Fire crews battled a fire Tuesday night at an apartment complex laundry room in Oceanside, the Oceanside Fire Department said.
Photo of citrus greening plant damage from a fatal tree disease known as Huanglongbing. Photo courtesy of County of San Diego By County News Center San Diego, CA–The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center on Nov. 30 after detecting the fatal citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing…
By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to ban all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE), an extremely toxic chemical known to cause serious health risks including cancer, neurotoxicity, and reproductive toxicity. TCE is used in cleaning and furniture care products, degreasers, brake cleaners, and tire repair sealants, and a variety of…
With the backdrop of the downtown San Diego site for the proposed Seaport San Diego project, students from Pacific Beach Middle School gather plankton samples for analysis. Photo: Seaport Climate Science Program By SDCN Editor National City, CA–A new science program created by educators and businesses will allow San Diego students an opportunity to explore…
Escondido Police Department vehicle. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Escondido, CA–The Escondido Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint this Saturday beginning at 6 p.m. at an undisclosed location. The DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of…
By SDCN Editor Two brothers were sentenced to federal prison in connection with manufacturing and distributing firearms intended for ISIS, federal authorities said Wednesday. Moyad Dannon, 25, of Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced to 200 months, equivalent to 16 years and eight months, in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty…
Alan Earl James By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Superior Court has ordered the conditional release of sexually violent predator Alan Earl James to East County. The California Department of State Hospitals has recommended the placement of James at 1138 Custer Road in Campo. He was convicted of sexual assaults dating back to…