People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have lower bacterial diversity in the intestine than do healthy people, according to a team of Korean investigators.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department released images of three juvenile arson suspects responsible for a brush fire on July 12 in Fallbrook. Photo: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Fallbrook, CA–The Sheriff’s Department and San Diego County Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s assistance to identify and locate three juvenile suspects…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The Captain of the Port for Coast Guard Sectors San Diego is actively monitoring Hurricane Hilary, which strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Thursday and is forecasted to bring significant rainfall and high winds to Southern California this weekend. According to the National Hurricane Center, Hilary is about 60…
By SDCN Editor Five people were sentenced this week to prison for their roles in a $1 billion biofuel tax conspiracy, federal authorities said. Lev Aslan Dermen, aka Levon Termendzhyan, 56, was sentenced to 40 years; Jacob Kingston, 46, was sentenced to 18 years; Isaiah Kingston, 42, was sentenced to 12 years; Rachel Kingston, 67,…
Latke By SDCN Editor Encinitas, CA–Meet Latke, the featured pet of the week at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas. This affectionate canine is a 2-year-old, 44-pound, female Pit Bull mix. Latke’s journey began as a stray dog in Orange County, where she was later brought to an animal shelter. Fortunately, through the efforts…
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…
The western pond turtle. Photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service By SDCN Editor Ventura, CA–The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to list both species of western pond turtle, the northwestern pond turtle, and the southwestern pond turtle, as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Service is also proposing a 4(d) rule, that would support the conservation of both species. The northwestern pond turtle occurs in Washington, Oregon,…