Affected by Tijuana sewage odors? Here’s how to enter county’s drawing for a free air purifier By Tammy Murga August 2, 2024 at 4:13 p.m. Eligible households can apply by 3 p.m. on Aug. 14 for a chance to receive...
Crime and Public Safety | District attorney clears officers in three fatal San Diego shootings By Caleb Lunetta August 2, 2024 at 4:01 p.m. In each of three fatal shootings, the suspects threatened officers with a weapon, according to...
Transportation | Showtime! Trolley cars and stations will host art and performances this weekend By Jerry Wu August 2, 2024 at 12:54 p.m. Event organizers say it's a specialized effort they hope can harness art to educate San...
Pet of the week: Older terrier looking for new home and snuggle time By Linda Mcintosh August 1, 2024 at 10:39 p.m. A 10-year-old terrier mix is awaiting adoption at the San Diego Humane Society's San Diego...
Health | COVID spreading quickly in San Diego County By Paul Sisson August 1, 2024 at 10:42 p.m. San Diego County, it seems, is running a little hotter than the state and nation...
Courts | Man sentenced to life without parole for role in deadly South Bay crime spree By City News Service August 2, 2024 at 12:18 p.m. A driver mistaken for an undercover officer was fatally shot and a 19-year-old woman was...
Courts | 5 Chinese nationals indicted in San Diego in alleged $27 million elder fraud scam By Alex Riggins August 1, 2024 at 4:07 p.m. Federal prosecutors allege the scammers used pop-up ads, emails and phone calls to initially contact...
Crime and Public Safety | Motorcyclist dies in Imperial Beach crash with pickup By Karen Kucher August 1, 2024 at 4:09 p.m. The motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, was killed in the Thursday morning collision with...
Health | Hepatitis C falling in San Diego, but eliminating disease will take more work By Paul Sisson August 1, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. A big part of driving down the number of hepatitis C infections in San Diego...
Crime and Public Safety | Driver dies after crashing into parked car in Lemon Grove By Karen Kucher August 1, 2024 at 3:51 p.m. The driver crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle on Massachusetts Avenue near Mount Vernon Street...
Politics | Poll workers needed in San Diego County ahead of November election By Emily Alvarenga August 2, 2024 at 12:48 p.m. Poll workers are needed to staff vote centers across San Diego County for up to...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Restaurants, Food and Drink | Perry’s Cafe weathered the financial crisis of 2008 and pandemic. After 39 years, it will close. By Roxana Popescu August 1, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Perry's Cafe opened on Pacific Highway in 1985. Perry Eulmi, the owner, shares why she...
Business | CH Projects opens yet another restaurant, but this Middle Eastern venue is personal By Lori Weisberg July 31, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. CH Projects co-founder Arsalun Tafazoli has opened a new restaurant meant to be a tribute...
Health | UCSD workers demonstrate for new contract By Paul Sisson August 1, 2024 at 2:38 p.m. Though they marched in a circle a bit east of the hospital’s main entrance, demonstrators...
Politics | San Diego voters favor Harris over Trump, poll finds By Emily Alvarenga August 1, 2024 at 6:36 a.m. Vice President Kamala Harris holds a double-digit lead over former President Donald Trump in a...
Crime and Public Safety | This North County teen is going places. A police group is helping get her there with a reliable car. By Teri Figueroa August 1, 2024 at 8:10 a.m. Suraya Knott's story of resilience and fortitude inspired others, including a retired Escondido police officer...
San Diego County only has a few dozen detox beds for homeless residents. That total is about to get a boost. By Blake Nelson July 31, 2024 at 4:33 p.m. Father Joe’s Paul Mirabile Center downtown is shifting its approach amid staggering numbers of overdoses.
Crime and Public Safety | Undercover sex-trafficking sting nets 14 arrests, recovery of 10 possible victims at Comic-Con By Karen Kucher August 1, 2024 at 10:48 a.m. The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force operation targeted sex buyers with a goal of...
Crime and Public Safety | Gas line break causes outdoor fire at National City mall By Caleb Lunetta July 31, 2024 at 3:53 p.m. The broken gas line spewed flames 30 to 35 feet into the air at the...
Crime and Public Safety | Nixon fire prompts evacuation warnings for San Diego County residents on Riverside line By City News Service July 31, 2024 at 4:03 p.m. The proximity of the blaze prompted sheriff's officials to warn residents northeast of Oak Grove...
