A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday after he struck a minivan at an intersection near the Interstate 5 freeway in Carlsbad, authorities said.
San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan. Photo: San Diego District Attorney’s Office By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan strongly criticized pending legislation that would remove the requirement that healthcare workers make a report to law enforcement when they suspect a patient has suffered a physical injury caused by abusive…
By Gina Yarbrough Encinitas, CA–An elderly man is in custody on charges of stabbing his wife during an argument Thursday night at their home in Encinitas, authorities said. The domestic incident occurred just after 7 p.m. in the 1000 block of C Street in Encinitas. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a neighbor’s 9-1-1 call about a…
By SDCN Editor Chula Vista, CA–Chula Vista police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly assault of a San Diego man on April 15 while on the crowded dance floor at Papagayos Grill and Cantina in Chula Vista, authorities said. Detectives identified the suspect as 38-year-old Bernabe Bahena Rivera. They said…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher is being accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a former MTS employee who filed a complaint against him, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System on Wednesday in San Diego Superior Court. According to the complaint, the plaintiff, 34-year-old Grecia Figueroa, who worked as…
Cedars-Sinai investigators have taken promising steps toward understanding the root causes of disk-associated low-back pain. Photo by Getty By Newswise A new Cedars-Sinai study might have cracked the mystery surrounding the cause of a specific type of back pain. Almost 40% of the adult population experiences low back pain due to degenerating disks in the…
Cannabis is the illicit drug most frequently found in the blood of drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes, including fatal ones. Photo by Elsa Olofsson on Unsplash By Newswise Road safety is a critical issue in an era of increasing cannabis legalization. Cannabis is known to impair reaction time, decision-making, coordination, and perception—skills necessary for…