In just a matter of weeks, the City of San Diego has dramatically reduced a backlog of pothole repair reports, a decrease of more than 80%, thanks to an increase in staffing and resources devoted to patching potholes.
By Gina Yarbrough Escondido, CA–Escondido police cited 21 unlicensed motorists, and four others with suspended licenses during a driving under the influence checkpoint Friday night in the city. The DUI checkpoint was conducted at West Valley Parkway and Avenida del Diablo. One motorist was arrested on an outstanding DUI warrant. The checkpoint was conducted between…
CA to close six COVID-19 testing sites in San Diego County San Diego, CA–Two state COVID-19 testing and treatment sites in San Diego County are scheduled to close in the next two weeks, and the state plans…
Interstate 10 was damaged in a massive storage yard fire underneath the freeway in Los Angeles on Saturday. Screengrab via Caltrans District 7 By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA—A major structure fire broke out at a storage yard under the Interstate 10 freeway early Saturday morning in Los Angeles, fire officials said. Los Angeles City…
Deer mouse By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A deer mouse collected near Mount Laguna on August 24 during routine monitoring by county officials has tested positive for hantavirus. This is the seventh routine detection of hantavirus in the region this year, County officials said. It is common to find hantavirus in wild rodents in San…
CBP officers at the Calexico East Cargo Facility discovered methamphetamine hidden in the floor of a trailer. Photo: Customs and Border Protection By SDCN Editor Calexico, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico East Cargo Facility, seize $4 million worth of narcotics in a tractor-trailer containing brussels sprouts. On June 2, at approximately…
By SDCN Editor Chula Vista, CA–An incarcerated woman is facing new charges after briefly escaping from custody at a hospital in the South Bay, authorities said. The inmate, 33-year-old Jasmine Lucero was initially arrested on June 25 on numerous charges, including theft, robbery, and using another person’s personal identifying information. She is currently housed at…