vaccination series and get bivalent boosters if they haven’t already.
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher ended his run for State Senate after he revealed on Sunday his struggles with post-traumatic stress, trauma, and alcohol abuse, and his decision to seek help at a treatment center, the supervisor’s office states. “For many years, I’ve been suffering…
Chula Vista’s David Brown to compete in USA Blind Soccer’s International Friendlies in Chula Vista on Sunday. Photo provided by USA Blind Soccer By SDCN Editor Chula Vista, CA–History will be made this weekend in Chula Vista as the USA Blind Soccer Men’s National Team made its debut on the pitch with two international friendlies…
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A Camp Pendleton Marine was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Oceanside on Sunday, the Oceanside Police Department said. Oceanside police responded to calls of a traffic collision around 5:27 p.m. at Oceanside Boulevard just West of Vine Street. The 21-year-old driver, the solo occupant in the Ford F-150, was…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A suspected organized crime figure from Romania was arrested and charged in a federal complaint today with masterminding a scheme to steal more than $5 million in California unemployment insurance benefits intended to help workers impacted by the pandemic. According to the complaint, Constantin Sandu conspired with 214 unnamed Romanian…
Boxing gloves. Image by Aberro Creative from Pixabay By Newswise Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head impacts that athletes get from contact sports. However, the definitive diagnosis of the disease can be made only after death through an autopsy. New research criteria for identifying who may be more…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A Sheriff’s deputy’s quick thinking may have saved the life of a woman who was overdosing on fentanyl. On Thursday, around 4:30 p.m., deputies spotted a car with an expired registration in the parking lot of the George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa. Deputies made contact with the two…