Gaslamp shooter sentenced to life for killing parking valet

The 22nd annual San Diego International Film Festival kicks off with an Opening Night at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park Studio Premiere of ‘The Holdovers’. Photo: San Diego International Film Festival By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–The 22nd annual San Diego International Film Festival returns this month with a new theme, ‘Celebrating…

Carlsbad and Oceanside firefighters contain a structure fire that damaged a home Saturday in Carlsbad. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough Carlsbad, CA–A structure fire Friday severely damaged a home and displaced a family of four and a dog in downtown Carlsbad, authorities said. Carlsbad and Oceanside Fire Department fire crews responded…

By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–A teen girl was rescued Wednesday from the San Luis Rey River after she reportedly jumped from an Oceanside bridge, authorities said. The Oceanside Fire Department responded to a swift water rescue at around 10:13 p.m. in the river under the Douglas Bridge.  The rescuers along with Oceanside police officers located…

Man arrested, charged for possession of stolen property  Vista, CA–A man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of breaking into a North County business and stealing around $20,000 worth of property, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.

By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that shattered a gas station glass door early Sunday morning in Vista, authorities said. The incident occurred just after 1 a.m. near the intersection of Olive Avenue and North Melrose Drive. Multiple gunshots were fired and a vehicle was heard speeding away, Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant…

Emerson Elementary School students and staff at a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the campus’s transformation. Photo: San Diego Unified School District By SDCN Staff San Diego, CA–One of Southcrest’s oldest elementary schools celebrated its new state-of-the-art facilities and the completion of campus-wide renovations on Thursday.  Emerson Elementary School students joined San Diego Unified…