NCTD awards negotiating agreements for Carlsbad transit projects

Hellhole Canyon County Preserve. Photo: County Department of Parks and Recreation By County News Center San Diego, CA–Five San Diego County parks will be closed in August, a safety measure taken each year because of the expected high temperatures. El Capitan Preserve in Lakeside, Hellhole Canyon Preserve in Valley Center, and Mt. Gower County Preserve…

EPA proposes to strengthen air quality standards The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday announced a proposal to strengthen a key national ambient air quality standard for fine particle pollution, also known as PM2.5, to better protect…

Woman struck and killed by pickup truck – San Diego County News Escondido, CA–A female pedestrian was struck and killed Saturday by a pickup truck at an intersection in downtown Escondido, authorities said.

Pedestrian falls from overcrossing, lands on traffic lanes on SR-52 A 27-year-old male pedestrian died from his injuries Thursday night after falling from an overcrossing and landing on traffic lanes on State Route 52 in San Diego,…

By Gina Yarbrough Poway, CA–Five people were arrested Friday evening on suspicion of DUI at a checkpoint conducted by the Sheriff’s Department, authorities said. The Driving Under the Influence/Driver’s License checkpoint operated from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the 12100 block of Poway Road, Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Sean Gallagher said in a news release….

By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Justice Department Wednesday announced $192,819,214 in formula and discretionary grant awards to support vital services and legal responses for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in observance of the 29th anniversary of the original enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Congress appropriated approximately $700…