San Diego again declares a crisis over a lack of shelter. It’s still not clear where beds might be found. By Blake Nelson August 1, 2024 at 7:43 p.m. At least five council members have so far formally requested changes to one controversial proposal.
Crime and Public Safety | Couple dead in apparent murder-suicide at Santee senior living facility ID’d By Caleb Lunetta July 31, 2024 at 2:39 p.m. It's the second time such an incident has left a man and woman dead at...
Crime and Public Safety | Surveillance oversight group that hasn’t met for months can get back to work with new members By Lyndsay Winkley July 30, 2024 at 6:27 p.m. The nine-person Privacy Advisory Board has struggled since its 2022 inception to get and keep...
Courts | Wrong-way DUI driver sentenced for crash that killed a mother and injured her daughter By City News Service July 31, 2024 at 3:59 p.m. Andres James Cox, 26, got prison for the Aug. 27 crash that killed 32-year-old Yannira...
Crime and Public Safety | San Diego Humane Society seeks answers after two golden retrievers possibly abused By Caleb Lunetta July 30, 2024 at 4:43 p.m. The two golden retrievers were dropped off a day apart from one another at the...
Local News | From the Archives: Olympics preparation By The San Diego Union Tribune July 31, 2024 at 7:53 a.m. With the Paris Games ongoing, From the Archives goes back to July 24, 1972, for...
Crime and Public Safety | Hundreds of acres burn at border near Tecate By City News Service July 30, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. The blaze erupted at the base of Tecate Peak about 11:15 a.m. and was burning...
Drivers wanted: Senior rideshare program recruiting volunteers By Noah Lyons July 30, 2024 at 12:32 p.m. County's aging population needs help running errands and getting to appointments
Crime and Public Safety | Oceanside homeowner fatally shoots home-invasion suspect By Karen Kucher July 30, 2024 at 4:13 p.m. The 22-year-old man, armed with a rock and a 3-foot wooden stake, had entered an...
Politics | Boost in power for San Diego Ethics Commission heading to November ballot By David Garrick July 30, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. The reform measure, proposed by City Attorney Mara Elliott, would bar elected leaders from eliminating...
News | Teens expected to face federal charges in ‘violent, premeditated’ Chula Vista shootings By Alexandra Mendoza July 30, 2024 at 8:05 a.m. The shootings killed one and wounded two, including a man who Mexican authorities say is...
Courts | Driver, 77, sentenced for North Park hit-run that killed Del Mar man By City News Service July 29, 2024 at 5:43 p.m. Donna Jacobs pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run charges for hitting 42-year-old Del Mar...
Crime and Public Safety | Driver suspected of fatally running-down man in Lemon Grove arrested By Caleb Lunetta July 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Nicholas Hoskin, 45, was arrested in connection with the death of Brian Colvin, 44, who...
Innovative San Ysidro center will provide refuge from wildfires, heat waves and power outages By Tammy Murga July 29, 2024 at 9:15 p.m. A groundbreaking for the 7,000-square-foot campus is scheduled for Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon...
News | Navy christens destroyer named after heroic Camp Pendleton Marine By Gary Robbins July 29, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Patrick Gallagher threw himself on a hand grenade in Vietnam in July 1966, protecting fellow...
News | Powerful new fighter jet squadron reaches operational status at MCAS Miramar By Gary Robbins July 30, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. The F-35C strike fighters are the stealthiest aircraft in the U.S. military.
Crime and Public Safety | Motorcyclist killed, another rider seriously injured in SR-78 crash with truck, trailer By Karen Kucher July 29, 2024 at 2:15 p.m. A 66-year-old motorcyclist was killed Sunday morning when he sideswiped a truck pulling a trailer...
Courts | Poway man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing cousin By City News Service July 29, 2024 at 1:33 p.m. Prosecutors said Uriel Cedillo was mad at Fatima Marin Cedillo because of injuries he'd suffered...
Crime and Public Safety | Firefighters making progress on blaze near U.S.-Mexico border By Karen Kucher July 29, 2024 at 3:09 p.m. The Border 65 fire, south of Barnett Junction and west of Tecate, was reported to...
News | Who’s gotten $15M in community grants since supervisors ended public approval? Here’s what our review found By Jerry Wu July 29, 2024 at 6:38 p.m. The San Diego Union-Tribune identified eight awards to seven charities that were out of compliance...
News | Chula Vista taps into housing fund for homeless prevention, affordable housing development By Tammy Murga July 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The City Council approved the allocation of $4.5 million for affordable housing development and programs...
Crime and Public Safety | Grove fire north of Palomar Mountain is now extinguished, fire officials say By Kristen Taketa July 28, 2024 at 7:34 p.m. The Grove fire was sparked Wednesday by lightning and burned more than 860 acres of...
Crime and Public Safety | Driver taken into custody after police chase, wrong-way crash in San Marcos By Kristen Taketa July 28, 2024 at 7:39 p.m. The chase began after a report of a fight and potential stabbing in Vista and...
Crime and Public Safety | Brush fire near border chars 90 acres at Tecate Peak By Kristen Taketa July 28, 2024 at 7:52 p.m. The blaze, dubbed Border 65 fire, started around 1 p.m. Sunday
New $30 million park gets go-ahead for Carlsbad By Phil Diehl July 30, 2024 at 11:02 a.m. Robertson Ranch will have pickleball, basketball court, sports fields, playgrounds and more
News | Corporate landlord agrees to $20M settlement of local businessman’s False Claims Act lawsuit By Jeff McDonald July 28, 2024 at 5:02 a.m. Neil Senturia, whose machine-learning program scanned thousands of building-permit records around California, will share the...
News | Their homes flooded 6 months ago. Stuck in red tape, they’re still scrambling just to find a place to sleep. By Emily Alvarenga July 29, 2024 at 5:15 p.m. Tenants whose homes were destroyed are still waiting for repairs, shelter beds and financial aid...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY News | Shelter lease negotiator’s dual roles raise questions about conflicts of interest By Jeff McDonald July 28, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Cushman is a paid consultant on the mayor's controversial plan. He also serves on San...
News | San Diego teens aren’t waiting to grow up to demand quicker end to Tijuana sewage crisis By Tammy Murga July 29, 2024 at 6:27 a.m. Young people across San Diego County are producing documentaries, holding art exhibits, collecting data with...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Politics | An upgraded Gaslamp Promenade could transform downtown. Can the city afford it? By David Garrick July 28, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. A new study says $65 million is needed for the year-old promenade along Fifth Avenue...
Crime and Public Safety | San Diego Humane Society rescues 48 cats, 2 dogs from ‘overwhelmed’ owner By Teri Figueroa July 27, 2024 at 6:29 p.m. The animals will be treated then put up for adoption, but the rescue comes as...
Local News | It took 8 years: Pershing Bikeway makes its formal debut By Lori Weisberg July 30, 2024 at 9:23 a.m. The project, which cost $14 million to construct, is designed to improve safety for both...
Courts | Bonsall couple behind multimillion-dollar beauty store theft ring learning their fates By Teri Figueroa July 27, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Michelle and husband Kenneth Mack, whose theft ring targeted Ulta and Sephora stores, face time...
News | California lawmakers push to get local health inspectors into immigration facilities By Vanessa G. Sánchez July 27, 2024 at 5:59 p.m. Local public health officers say they don’t have authority under state law to inspect detention...
Things to do | Clean air, food, Indigenous history: At Comic-Con, San Diego advocates and creators share their work on an international stage By Maura Fox July 27, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Local artists and organizers are using the annual event to spread the word about local...
Health | UCSD halts negotiations with Tri-City Medical Center. ‘We don’t believe there’s a desire to get this deal done’ By Paul Sisson July 29, 2024 at 10:04 a.m. Tri-City CEO says proposed terms leave hospital "vulnerable to insolvency."
Crime and Public Safety | Three-alarm fire displaces dozens in Gaslamp during Comic-Con By Teri Figueroa July 28, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. The fire was reported around 7:30 p.m. at a Brazilian steakhouse on Fourth Avenue near...
Local News | Scene: WILDCOAST’S Baja Bash By Adrian Vore July 26, 2024 at 7:49 p.m. WILDCOAST held its 2024 Baja Bash last month and raised $281,000 that will go directly...
Crime and Public Safety | SDPD chief again flexes emergency powers to install surveillance cameras before Comic-Con By Lyndsay Winkley July 27, 2024 at 6:01 p.m. Police Chief Scott Wahl said the department doesn't know of any credible threats, but the...
Business | American Airlines returns to Carlsbad airport after 27-year absence By Lori Weisberg July 30, 2024 at 3:29 p.m. For the first time since 1997, American Airlines will operate out of Carlsbad's McClellan-Palomar Airport,...
Crime and Public Safety | Grove fire near Palomar Mountain continues to burn as crews make containment progress By Caleb Lunetta July 26, 2024 at 4:54 p.m. The firefighters made progress in holding the southeast flank of the fire, which had been...
Politics | City Council OKs San Diego’s first-ever child and youth plan By Jerry Wu July 27, 2024 at 10:11 a.m. The final plan is the result of youth input gathered through focus groups and meetings...
Community events in San Diego County: From Summer Wine Festival to All American Car Show By Linda Mcintosh July 26, 2024 at 4:28 p.m. A sneak peek at upcoming community concerts, street fairs, festivals, performances, art shows, blood drives,...
News | South Korea accuses 3 Chinese students of illegally photographing San Diego-based carrier By Gary Robbins July 27, 2024 at 6:03 p.m. The 1,092-foot USS Theodore Roosevelt stopped by Busan shortly before leaving on joint exercises with...
Crime and Public Safety | Woman critically injured after thrown from motorcycle in Mission Beach By Teri Figueroa July 26, 2024 at 11:21 a.m. The woman was a passenger while a motorcyclist was doing wheelies in a parking lot....
Crime and Public Safety | Victim stabbed by man claiming he was being followed in Grantville By City News Service July 26, 2024 at 7:56 a.m. The attack happed Thursday evening on Waring Road, just off Interstate 8 near an office...
Crime and Public Safety | After announcing sweeping reorganization, SDPD chief unveils new leadership team By Lyndsay Winkley July 26, 2024 at 7:32 a.m. Since being tapped by Mayor Todd Gloria in March, Chief Scott Wahl has discussed the...
Politics | Wholesale water rates won’t rise as sharply as feared. Here’s why that could still cost ratepayers. By David Garrick July 26, 2024 at 7:31 a.m. Reducing the rate hike has already alarmed credit rating agencies, and could send the water...
Pet of the week: Cat with ‘a sprinkle of sass’ looking for someone to care for her By Linda Mcintosh July 25, 2024 at 6:45 p.m. A 3-year-old female domestic shorthair cat is up for adoption at Rancho Coastal Humane Society.
Business | What loophole? San Diego’s elected leaders think short-term rental rules are working By Lori Weisberg July 26, 2024 at 3:01 p.m. Despite complaints that a loophole in current regulations is allowing apartment buildings to be transformed...
News | Facing mounting questions and persistent opposition, Gloria delays homeless shelter plan By Jeff McDonald July 25, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. The council will consider a revised lease later this year, rather than next week, after...
Crime and Public Safety | Man who may have been intentionally run over and killed in Lemon Grove ID’d By Caleb Lunetta July 25, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. Brian Colvin, 44, was fatally injured after a vehicle he was standing in front of...
Courts | Trafficker sentenced to prison for forcing victims to solicit sex at San Diego beaches By City News Service July 25, 2024 at 2:56 p.m. David Warren, 37, trafficked three victims by bringing them from Las Vegas to San Diego...
Crime and Public Safety | Some evacuations lift as firefighters battle 900-acre Grove fire for second day By Karen Kucher July 26, 2024 at 7:49 a.m. Firefighters in San Diego County are battling flames under hot, humid conditions, and a fire...
Politics | What do San Diegans want in trash pickup, and at what cost? City launches massive outreach effort to find out By David Garrick July 26, 2024 at 7:28 a.m. Forums kick off a year-long effort expected to end next July with San Diego starting...
Courts | Prosecutor turned defense attorney is newest federal magistrate judge in San Diego By Teri Figueroa July 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Benjamin Cheeks is a former federal prosecutor who moved into criminal defense and civil litigation
Health | UCSD updates partnership proposal after Tri-City considers looking elsewhere By Paul Sisson July 26, 2024 at 6:28 a.m. Proposal includes a cash infusion of more than $100 million and raises of about 20...
Politics | Want to comment publicly before the San Diego City Council? You may soon have to show up in person By David Garrick July 26, 2024 at 7:29 a.m. Critics say ending virtual public comment would silence the voices of those who can't attend...
Courts | Former Marine sentenced for fatal crash during Escondido police chase By City News Service July 25, 2024 at 8:18 a.m. John Eugene Brand sentenced to seven years for crash that killed passenger Shevondia Compare-Bell, 18
Courts | 19 charged in maritime human smuggling operation in San Diego By Caleb Lunetta July 25, 2024 at 6:24 a.m. Federal prosecutors alleged the organization made hundreds of thousands of dollars smuggling people into the...
News | Delicate ballet unfolds in San Diego Bay as 2 aircraft carriers swap assets and people By Gary Robbins July 24, 2024 at 5:10 p.m. The USS George Washington is preparing to replace the USS Ronald Reagan at a base...
Local News | Someone San Diego Should Know: Augustus Holm By Jan Goldsmith July 26, 2024 at 7:09 p.m. Meet Augustus Holm, president of Youth Philanthropy Council
Crime and Public Safety | Man killed in La Mesa was stabbed, not shot, police say By Karen Kucher July 24, 2024 at 3:38 p.m. Police said a 25-year-old man found mortally wounded on a La Mesa street July 13...
Crime and Public Safety | Evacuations ordered in fire ignited during thunderstorms north of Palomar Mountain By Kristina Davis July 25, 2024 at 12:11 p.m. Officials announced evacuation orders for the areas around Chihuahua Valley Road, east of state Route...
Crime and Public Safety | One fatally stabbed in fight near Palm City trolley station By Karen Kucher July 24, 2024 at 1:20 p.m. The victim, who appeared to be a teen or young man, was found at the...
Obon Festival this weekend in Vista By Linda Mcintosh July 25, 2024 at 6:50 a.m. The annual community Obon Festival, a Japanese cultural celebration, is from 2 to 8 p.m....
Politics | Postcards go out to San Diego County voters ahead of November election By Emily Alvarenga July 24, 2024 at 12:28 p.m. More than 1.9 million registered voters across the county will get postcards this week to...
Local News | From the Archives: Comic-Con beginnings By San Diego Union-Tribune July 24, 2024 at 11:10 a.m. Comic-Con had to start somewhere, so From the Archives heads back to those origins with...
Council members seek changes in warehouse shelter lease. What might that look like? By Blake Nelson July 23, 2024 at 9:11 p.m. It's unclear if the property owner is open to overhauling the controversial agreement.
Crime and Public Safety | 3 arrested in shooting death of 26-year-old man in Oceanside By Caleb Lunetta July 23, 2024 at 9:05 p.m. The three men were arrested in connection with the death of Alex Hamilton, who was...
Feds award Oceanside $15 million for water projects By Phil Diehl July 23, 2024 at 5:03 p.m. City expands efforts to reduce reliance on imported supplies
News | USS Tarawa, once a fixture in San Diego, sunk by missile in training exercise By Gary Robbins July 23, 2024 at 4:39 p.m. The amphibious assault vessel played key roles in both the Gulf War and the 2003...
Crime and Public Safety | Police identify 25-year-old La Mesa man who was fatally shot By Karen Kucher July 23, 2024 at 4:34 p.m. La Mesa police said Essa Faraj was found mortally wounded after collapsing on High Street...
Education | UC San Diego study finds both pros and cons to legalized online gambling By City News Service July 23, 2024 at 4:37 p.m. The legalization of online gambling increases state revenues but also leads to irresponsible betting, especially...
Crime and Public Safety | 19-year-old man killed in Vista shooting ID’d By Caleb Lunetta July 23, 2024 at 4:24 p.m. Antonio Junior Calderon Mendiola, 19, died soon after he and three teenage boys were shot...
News | San Diego’s troubled carrier USS Boxer faces another long stay in a repair yard By Gary Robbins July 23, 2024 at 8:37 p.m. The Navy hasn't specified what type of repairs are needed, but the ship is likely...
Crime and Public Safety | Crews make progress on brush fire near Bell Valley in East County By Karen Kucher July 23, 2024 at 5:15 p.m. The blaze was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. between Potrero and Campo, and was 20...
City Council delays decision on whether to turn an empty warehouse into a massive homeless shelter By Blake Nelson July 23, 2024 at 6:52 p.m. Testimony stretched late into the evening on the mayor's controversial plan
Health | Rady Children’s Hospital strike begins By Paul Sisson July 22, 2024 at 8:10 p.m. Medical provider brings in about 400 replacement workers to care for pediatric patients